Dennis Boudreau to Speak at the Internet Retailer Conference Expo 2009
Quincy, IL 1/8/2009 – Dennis Boudreau, CEO of 1st in Video-Music World, has been selected as a speaker at IRCE 2009. Boudreau’s session is titled, Getting the goods-Convincing suppliers that you’re in the game to stay and will be presented on Day 3 of ICRE2009 at 4:00 PM.
With long-standing relationships with chains that can move mountains of merchandise, many manufacturers are reluctant to deal with online merchants. Boudreau will detail the obstacles he faced in obtaining merchandise and lay out specifically what he went through to convince manufacturers that he has a viable distribution channel and should get the same access to merchandise that chains get.
Boudreau’s session is a part of the E-Commerce Management track, “Nothing but ‘Net: Vive la Difference: How Online Retailing Changes Retailers’ Success Metrics”. This group of sessions sessions will provide management solutions to problems that web merchants face.
Over the past 34 years, Dennis Boudreau has transformed a college project into a leading e-commerce company. Dennis has taken his company from a small bricks-and-mortar consumer electronics store to one of Inc Magazine’s fastest growing companies in America and a ranking in the Internet Retailer Top 500. As an e-commerce advocate, Dennis stresses the importance of manufacturers selling through Internet authorized dealers.
IRCE 2009 is a four-day conference featuring 179 speakers in 94 sessions devoted to the strategies and tools that e-retailers can use to thrive in a recession that pulls the rest of retailing down. The theme of this years conference is Rising Above-Not Just Surviving-the Economic Storm. IRCE 2009 will take place June 15-18, 2009 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. For more information, visit http://www.irce2009.com.
