Telsey Advisory Group Hosts 3rd Annual Fall Consumer Conference in Las Vegas

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Telsey Advisory Group, LLC (TAG), a leading equity research, trading, banking, and consulting firm, will hold its 3^rd Annual Fall Consumer Conference on Tuesday, October 2^nd – Wednesday, October 3^rd. This conference at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel City Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, will provide clients with exclusive access to CEOs, CFOs, and other senior-level executives from more than 60 leading consumer companies.

“The consumer sector is being affected by a number of external factors, particularly as we embark on the 2012 election”

“The consumer sector is being affected by a number of external factors, particularly as we embark on the 2012 election,” said Dana Telsey, CEO and Chief Research Officer of Telsey Advisory Group. “TAG’s annual conference—one of the most notable events in the industry—unites our clients with industry experts to discuss and learn how to contend with the challenges currently facing the industry, to educate themselves about today’s environment, and to interact with their peers.”

TAG’s 3^rd Annual Fall Consumer Conference will feature a variety of panels and presentations that will address today’s issues pertaining to the economy, social media, mobile, real estate, and consumer spending:

--	Social Media: Reshaping Advertising and the Transition to Mobile
	Speakers:	Gian Fulgoni, Executive Chairman & Co-Founder, comScore, Inc.
		Serena Ehrlich, Director of Marketing, Mogreet, Inc.
		Derek Browers, VP of Product & Client Relations, MomentFeed, Inc.
		Greg McAllister, Co-Founder & CEO, PushPoint
	Moderator:	Tom Forte, Director - Internet, Telsey Advisory Group

--	Making Sense of the Economic Puzzle
	Speaker:	Jack Kleinhenz, Ph.D., Chief Economist, National Retail Federation

--	Retail Real Estate Trends
	Speakers:	Marshall A. Loeb, President & COO, Glimcher Realty Trust
		Randy Brant, EVP, Real Estate, The Macerich Company
		Thomas E. McDonough, EVP & COO, Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.
	Moderator:	Cedrik Lachance, Managing Director, Green Street Advisors

--	State of Consumer Spending
	Speaker:	Michael McNamara, Global Solution Leader, MasterCard SpendingPulse (a division of MasterCard Incorporated)

Participating Companies to Date (Subject to Change):

Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
Aeropostale, Inc.
Alliance Data
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.
ANN INC.
bebe stores, inc.
Best Buy Co., Inc.
Big Lots, Inc.
Blue Nile, Inc.
Boyd Gaming Corporation
bwin.party digital entertainment plc
Campbell Soup Company
Cash America International, Inc.
The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc.
comScore, Inc.
Costco Wholesale Corporation
DIRECTV
Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.
eBay Inc.
Express, Inc.
First Cash Financial Services, Inc.
Gaiam, Inc.
Genesco Inc.
Glimcher Realty Trust
Green Street Advisors
H. J. Heinz Company
Hanesbrands Inc.
Harry Winston Diamond Corporation
Hot Topic, Inc.
Konami Gaming, Inc.
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
lululemon athletica inc.
The Macerich Company
Maidenform Brands, Inc.
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation
MasterCard SpendingPulse
MGM Resorts International
Mogreet, Inc.
MomentFeed, Inc.
Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.
Movado Group, Inc.
National Retail Federation
Nordstrom, Inc.
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.
Pandora Media, Inc.
Pier 1 Imports, Inc.
PushPoint
rue21, inc.
Senomyx, Inc.
Shoe Carnival, Inc.
Sirius XM Radio Inc.
Stage Stores, Inc.
Sysco Corporation
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.
TiVo Inc.
United Online, Inc.
The Warnaco Group, Inc.
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation
Wynn Resorts, Limited
Zillow, Inc.

For further information about TAG’s 3^rd Annual Consumer Conference, please visit: http://www.telseygroup.com/conferences.

ABOUT TELSEY ADVISORY GROUP

Telsey Advisory Group (TAG) is one of Wall Street’s leading equity research, trading, banking, and consulting firms devoted to consumer sectors, including apparel, cosmetics, department stores, discounters, footwear, financial services, gaming, hardlines, hospitality, Internet, leisure, luxury goods, media, restaurants, specialty apparel retail, sporting goods, supermarkets, and telecommunications. TAG markets its services to hedge funds, mutual funds, private equity firms, and private and public consumer companies.

TAG was founded in 2006 by Dana Telsey, widely recognized as Wall Street’s leading retail equity analyst. Ms. Telsey is a 13-year member of Institutional Investor magazine’s “All-America Research Team,” having been named the No. 1 analyst covering specialty stores seven times. In 2009, TAG was recognized by Institutional Investor’s ranking of Best Independents in three categories: No. 1 in retailing/specialty stores, No. 1 in retailing/broadlines and department stores, and No. 2 in apparel and footwear. In 2012, TAG was ranked as the No. 5 US brokerage firm overall by Pensions & Investments magazine’s annual broker rankings, including No. 1 in medium orders and No. 2 for small trades.