The Retail & Luxury Goods Club at Columbia Business School is the premier student-led professional membership-based club that aims to connect, educate and foster relationships between students, alumni and professionals in the retail and luxury industries.
The 2024-2025 academic year presents our Club’s 26th year of operations. With over 400+ active members on campus across the full-time MBA, Executive MBA, Master of Science and PhD programs, RLG is the 2nd largest club and one of the most active professional clubs on campus.
Employment figures from our members reporting successful recruitment paths through our Club connections and events.
Diverse and enrichening roster of events for social and professional purposes throughout the academic year.
Global CBS alumni network of past RLG members across our Club’s history.
Our Pillars
1. Complement Columbia Business School student education in the fields of retail and luxury goods with resources and events outside of class.
2. Connect the next generation of retail and luxury goods professionals with the industry leaders and practitioners by benefitting from Columbia’s stellar reputation and unique NYC location.
3. Create a strong network of successful retail and luxury goods executives, entrepreneurs and professionals among Columbia Business School students and alumni.
The Retail & Luxury Goods Club at Columbia Business School hosts multiple traditions and landmark events that attract students and professionals globally to our Manhatttanville campus. Learn more about our events and initiatives.
Our Annual Conference is held each Spring Semester, attracting over 300 attendees from CBS, our peer MBA programs, and retail industry professionals. Centered on a theme, a programming of keynote speakers and networking sessions is built to connect industry leaders around the most pressing and challenging topics today.
Positive recruitment outcomes is a core pillar of all of our Club initiatives to serve our members’ career prospects and our partners’ business needs. From off-site visits to company HQs down the 1 line, to personalized networking happy hours for recruiters and students to meet, RLG aims to strengthen and maintain our long-term partnerships.
Staying true and paying homage to our New York City roots, the Retail & Luxury Goods Club puts on a professional grade fashion show featuring up and coming designers to celebrate the creative fashion industry of our the beloved city. This is a moment when Columbia Business School is at the very center of fashion.
Building community amongst RLG members is a key factor of success that keeps our active membership and alumni strong. As one of the largest and most active clubs on campus, our team hosts numerous internal socials and bonding events to integrate RLG as a pinnacle part of the CBS experience, building network that last beyond graduation.
Our Club partners with world-class organizations to build and maintain long-term partnerships with positive academic and professional outcomes in mind.
Our Club success would not be possible without the dedication and passion of our Board members. Meet our 2024-2025 team!
We always look forward to fostering existing and building new relationships with companies, professionals and organizations that would benefit from our network of alumni and current RLG members. Please get in touch with us through the right form below.
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To participate in our events as a sponsor, please contact us for our sponsorship packages.
