The 9th SARD Workshop Held at RBS

　　On Nov 26 and 27, 2011, the 9th SARD Workshop, sponsored by RBS, was held at the first hall of the Sir Run Run Shaw Conference Center. The forum, themed “Managing Retailing Growth: Systems, Technology, and Innovation”, included keynote speeches, topic reports o and round-table discussions.
　　In the opening speech, Mao Jiye, Associate Dean of RBS, extended his heartfelt welcome to experts and scholars present at the forum on behalf of the School and made a brief introduction about RBS, its domestic and international academic conferences and joint projects with overseas partners. Prof. Lv Yilin, head of the Department of Marketing introduced the development of Marketing Department, and expressed his best wishes that SARD Workshop would develop into one of the most influential seminars of retail marketing in the Asia-Pacific region. Prof. Masao Mukoyama, Chairman of SARD, spoke highly of RBS for their considerate arrangements for this forum and briefly introduced this workshop and the conference proceedings.
　　Prof. John Dawson, a prestigious scholar from University of Edinburgh, addressed a key-note speech titled “Managing retail growth: some fundamental terms in research on international retail growth”. The scholars had lively and in-depth discussions concerning their research findings and dissertations.