Mission Statement and Organizational Goals
The purpose of the American Collegiate Retailing Association (ACRA) is to foster quality retail education at four-year college and graduate schools. It has important commitments to teaching of retailing, retail research, and administration of academic retail programs.
Events and Announcements
2009 Triennial AMS-ACRA conference
The triennial AMS-ACRA conference will be held in New Orleans at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside, Wednesday, September 30, 2009 through Saturday, October 3, 2009.
- Registration Form (.doc)
2009 ACRA Undergraduate Student
Retail Analysis Competition: Location Analysis
The fourth annual ACRA Undergraduate Student Retail Analysis Competition was held in conjunction with the Spring 2009 conference, in Las Vegas, Nevada, May 2009.
Congratulations to our winners!
3rd Annual ACRA Charrette
The 3rd Annual ACRA Charrette took place on Tuesday, March 17th to Saturday, March 21st, 2009 at the University of Florida – David F. Miller Center for Retailing Education and Research, Florida.

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& to view the winning presentations >>