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HR Summit 2010

Preparing for the Upturn: Maintaining competitive advantage and market share through cost effective retail HR Strategies
Following on from success of our last 2 Retail HR Summits, The Retail Bulletin is delighted to announce that this popular event returns at our new ‘retreat’ venue, The Reigate Hill Golf Club & Conference Centre on April 27th 2010.

This summit, sponsored by Torex and Retail Choice will enable Retail HR executives to benchmark their HR strategies and share ideas in a relaxed environment.  The programme will enable delegates to build improved recruitment, retention, development and engagement strategies that focus on delivery of bottom line results so they will be well placed to capitalise on the economic upturn.

This interactive summit has been designed to allow a focused peer group of UK retail executives the opportunity to network and discuss best practices of Retail HR.

With regular networking opportunities throughout the day you’ll learn how to:

  • Attract real talent and strengthen your workforce to cater for an improving economy
  • Build a training, learning and development strategy that enables your business to capitalise on the upturn
  • Establish best practices of maximising engagement and retention during a period of substantial change
  • Boost employee motivation and commitment in challenging times through targeted, cost effective employee engagement strategies
  • Maximise market share through cost effective, flexible retention strategies
  • Identify and develop leaders that create competitive advantage for your company and engage your workforce
  • Prepare for the upswing through cost effective, tailored retail HR strategies
  • Speakers include: BestBuy Europe/The Carphone Warehouse Group  PLC, Clinton Cards, Punch Taverns, Pets at Home Ltd, The Co-operative Group, Dell, The Net-a-Porter Group, WM. Morrison Supermarkets PLC,  Lloydspharmacy, New Look Group, DSG International
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Retail Loss Prevention Summit

Maximising profits and competitive advantage through cost effective, efficient, integrated multichannel strategies

Despite the economy showing signs of recovery, many retailers who have only traditional stores are finding it extremely challenging to maintain profits and market share. Today’s price sensitive, time-starved consumers are looking not only for the best deal but also a convenient and user friendly shopping experience.

Many retailers have added the web as a channel to increase sales and competitive advantage with others adding catalogues, TV retailing and even mobile retailing into the mix, but bringing the whole process together in a company wide integrated strategy is the real challenge!

Get out of the city and join us for this free to attend (retailers) summit to find out how to:

* Maximise profits through a seamless, engaging multichannel customer experience
* Build a company-wide multichannel strategy that focuses on maximum ROI and minimises disruption
* Focus your mutichannel strategies through an understanding of market trends
* Move from having multiple channels to being a effective multichannel retailer
* Adopt a multi-channel mind set for your IT environments
* Maximise efficiencies through achieving a ‘single customer view’
* Understand how consumers are closing the multichannel gap through new shopping habits

Speakers already confirmed for the event include: Asda Wal-Mart, Lloydspharmacy, Dwell, Javelin Group, QVC, The Carphone Warehouse Group, Orange, Debenhams, Waitrose

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Retail Loss Prevention Summit

Addressing key loss prevention challenges

The total UK costs of retail crime consist of the losses from thefts by customers, staff and suppliers, and the costs of security and are a staggering £3,863* million per annum.

The Retail Bulletin’s Loss Prevention Summit, sponsored by retail technology specialist Torex, will address the key loss prevention challenges facing retail and online retail executives in the UK. The program offers a mix of sessions including keynotes, case studies and Q & A sessions. 

The event will enable delegates to benchmark their retail loss prevention strategies and share ideas to enable increased profits through minimising losses from customers and staff both in store and online. 

* Source: Global Retail Theft Barometer 2008


Attend this event and find out how to:

  • Implement IT solutions to protect profits
  • Address the growing issue of violence due to crime in the retail sector and implement strategies in the workplace to combat this threat to your employees
  • Collaborate with key stakeholders in the fight against Loss Prevention
  • Identify and reduce online crime
  • Introduce cost effective and reliable stocktaking solutions
  • Make the law work for you and your business
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Sponsored by Kurt Salmon Associates

The Retail Summit 2009

3rd and 4th February 2009
Cavendish Conference Centre, London

Maintaining market share through recession proof retail strategies

Find out how to:

  • Survive and prosper in an exceptionally challenging retail environment
  • Focus your retail strategies through a clearer understanding of current UK economic trends and future predictions
  • Maximise loyalty through delivering excellent customer experiences
  • Boost market share through a cost effective, integrated multi-channel strategy
  • Drive value through a clearer understanding of your key growth options
  • Protect your business in a downturn
  • Make your HR strategies more profitable
  • Develop marketing strategies that will make you stand out from your competitors
  • Focus your retail strategies through a clear understanding of the latest UK retail trends
  • Stay ahead of the game through effective responsible retail strategies
  • Maximise customer loyalty through creating a 'store of the future'
  • Understand private equity and evaluate whether it is a viable option for growing your business

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Sponsored by Retail Choice

The Retail HR Summit

October 8th 2008
London Novotel West

The Retail Bulletin is delighted to announce the second Retail HR Summit taking place in London’s Novotel West on 8th October, 2008. 

