We are proud of one of own members!!
The National Retail Federation (NRF),
the world’s largest trade association, has provided a platform for over 80
years that allow retailers across America to speak with their lawmakers on
Capitol Hill during its annual Retail Advocates Summit. It is held with the
sole purpose of bringing retailers together with one voice and advocate on policies
that affect the retail industry, be it online sales tax collection or credit
and debit card swipe fees.
As part of the Retail Advocates Summit, the NRF hosts America’s Retail Champions, an awards and reception program honoring Main Street retailers. This year they have chosen 50 Champions, one of which is Scott and Wendy Remmers of Brea Bead Works. They will travel to Washington DC to attend the Retail Advocates Summit on July 28-29, 2015 where five finalists and one Champion of the Year will be selected based on their experience of advocating for retail in their hometowns and outstanding work in their industries and communities.
Scott and Wendy opened Brea Bead
Works in 2002 with the goal to provide their community with a full-service bead
store offering a broad selection of quality gemstones, crystals, hand-made
glass beads, and other unique finds for customers to experience and have fun
with. They also developed an expansive curriculum of jewelry making classes
that assists in achieving their goal to educate, inspire, and share the art
form of beading. In previous years they were recognized as one of the “BEST”
bead stores in the nation by Bead Style magazine, a Kalmbach publication and
one of the leaders in the beading industry.
In 2011, Scott and Wendy helped to
establish the Southern California Bead Store Association. Scott has been the President
of the association since its inception. The association’s main objective is to support
and promote brick-and-mortar bead stores as well as build solid relationships
with industry distributors and manufacturers.
In 2013, Scott and Wendy helped to
establish the North America Bead Association (NABA), a section of the Craft
& Hobby Association (CHA). He has been the Director of NABA since its
inception and is an advocate of bringing all segments of the bead industry
together, under one forum where the promotion of ethical standards and business
practices are discussed and furthered.
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