PAST INTERNSHIP: LF SCARSDALE

Area of Internship: Retail; Communication; Fashion
Date of Internhship: June-Aug 2012
Location of Internship: New York

Brief Description of Company or Organization:

Women's clothing boutique with personal clientele, styling, and assistance. Communication with customers is key! Job requires personable, out-going individuals who work well with people of all ages.

Brief Description of Internship Responsibilities:

As an intern, I will be in charge of styling customers, helping with back-stock, merchandising the store, using the cash register, writing daily "feedback" emails (1-2 paragraphs), and broadening my communication skills with co-workers and customers.

Contact Information:
Address:

LF Scarsdale

5 Boniface Circle
Scarsdale NY 10583
Phone: 914-725-4655

PAST INTERNSHIP: NORDSTROM

Area of Internship: Retail/Sales
Date of Internship: May-Aug 2012
Location of Internship: Chicago

Brief Description of Company or Organization: Nordstrom is a high end retail fashion company.

Brief Description of Internship Responsibilities:

• As an Intern, I must maintain an active awareness of the merchandise available in the department and store and be able to serve customers as needed, communicate with buyers on the amount and types of product needed to successfully run the business.

• Perform daily department maintenance tasks including stock work, re-merchandising, display, price markdowns, merchandise transfers and light cleaning.

• Work as a team player to ensure each customer receives the best service possible.

• Open new Nordstrom Fashion Rewards accounts as a means of building customer relationships. Consistently seek new fashion and product knowledge to act as an expert for the customer.

• Set and achieve personal sales goals while supporting the goals of the team. Actively participate in and complete all components of the Internship Program, including time selling on the floor, sales and other customer events, classroom programs, etc.

• Spend adequate time with the store manager to gain a broader understanding of our business.

• Attend all executive speaker days to learn about the different divisions within the company and how they contribute to the business.

• Attend manager meetings.

• Shadow the department manager in daily tasks such as writing the schedule, pulling & analyzing reporting, merchandising the floor, and managing the business.

• Participate in Learning Team projects each week.

• Receive feedback and written performance reviews.

Contact Information:
Address: 55 East Grand Avenue Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: 312-464-1515

PAST INTERNSHIP: ANTHROPOLOGIE

Area of Internship: Retail/Sales
Date of Internship: November 2011-June 2012
Location of Internship: Indianapolis, IN

Brief Description of Company or Organization:  Anthropologie is a clothing store that first opened in Wayne, Pennsylvania.  Since then it has expanded all across the country.  Anthropologie not only is a clothing store for women but it is a store that provides an experience where the customer is always right and endless inspiration in design. Anthropologie engages in the full retail cycle with it's headquarters now located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Brief Description of Internship Responsibilities: I expect to fully submerse myself into the everyday tasks and responsibilities as a visual merchandiser.  I plan on taking inspiration from their blog, called The Loop, and integrating design aspects from their words into the store.  I plan to creatively take their words and rhetoric and display that into a visual inspiration in the store.  I expect to not only utilize my creativity, but also my hard work.  I plan to use this experience to grasp and understand as much of the retail industry as possible.  From communicating with the customers visually and verbally I plan on integrating the Anthropologie lifestyle into an everyday work ethic.  

Contact Information:
Address: The Fashion Mall
8702 Keystone Crossing,
Keystone Mall
Indianapolis, IN 46240
Phone: (317) 574-0803

PAST INTERNSHIP: GALYAN'S

A CMCL MAJOR HELD THIS INTERNSHIP IN THE PAST. THIS IS NOT A CURRENT INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY! TO SEE IF THIS COMPANY/ORGANIZATION IS CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR INTERNS, YOU SHOULD CONTACT THE COMPANY/ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY.

Area of Internship: Retail/Business
Location:Carmel, IN

Brief Description of Company or Organization: Galyan's Trading Company is a rapidly growing active lifestyle retailer. Galyan's offers the best merchandise brands and stag employees eager to share their knowledge with customers to help them look and perform to their best potential. Galayan's recently became a public company and is registered on the NASDAQ National market under the ticker symbol GLYN.

Description of Duties: Perform multiple tasks within the retail business including office management, inventory control, visual presentation and marketing.

Contact Information:
2003 E Greyhound Pass
Carmel, IN 46033
Phone: (317) 573-7777

PAST INTERNSHIP: KENNY’S MENSWEAR

A CMCL MAJOR HELD THIS INTERNSHIP IN THE PAST. THIS IS NOT A CURRENT INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY! TO SEE IF THIS COMPANY/ORGANIZATION IS CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR INTERNS, YOU SHOULD CONTACT THE COMPANY/ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY.

