PEER-TO-PEER COLLABORATION

The pace of change and required innovation in today's marketplace has accelerated beyond anything we could have imagined just a decade ago.  Advanced technology, the abundance of available information, the dawn of AI, and more, are continually revising our assumptions around consumer behavior and how we need to adjust to it.  Our decades of experience with trade organizations and third party "experts" has taught us that some of the most current and valuable insights around today's best practices and consumer behavior come from those who live it every day -- independent retailers.  

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We understand the value of sharing the kinds of ideas and experiences that can only be acquired through putting a key a store's door every morning, then letting "all hell break loose".  As a result, we take advantage of every opportunity to provide vehicles for community interaction and the exchange of ideas upon members' request.

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Vehicles for collaboration include:​

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Leadership and Train-the-Trainer Summits -  

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Marketing and Content Development Summits - 

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Finance and Operations Best Practices Summits - 

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Merchandising Best Practices Summits - CIVITAS is not a buying group. In fact, we recommend that members take advantage of the buying group of their choice. 

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Owner, President and CEO Vision Summits - 

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Private Collaboration Events in Concert with Industry Trade Shows - 

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