The largest regional tech, appliance and home furnishings retailers in the land, cumulatively known as the NATM Buying Corp., gathered in Dallas last month for their annual week-long Vendor Conference.
Despite spirited negotiations, the day-long programming sessions inevitably gave way to the bonhomie of cocktail parties and casual dinners. This photo montage captures the good cheer.
NATM executive director Jerry Satoren, left, with P.C. Richard & Son appliance chief Alex Piligian
From left, Cowboy Maloney’s principal Eddie Maloney, Whirlpool’s retiring sales chief Sam Abdelnour, and Randy Johnson, chief merchant of BrandsMart USA
Abt Electronics principal Mike Abt, left, with Jim Skaggs of GE Appliances
From left, HP’s Quyen Phan, Simon Sedek of Electronic Express, AMD’s Sarah Hill and Justin Benis of Nebraska Furniture Mart
NATM operations and marketing director Michael Maund, center, is flanked (l. to r.) by Dave Das, Mike Kadish, Dan Freeman and Craig Barrowcliff, all of Samsung.
P.C. Richard & Son’s video pointman Chris DeSimone, center, with Rick Calacci, left, and Julio Salazar of LG
From left, Eric Eshaghoff of Intel with Acer’s Jessica Lerner and Eric Kirkendall from New Age Electronics
From left, Whirlpool’s incoming sales VP Dave Cichocki with colleague Amy Gardner and Abt Electronics’ senior merchant Phil Hannon
Sam Yazdian, center, Electronic Express, with Curacao’s Joaquin Stiker, left, and Joaquin Llaca
