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Retailers from such companies as 7-Eleven, Kum & Go, Jewel-Osco and others will join Walmart’s director of multicultural marketing Carla Dodds on the agenda for this year’s Hispanic Retail 360 Summit.

The 2010 Hispanic Retail 360 Summit promises to be chockfull of retailer case studies and insights when the CPG industry convenes in Scottsdale, Ariz., this August for what has become the retail industry’s premier event on selling and marketing to Latino consumers.

CNN correspondent Soledad O’Brien will be keynote speaker at this year’s Hispanic Retail 360 Summit, being held Aug. 8 through Aug. 10 at the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale at Gainey Ranch in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Mi Pueblo Food Centers will receive 2009 Hispanic Retail Excellence Awards at next month’s fifth Hispanic Retail 360 Summit, set to take place Aug. 9 to Aug. 11 in Las Vegas. The world’s largest retailer and the 12-store, northern California-based independent will be feted at the annual trade event for their strong commitment to serving the fast-growing Hispanic community in the United States.

One is the largest retailer in the world, the other a 12-store, northern California independent. But the one thing they have in common is a strong commitment to serve the fast-growing Hispanic community in the United States.

Visits to two authentic Latino supermarkets and two national retailers with Hispanic-focused stores will kick off this year’s Hispanic Retail 360 Summit, being held Aug. 9 to Aug. 11 in Las Vegas.