Area of Internship: Retail/Sales/Entrepreneurship
Date of Internship: Summer 2006
Location: Woodbury, NY

Brief Description of Company or Organization: Kenny’s is a privately owned mens and boys clothing store in Woodbury, NY. Owner, Michael Rosen has been in the business for over 20 years. It is a full service mens and boys store that caters to customer services. It is a small store and most of its customers are regulars. Products mostly include suits but they also carry business casual. Because of competition of larger chain stores that populate the area, Kenny’s wins over their customers with traditional qualities. Michael Rosen is always working directly with customers and is always in demand. He also has two in-store tailors working directly upstairs who do alterations.

Responsibilities of Internship: As an assistant buyer, intern is responsible for actually going out to various warehouses and picking out clothing items that they feel would sell well in the store. Must accurately make predictions on which products have the highest selling potential. Intern will spend time looking for possible new wholesale sellers. Also responsible for analyzing sales reports and staying current with industry trends.

Contact Info
28 Piquets Lane
Woodbury, NY 11797
Phone:(516) 921-2660

PAST INTERNSHIP: TARGET CORPORATION

A CMCL MAJOR HELD THIS INTERNSHIP IN THE PAST. THIS IS NOT A CURRENT INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY! TO SEE IF THIS COMPANY/ORGANIZATION IS CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR INTERNS, YOU SHOULD CONTACT THE COMPANY/ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY.

Area of Internship: Sales/Marketing/etc
Date of Internship: Summer 2007
Location: Evansville, IN

Brief Description of Company or Organization: Target Corporation is a retail company that sells various items including clothing, groceries, and everyday household products.

Brief Description of Responsibilities: As an intern at Target, applicants will be shadowing the Team Leaders of the store, and carrying out their everyday duties. I will be responsible for learning the duties and responsibilities of the Team Leaders as I shadow each of them. I will be responsible towards the end of the internship for leading the store to drive sales. I will also be responsible for teaching the team the teamwork skills that target values while maintaining a composed atmosphere for the rest of the employees. At the end of the internship I will be responsible for showing my Team Leads what I have accomplished in a presentation.

Student Feedback
Best Liked: Learned a lot about myself, management skills.
Least Liked: Dealing with drama was often difficult and somewhat annoying

Contact Info
6625 E. Lloyd Expy
Evansville, IN 47715

PAST INTERNSHIP: HOLLISTER CO.

A CMCL MAJOR HELD THIS INTERNSHIP IN THE PAST. THIS IS NOT A CURRENT INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY! TO SEE IF THIS COMPANY/ORGANIZATION IS CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR INTERNS, YOU SHOULD CONTACT THE COMPANY/ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY.

Area of Internship: Retail/Management/Business
Date of Internship: May-Aug 2008
Location: Indianapolis, IN

Brief Description of Company or Organization: Hollister is one of the fastest growing lifestyle brands in the nation. They design, merchandise, and market their clothing.

Description of Duties: Internship will be focused on immersing the trainee in all aspects of running a store. Training is structured in two-week implements. Each period the trainee will shaow a different member of the management team providing exposure to men’s and women’s merchandising, recruiting, scheduling, and basic principles of management. The store manager will conduct weekly performance assessments.

Student Feedback
Best Liked: Great learning experience and good real world experience.
Least Liked: Occasionally I felt my abilities weren’t being used properly.

Contact Info
Castleton Square Mall
6020 East 82nd St.
Indianapolis, IN 46250
Phone: (317) 915-8231

PAST INTERNSHIP: MELON

A CMCL MAJOR HELD THIS INTERNSHIP IN THE PAST. THIS IS NOT A CURRENT INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY! TO SEE IF THIS COMPANY/ORGANIZATION IS CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR INTERNS, YOU SHOULD CONTACT THE COMPANY/ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY.

Area of Internship: Fashion/Retail

Brief Description of Company or Organization: Retail store located right outside New York City in Brooklyn, NY as well as Melon Two, located in Marlboro, New Jersey. Both stores specialize in selling the leading women’s sports wear and apparel of today’s fashion world.

Description of Duties: Working as an assist and under the owner and public relations director, viewing look books sent by clothing companies to pull out the merchandise to sell in stores, going to NYC’s garment district showrooms to meet the distributors and get a first hand look at the on goings of buying within actual showrooms, working as sales representative in the store, answering phones, compiling and organizing inventory, selecting which clothing will be displayed

Contact Info
301 Brian Drive
Morganville, NJ 07751
Phone: (732) 208-5855

PAST INTERNSHIP: THE BUCKLE

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Area of Internship: Retail/Management/Sales
Date of Internship: May-Aug 2008
Location: Bloomington, IN

Brief Description of Company or Organization: The Buckle is a retailer that provides trendy clothing and an enjoyable shopping experience to teens and college students.

Description of Duties: As a team leader responsibilities include opening and closing the store, recruiting new teammates, and (while on the sales floor) initiating tasks for teammates and training new employees. Responsibilities also include researching the company’s marketing and advertising departments.

Student Feedback
Best Liked: Good work experience in retail.
Least Liked: Work is sometimes mundane and management difficult.

Contact Info
3040 E. 3rd St.
Bloomington, IN 47401