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Peter L. Harris (born December 17, 1943 in Stockton, California) is an American retailer, who now serves as a consultant to retailers in the United States. == Career == Harris attended Whittier College, where he played center on the football team, and was a catcher for the baseball team. He went on to play AAA baseball. He began his career in the Central Valley of California stocking shelves at Gemco. He became the Chief Executive Officer of the company 13 years later. Under his leadership, Gemco achieved $2.2 billion in sales, its highest level at the time. He became a member of the Young Presidents Organization. In 1985 Harris became an investor partner at FAO Schwarz.〔http://www.eaglepointadvisors.com/case_study_fao_schwarz.html 〕 The company had lost some of its market share to toy discounters and stores with more modern offerings. On taking over as an investor partner, Harris brought in exclusive product line agreements and newer toys to supplement traditional sales, and relocated the flagship Manhattan store.〔http://www.whittier.edu/Alumni/MeetOurAlumni/PeterHarris.aspx〕 While at the company he invented the concept of "entertainment retail",〔http://www.thefreelibrary.com/San+Francisco+49ers+Name+New+Team+President;+Peter+Harris,+Former+FAO...-a063329053〕 a strategy that the customer should have an experience while in the store, a personal interaction between consumer and retailer. He later moved to video game company Accolade and then Picture People until it was sold to Hallmark Cards. Harris employed the entertainment retail strategy there, where photographers would wear spin hats and children could play with a giant camera. In July 2000, new owner-representative of the San Francisco 49ers, John York, hired Harris to replace Carmen Policy as President & Chief Executive Officer. Harris stayed for four years but did not renew his contract. During his time with the team, he oversaw the building a new stadium. In 2004 Harris was named the CEO of boat-supplier West Marine in Watsonville, California where more than 4,000 employees worked for him. He resigned in December 2007.〔(Geoff Eisenberg Succeeds Peter Harris As President and Chief Executive Officer of West Marine: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance )〕 Currently, Harris is a Senior Managing Partner at Eaglepoint Advisors, a subsidiary of Kurt Salmon Associates. Eaglepoint is a crisis-management firm that specializes in retail and consumer goods markets〔http://www.eaglepointadvisors.com/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peter L. Harris」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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