Overview
About the event
Independent Retailer Month was established by two individuals who had a common desire to celebrate the myriad of independent retailers that are all over the globe. In 2003, Tom Shay of Profits Plus, was the original founder of �??National Independent Retailer Week�?�, encouraging retailers to build celebrations into their own businesses, industries and communities.
Later, in 2009, Kerry Bannigan, a social entrepreneur, launched an event specifically targeted at fashion retailers in major cities like Chicago, New York, Philadelphia and New Jersey. This event was simply called �??Independent Retail Week�?� and was a rousing success.
A couple of years later, Shay and Bannigan got together with dreams of being inclusive to all independent retailers, and in July 2011, Independent Retailer Month made its debut in the United States. That same year, the campaign for Independent Retailer Month expanded across the ocean into the UK, inspired by �??The Retail Champion�?�, Clare Rayner.
Later, in 2009, Kerry Bannigan, a social entrepreneur, launched an event specifically targeted at fashion retailers in major cities like Chicago, New York, Philadelphia and New Jersey. This event was simply called �??Independent Retail Week�?� and was a rousing success.
A couple of years later, Shay and Bannigan got together with dreams of being inclusive to all independent retailers, and in July 2011, Independent Retailer Month made its debut in the United States. That same year, the campaign for Independent Retailer Month expanded across the ocean into the UK, inspired by �??The Retail Champion�?�, Clare Rayner.
