Peter Cobb

Co-Founder & EVP
eBags

Peter is co-founder, a member of the board of directors, and executive vice president of eBags.com, the leading online retailer of luggage, handbags, backpacks, and business cases. eBags.com, which launched March 1999 and features over 95,000 products from 950 brands, has sold 28 million bags and features over 3.4 million customer reviews. He is a member of the board of directors of the National Retail Federation and is former chairman of NRF’s Shop.org, the leading online retail trade association. Peter is past chairman of the Travel Goods Association and received the TGA Award in 2009 for outstanding achievement within the travel goods industry. He was named 2003 Colorado Marketer of the Year by the American Marketing Association. He received his MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management and undergraduate degree from the University of Oregon.

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Day 2: The Digital Revolution - Your Next Steps

Saturday, January 7th, 2017

11:10 Keynote: Can Your Brand Win vs Amazon?

Today almost every retailer is feeling the competitive effects of Amazon. The digital transformation is radically changing the customer buying patterns globally. The day of the super store is facing head winds that will translate to closings and consolidations. Landlords are converting space to medical facilities, gyms, food stores and services, and many malls are simply shutting down. The pricing transparency and dynamic models make it impossible for both the vendors and retailers to remain profitable. These are the challenges facing the industry, and the same tactics used in the growth periods are simply are not driving traffic to the stores. Mike Edwards, Former CEO at Borders and current CEO of eBags will use the Borders chapter 11 outcome as a case study to answer the following questions:

• What can we learn from Borders and other retail brands that have failed over the last ten years?

• How does taking a mobile first approach impact the retail landscape?

• What are the transformational strategies retailers are deploying to stay relevant?