OVER 30
RETAIL
LEADERS
ATTEND
EMERSON
CLIMATE
TECHNOLOGIES’
TECHNOLOGY
IN ACTION
CONFERENCE
Conference
Presents
Leading
Thoughts on
Store
Design,
Energy
Efficiency
and
Refrigerants
Issues,
Offering
Operational
and
Energy-Saving
Solutions
for
Retailers
ST. LOUIS
(April 14,
2008) –
Emerson
Climate
Technologies,
a business
of Emerson
(NYSE: EMR),
today
announced
the
commencement
of its
annual
Technology
in Action
Conference (TAC).
Emerson’s
TAC is a
multi-industry
retail
conference
that offers
solutions to
many of the
problems
that
consistently
challenge
supermarkets,
convenience
stores, box
retailers
and
restaurant
operators.
“From rising
energy costs
to the
demand for
sustainable
store
design,
retailers
today face
many energy
and
operational
challenges,”
said Matt
Lauck,
director of
marketing,
Emerson
Climate
Technologies,
Retail
Solutions.
“TAC shows
retailers
how they can
put the
latest
technologies
into action
to solve
critical
problems,
reduce their
environmental
impact,
optimize
facility
operations
and increase
system
reliability.”
Allowing
attendees to
gain a
better
perspective
of available
energy
savings and
sustainable
design
options,
Emerson’s
TAC 2008
includes
various
educational
sessions led
by
well-recognized
industry
speakers
including:
-
Rich
Costello,
P.E.,
partner,
Acela
Energy
Group -
Methodologies
to take
advantage
of peak
demand
limiting
and
demand
reduction
incentives.
-
Warren
Beeton,
vice
president
of
refrigeration
engineering,
Emerson
Climate
Technologies
-
Sustainability,
regulations
and
refrigerant
choice.
-
Clive
Samuels,
P.E.,
executive
vice
president,
Clive
Samuels
and
Associates
– Design
to save:
why
retailers
should
look to
sustainable
design
to
improve
operations.
-
Thom
Blischok,
president
of
innovation
and
consulting,
Information
Resources,
Inc. -
Re-Imagineering
retail.
-
Larry
Sabato,
director,
Center
for
Politics;
University
of
Virginia
-
Political
overview:
Sabato’s
crystal
ball.
-
John
McNiff,
director
of store
service,
Borders
Group
Inc. -
Successful
facilities
management
at
borders.
-
Rajan
Rajendran,
director,
refrigeration
applications
engineering,
Emerson
Climate
Technologies
-
Refrigeration
systems
and CO2.
TAC also
offers
networking
opportunities,
allowing
leading
retailers
from across
the globe to
interact and
exchange
ideas with
peers from
various
markets that
share
similar
challenges.
In addition,
the
conference
hosts focus
groups,
giving
retailers
the
opportunity
to provide
insight and
direction to
Emerson’s
product
development
teams,
ensuring
that
Emerson’s
future
solutions
continue to
address key
customer
demands.
This
feedback
will help
drive the
next
iteration of
Emerson
product and
service
offerings.
During TAC
2008,
Emerson’s
newest
technologies
are
showcased in
the
Technology
Exchange
portion of
the
conference.
Technologies
on display
include:
refrigeration
and HVAC
technologies,
power
switching
technologies,
energy
tools,
wireless
devices,
backup power
for POS and
computer
systems
components,
and
offerings
for
foodservice
applications.
For more
information
on the
event,
please visit
www.EmersonTAC.org
About
Emerson
Emerson
(NYSE: EMR),
based in St.
Louis, is a
global
leader in
bringing
technology
and
engineering
together to
provide
innovative
solutions to
customers
through its
network
power,
process
management,
industrial
automation,
climate
technologies,
and
appliance
and tools
businesses.
Sales in
fiscal 2007
were $22.6
billion. For
more
information,
visit
Emerson.com
