Aspiring Retail is the only magazine that provides Christian retailers with solid and practical business solutions, in-depth and insightful coverage of the latest market trends, vital CBA initiatives, industry news, reviews of the newest products, and spot-on feature articles that provide real-world solutions to tough topics retailers face each day.
Aspiring Retail articles and columns are written by recognized industry experts that include Scott Macdonald (Lemstone president), Verne Kenney (Zondervan executive VP sales), R. Terrence Jackson (CBA general counsel), Eric Grimm (CBA retail technology strategist), Tom Lacey (church-program coordinator, Cedar Springs Christian Stores), and Michael Covington (manager, The Master’s Parable Christian Store).
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A. Send corporate news press releases, and book & Bible product releases and review items to Lynn Waalkes at lwaalkes@cbaonline.org; music & video product releases and review items to Carrie Erickson at cerickson@cbaonline.org; and gift & apparel product releases and review items to Lisa Tamayo at ltamayo@cbaonline.org.
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