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MAY 2ND SESSIONS Expanding your Customer Base Led by Erin Flynn of Bentley University and RIA Board Members is peer-sharing session will feature a short panel of industry experts who will define how 'hidden runners' can be a huge addition to the customer base, and how to make them feel welcome in your store. Attendees will break into small groups for moderated peer discussion. Cultivating Store Culture session is recommended along with this session. For Owners/GMs Improving Staff Training Led by RIA Board Members is peer-sharing session will kick off with a brief panel of experts who will review staff training best practices, and then break into moderated small group sessions designed to inform actionable takeaways. For Owners/GMs ADDITIONAL SUMMIT SOCIALIZING April 29, 5:00-7:00 pm Opening Night: Industry Panel on AI Sponsored by Altra e RIA team will welcome members, talk briefly about their mission-driven work and get the show started with a discussion about how AI is impacting the run specialty channel now, and its potential to transform the way we do business and connect with our customers in the future. GROUP RUNS 6:30 am (meet in lobby, 6:10) Daily Group Run We know you all get twitchy if you don't get your run on. You will have three opportunities to pace your industry peers in early morning runs and demo new products from sponsors. Tuesday, April 30th ASICS with Low Impact Alliance and Running Niche Join us for a St Louis 'Plogging Run" with local nonprofit Brightside. 5k run from Gateway Arch to Poelker Park. Demo Cumulus 26 and Novablast 4 and take home your pair! • Wednesday, May 1st: Sponsored by On • ursday, May 2nd Tuesday, April 30th, 5:45-7 pm Hall of Fame + Happy Hour Sponsored by CURREX/PowerStep Join us for a drink at the end of day one to relax and connect with industry folks. e RIA Hall of Fame recipients will also get their awards in a short presentation. THE FUN STUFF Wednesday, May, 1st 8:30-11:30 pm Legendary Industry Party Presented by Brooks is year's party is going to be a home run! row on your favorite jersey or ballcap, and hop on a complimentary trolley to the Crown Room overlooking Busch Stadium, home of the St. Louis Cardinals. Curve balls, pinch hitters and other tasty cocktails will be served at the open bar, plus ballpark snacks to munch on. Go to bat at games like corn hole, flip cup/beer pong and more. Many thanks to Brooks for continuing to make our industry party a grand slam. ATTENDING BRANDS Altra Amphipod ASICS Balega Brooks CEP Craft Sportswear Darn Tough Feetures CURREX/PowerStep Mizuno Nathan Sports New Balance On Oofos OS1st Puma rabbit Saucony Sky Manufacturing Superfeet Vuori EMERGING BRANDS Caterpy Innovative Laces Ciele Performance Headwear Clove Footwear to attract a new customer FootBalance Custom Insoles GoreWear Technical Apparel Hylo Athletics Footwear with a sustainability story Kahtoola Winter Footwear Traction KINeSYS Active Sunscreen Roll Recovery Tissue Massage Tools True Motion European Footwear Brand Untapped All Natural Energy Gel Xact Nutrition Fuel for runners BUSINESS PARTNERS Fitted Run Free Project Optio Omni Sports Marketing Surveys Rare Circles runstylemag.com Spring 2024 runstyle 55 RIA'S PRODUCT DATA COLLABORATIVE IS LIVE RIA Summit attendees will get a chance to demo the first-ever, centralized tool for accessing and managing brand product data. Ever dream of a world where tracking down each brand's product data, spending countless, brain-numbing hours organizing it and correcting keystroke errors were things of the past? RIA has realized just that with one easy-to-use source for clean data. It empowers retailers to save time and money with seamless data sharing across the entire run specialty channel - including brands, retailers and business partners. PDC V1 allows you to create product collections and download SKU/UPC/image data in the right format for your POS system. More features and functionality, including MAP data and ecommerce descriptions are being developed as we speak. Get training at the show and stay tuned for announcements for online training sessions to be held on several dates in May. Visit www.runningindustry.org for dates/times.