HR visionaries from ASDA, Sainsburys, DSGI, William Hill, Somerfield, John Lewis, Nationwide,  QVC, Figlaves.com, Kwik Fit, Enterprise rent-a-car and Travelodge are coming together to debate the latest retail HR strategies at The Retail Bulletin’s 2nd Annual Retail HR Summit.

Following on from the massive success of last year’s event, this interactive summit will enable Retail HR executives to benchmark their HR strategies and share ideas to enable improved recruitment initiatives, retention and development of key talent and delivery of bottom line results through effective people strategies. 

The summit, sponsored by Retail Choice, has been designed to allow a focussed peer group of retail HR executives to network and discuss best practices of their key challenges.

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January 30th-31st, 2008
London Novotel West, Hammersmith, London

Carbon Neutral Partner
JBA
Thanks to JBA, our event is entirely emission-neutral. Using their unique carbon balance sheet™, JBA calculated the environmental interaction of people, space and technology. This identified the equilibrium between emission reduction and Kyoto agreed offsets. The required offsets were secured through funding enduring worthy projects to negate excess carbon.
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The Responsible Retailing Summit 2008

In an era where fair trade, healthy living, obesity, climate change and equal opportunities are daily headlines; the pressure is mounting on retailers to become responsible businesses.

Consumers are increasingly basing their purchasing decisions on how well third world manufacturers are treated, how organic ingredients are, how small a retailer’s carbon footprint is and how they can contribute to society at large. 

The smart retailers know that if they get their strategy right; a responsible retailer is a more profitable retailer. But where should you place your efforts; how can you engage and communicate this to your customers and staff and what are the best responsible strategies that will deliver your company enhanced brand value and increased profits?

Further to a period of in depth research with target delegates, this event focuses on how UK retail executives can develop corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies that will boost profits, reduce costs, increase market share and enhance their retail brands. 

This interactive summit has been designed to allow UK retail executives and solution providers to network and discuss best practices of CSR. 

This two day action-packed event focuses purely on the key CSR issues facing UK’s retail executives. 

Sponsored by Sun Microsystems


Sun Microsystems




15th October 2007
Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square, Mayfair, London

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The Retail Marketing Conference

A Free to attend conference for Retail Marketing Executives, including those responsible for Brand Strategy, CRM, Customer Insight, Business Development, Commercial Management, Sales, Communications.

In the current economic climate, UK Retailers are finding it increasingly difficult to get customers to spend their money. With increased competition, rising rents and the growth of online spending, retail marketers are looking for new ways to build loyalty, improve shopping experiences and connect with their customers.

Further to a period of research with target delegates, this one day, action-packed event will focus on how retailers can develop marketing strategies that will maximise profits and increase their market share.

This free to attend, retailer delegate only, interactive conference has been designed to allow a focused peer group of around 150 UK retail marketing executives to network and discuss best practices in a relaxed environment.

There will be a limited number of exhibiting companies who will be on hand to offer advice and who have been selected for their relevance to the subject.
Sponsored by LaSer UK



April 30th 2007
Marriott London Grosvenor Square

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How retailers can deliver on their environmental objectives

A one day conference, free for retailers to attend
With both businesses and consumers placing increased emphasis on green issues, there is growing pressure on retailers to demonstrate that the environment is high on their agenda.

A recent report by the National Consumer Council (NCC), which looked into the green credentials of eight major UK supermarkets, suggests that shoppers want the opportunity to make green choices.

Sponsored by Sun Microsystems In association with Envirowise



September 10th
Marriott, Grosvenor Square, London

Benchmarking your online strategy

The growth in retail online sales continues unabated, but what was a profitable strategy last year could now be obsolete. Making sure your online strategy is up to date and effective is key to driving ecommerce profits and market share in an increasingly competitive marketplace. As the online threat to brands increases, the effective management and enforcement of those brands is critical to generating and maintaining goodwill for internet businesses.

Following the sell out success of our recent ‘green retailing’ conference, this event will focus on how UK Online Retail Executives UK retailers and their in-house advisers can maximise customer retention, boost sales, prevent online fraud, convert surfers to buyers, improve customer service, ensure legal compliance and prepare for the future.

This free to attend, retailer only conference has been designed to allow a focused peer group of around 130 UK online retail executives to network and discuss best practices in a strictly vendor-free environment.
Sponsored by Eversheds