Center for Retail Innovation and Strategy Excellence (RISE)

Dallas-Fort Worth is home to dozens of national and global consumer brands and enterprise retailers. The Center for Retail Innovation and Strategy Excellence (RISE) is a global educational leader in innovation through technological knowledge and strategy for the retail industry. We represent the “STEM side of Retail. ™”

RISE partners with current and former retail industry leaders for collaborative research, education and practice initiatives. RISE also serves as a hub for DFW’s regional retail industry as well as for Jindal School faculty and students through its facilitation of industry-funded research projects, retail-related research, lecture series, capstone projects, case study competitions and internships.