First day at Collective Brands PLG

Hey there everyone my name is Melissa, and this is my first blogging post so bear with me! I am in Lexington, Massachusetts right now working with Collective Brands Inc. The office here is the Performance and Lifestyle group which includes Keds, Sperry Top-Sider, Stride Rite, and Saucony.  There are 26 other interns here (mostly from the Mass. area) compared to only 16 last summer! We are all spread out within the brands but also work with each other on a corporate project to present to the company leaders. We started out orientation today with numerous presentations ranging from the company background, an IT introduction, to how a shoe is actually made! After the building tour (which is incredible) we went off to our cubicles in the departments. I met my supervisor and employees that I will be spending the rest of the summer with. There are many projects I will be completing while I am here, which are based around the Stride Rite Children’s Group. I jumped right into some marketing research today as well as attended an ecomm overview meeting of all of the brands. Before I knew it the day was over…I can’t wait to get back in the morning!

-Melissa

Off to New York City on Friday!

Hello All! I’m Chelsea and I’m this fall 2010′s Chair for the Student Advisory Board. I am very excited to be leaving this Friday from Scottsdale,AZ to New York, NY for my Assistant Buyer internship with Ross’ Buying Office. As an Assistant Buyer for Ross stores,I will be doing a variety of tasks in the Dinner/Ceramics division, such as: stock analysis, open-to-buy, attending vendor meetings, purchase orders, communicating with my Buyer, and more! I am eager to gain buying experience in a corporate office in the fashion capital of the United States! I feel well-prepared with the Retailing and Consumer Sciences as my major to uphold this prestigious and analytical internship.
My first day begins June 14 and lasts through August 6. I will keep you updated on my learning experiences…

**Good luck to all my fellow Ambassadors with your amazing experiences this summer!

Sincerely,

Chelsea Fischer

Student Advisory Board Chair