Center for Retail Innovation and Strategy Excellence (RISE)

The Dallas-Fort Worth region is a cradle for retail corporations and their networks. The Center for Retail Innovation and Strategy Excellence (RISE) seeks to be the global educational leader in innovation through technological knowledge and strategy for the retail industries. We represent the “STEM side of Retail. ™ “

To make this a reality, RISE is partnering with leaders in the largest retail industries in the United States for collaborative research, education and practice initiatives. Furthermore, RISE serves as a hub of engagement for the DFW Regional retail industry and the Jindal School faculty and students by facilitating industry-funded research projects, retail-related research with leading-edge faculty, lecture series, capstone projects for both graduate and undergraduate classes, case study competitions and internships.