ASSOCIATION OVERVIEW


 

The Professional Retail Store Maintenance Association (PRSM) is comprised of North America's most innovative and reputable retailers and suppliers that need an equally dynamic organization committed to advancing the industry and the careers of those engaged in the retail facilities maintenance profession. This Plan outlines PRSM's commitment to its members to be the industry leader by providing continuing education and information about current events as well as a thriving market place for the industry's best products and services.

 

Read below the Association's:

 

2008-2011 Strategic Plan
Vision Mission
Competitive Advantage Values

 

2008-2011 Strategic Initiatives

Communications Education
Service Offerings Membership
Technology

 

 Association Bylaws

 

 

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Duane E. Smith

2009/2010 PRSM

Board President

2008-2011 Strategic Plan


"When you discover your mission, you will feel its demand. 

It will fill you with enthusiasm and a burning desire to get to work on it."

- W Clement Stone

 

Vision

PRSM Association will be the authority on retail, multi-site facilities management.

 

 

Mission
PRSM supports retail, multi-site facility management professionals who expect high quality resources, networking and education.

 

 

Competitive Advantage

PRSM is the Association for retail facility management professionals that want access to people, programs and practices because only PRSM provides the breadth, depth and expertise of the world's leading retailers.

 

 

Values

The values of PRSM Association include:

  • Trust
  • Respect
  • Education
  • Inclusiveness
  • Innovation
  • Integrity
  • Professionalism
  • Valued relationships
  • Transparency
  • Continuous improvement
  • Fiscal stability

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2008-2011 Strategic Initiatives

"Your ability to learn faster than your competition

is your only sustainable competitive advantage."

- Arie de Gues

 

Communications

PRSM will be the authoritative voice for its membership and the retail facilities industry by utilizing and leveraging multiple channels of communications with consistency and continuity.

 

 

Education

PRSM will be the premier educational resource about retail facility management and maintenance.

 

 

Service Offerings

PRSM's programs, services and products will add value to membership.

 

 

Membership

PRSM will aggressively pursue growing the membership by attracting and retaining more retailers and vendors responsible for retail facility management and maintenance.

 

 

Technology

PRSM will utilize tools to assist members in collaborating and to strengthen its infrastructure.

 

 

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ASSOCIATION BYLAWS

PROFESSIONAL RETAIL STORE MAINTENANCE ASSOCIATION BYLAWS
(Revised 3/2008)


MISSION STATEMENT: The Professional Retail Store Maintenance Association (PRSM) herein after referred to as the "Association", will represent a group of individuals and their companies dedicated to advancing industry awareness of retail facilities maintenance, while promoting professional and ethical standards to service our members with added value.

 

BYLAWS

 

ARTICLE I - OFFICES

 

SECTION ONE. Registered Office and Agent.

The Association is a non-profit corporation organized under the laws of the State of Texas. The registered office and registered agent of the Association shall be as designated from time to time by the appropriate filing by the Association with the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas.

 

SECTION TWO. Other Offices.

The Association may also have offices at such other places both within and without the State of Texas as the Board of Directors ("Board") may from time to time determine or the business of the Association may require or as may be desirable.

 

ARTICLE II - MEMBERSHIP

 

SECTION ONE.  Classes of Membership.

There shall be two (2) classes of membership in the Association:  Professional Corporate and Allied Corporate

 

SECTION TWO.  Eligibility of Membership.

PROFESSIONAL CORPORATE MEMBER:  Professional Corporate membership is open to retailers employing retail facilities maintenance and management and non-management, and to retail property firms including property owners, landlords, managers and developers.  Individuals employed by companies providing products or services of any kind whatsoever to retailers, except as landlord, property owner or property manager, are ineligible for Professional Corporate membership.  It is open to more than one designee employed at the same company; provided, however, there shall be only one (1) voting member per company.  The Board may, at its discretion, establish categories and a pricing structure within the Professional Corporate membership class.

 

ALLIED CORPORATE MEMBER:  Allied Corporate membership is open to manufacturers, vendors, consultants, dealers and distributors of retail facility related products or services and property managers and developers of retail properties who provide products and services to retailers other than as landlord, property owner, or property manager.  It is open to more than one desingee employed at the same company; provided, however, there shall be only one (1) voting member per company. The Board may, at its discretion, establish categories and a pricing structure within the Allied Corporate membership class.

 

All members must maintain current dues and be in good standing, as determined by the Ethics Committee of the Board of the Association, to retain membership eligibility.

 

 

Click here to read more of the 2008 PRSM Association Bylaws.

 

 

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