AAFA holds emerging market seminar

   The American Apparel & Footwear Association will host a seminar Jan. 31 in New York to discuss overseas retail growth.
   The seminar, Retail Hotspots: Developing a Strategy to Globalize, will focus on market entry, operation models, and consumer demographics in the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) nations.
   Speakers include Dr. Harry Broadman, PriceWaterhouseCoopers’ chief economist and emerging markets practice leader, and former White House trade negotiator, who will cover a strategic overview of market risks, opportunities, and conditions; and Dr. Anastasia Xenias, senior international trade specialist and global team leader with the U.S. Commerce Department’s Commercial Service.
   The seminar will be held at PwC’s office in New York. For more information, go to AAFA’s Website.