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David Workman

Executive Director
PRO Buying Group

Member of the Retail Council

David Workman is the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of PRO Buying Group, where he has worked since 2006. PRO Buying Group serves to coordinate merchandising, marketing and other business services for a group of independent retailers representing over $2.0 billion in consumer electronics sales annually. Previously, he has served as the President of Warrantech, a leading provider of extended warranty services to consumer electronics retailers and manufacturers. Until February 2005, Mr. Workman served as the President and the Chief Executive Officer of Ultimate Electronics, where he was responsible for all facets of operations, sales, merchandising, marketing, and development on behalf of the 65-unit chain in 14 states. He has spent more than 26 years with the company and served as the President, the Chief Operating Officer, an Executive Vice President, and a General Manager. (This is me - Update Profile)

Employment History
2006 - present	Executive Director PRO Buying Group
2005 - 2006	President Warrantech Corporation
2003 - 2005	President, CEO ULTIMATE ELECTRONICS, INC

GLG Study Groups with David Workman(?)

Study Group Name	Members
Consumer Electronics Retailers	587
GPS Hardware Trends Experts: Retailers and Technologists	86
Personal Video Recorder Experts	51
GPS Controller Experts	53

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Consumer Confidence Index | 06-30-2008

Analysis of: Consumer confidence nears all-time low | money.cnn.com

Author: David Workman, Executive Director, PRO Buying Group

Some of what we report is a self fulfilling prophecy We are not one number, driving to one result Consumers will be selective in their indulgences

There is no room in the middle | 06-03-2008

Analysis of: Sears Loses Out To Costco And Big Lots | www.forbes.com

Author: David Workman, Executive Director, PRO Buying Group

Sears has a fundamental structural problem with its format, market appeal to the consumer and ability to resnate the differences shopping with them represent. The shift to the warehouse channel is a permanent one that greatly impacts those retailers who have in the past lived in the market somewhere...