Networking at TOPSS
| Chain Store Age publisher and editor Murray Forseter made a point during a TOPSS discussion. | Enjoying a moment on the exhibit floor, left to right, Steven Quon and Claude Chriqui of Raymark, Leo Fernandez of Harrah’s Entertainment, Theresa Hunter of Xanterra Parks & Resorts, and Marco Vacirca and Veronike Hamel of Raymark. |
| John Pruban, president of TekServe POS, moderated a dynamic panel discussion on managing rollouts. | TOPSS brought together IT and operations executives. |
| Alan Lipson, center, and Monica Harvey-Ticknor of Hewlett-Packard, right, compared notes with Beth Williamson of Williams-Sonoma and a colleague. | AutoZone’s Ken Brame, CIO and VP IS, asked a question as Cathy Hotka of Cathy Hotka & Associates looked on. |
| Frank Riso, left, senior director of retail operations, Motorola, visited with Tim Kane from Wincor Nixdorf. | The Check into Cash Crew came out in force. Left to right, Mike London, Edward Haluska, Ed Ryan and Alan Haws. |
| John Rutherford of The Sports Authority took home a special gift from Sprint, presented by Michelle Brantley of Sprint and Murray Forseter, publisher and editor of Chain Store Age. | Rite Aid’s Fred Otteson, left, and Bob Kostosky sought information from Stephen Sparrow of Microsoft. |
| Exchanging business cards is a big part of the networking experience at TOPSS. | Audience participation was encouraged at TOPSS. |
| John Thompson, senior VP and GM of bestbuy.com, delivered a powerful keynote address. | Spencer Technologies’ Scott Bellefeuille chatted with Neil Abramson, director of IS, Mill Stores. |
| Dollar General’s Justin Neece, director of operations strategy, center, sought solutions on the exhibit floor. | Len Jacaruso, left, and Ron Ehlers, former CIOs of Liz Claiborne and Pacific Sunwear, respectively, networked with Cathy Hotka of Cathy Hotka & Associates. |