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June 17, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM U.S./ET (GMT-4)
Larry Bonfante, CIO of the U.S. Tennis Association, will discuss the skills and approaches that your rising IT leaders must learn to be effective in an executive capacity.
How to Handle Your New CEO: Managing Turnover at the Top
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Turbulent times have increased turnover at the top. Find out what Council CIOs have done to "break in" new CEOs—build relationships, set expectations, educate on the role of IT.
Mid-Market CIO Panel: Tips and Techniques for Improving Vendor Relationships
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We'll highlight relationship priorities and best practices identified in a Council study, and we'll interact with a CIO panel on the approaches they've used to improve strategic vendor partnerships.
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Holiday Shopping Season Off To Strong Start Online
Online retail sales on Black Friday rose 22 percent versus a year ago
November 26, 2007 — CIO —
E-commerce companies weren't blue on Black Friday.
The High-Stakes Search for Supply Chain Excellence During the Holiday Rush
Q&A: How to Win the Holiday Shopping Wars
Hackers Poised for Holiday Shopping Assault
Having prepared their sites and supply chains for the biggest shopping season of the year, online retailers welcomed a rush of shoppers who spent $531 million on their hearts' desires the day after Thanksgiving. That's up 22 percent compared to last year's Black Friday, according to comScore, an online researcher.
So far in November, online purchasing amounts to $9.4 billion, up 17 percent from the $8 billion booked during the same period a year ago, comScore says. Video games and accessories were by far the most-bought items, followed by furniture and appliances, consumer electronics and sports gear. Unlike in years past, when IT failures wrecked the holidays for consumers and companies alike, no major outages at big e-commerce sites have been reported so far.
Perhaps the turkey roasting didn't go well for some, however: Online shoppers spent $272 million on Thanksgiving Day itself.
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