Foster Retail/CPG Internship Stories
In this story, we feature some members of the class of 2024 who interned in various retail/consumer packaged goods (CPG) firms in different functions in... Read More
Seattle Growth Podcast 7.7: restaurants and retail reshaped by pandemic
Restaurants and retail shops have been among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. What does the future hold for these mainstays of American economy... Read More
Pete Nordstrom expounds on the Nordstrom Way… forward
What’s the secret to Nordstrom’s success? Humility It’s an interesting choice of words to explain the remarkable ascension of Seattle’s iconic upscale fashion retailer that... Read More
Doug Ta’a – Nordstrom Corporate Buying & Planning Intern
As a senior at Foster, fall recruiting is one of the most stressful times of your undergraduate career. I took some time to evaluate my... Read More
Fashion changes, values do not
It’s not every day that the president of a billion-dollar company hands out his email address to a group of undergrads. But not every company... Read More
First ascent
Eddie Bauer CEO Michael Egeck is guiding the legendary Seattle outdoor-clothing retailer back to the summit On June 5, 2012, outdoor-clothing company Eddie Bauer named... Read More
Kikking it
Golf champion-turned-entrepreneur James Lepp brings style and performance to the green Different. Believes saddles are for horses. Always scores better than it appears. Only replaces divots... Read More
Video of Lululemon CEO Christine Day
Former Starbucks executive Christine Day became Lululemon Athletica CEO in 2008 and has turned the under-performing athletic clothing retailer into a near-billion-dollar company. Lululemon’s business is... Read More