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Maintaining market share through recession proof
retail strategies

Hear What Others Have to Say About The Retail Bulletin Summit 2009

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	Brian Davies, GXS Ltd		Paul O'Brien, Acorne plc
	Susan Crawford, White Stuff		Mike Bielinski, Vodat International
	Sir Brian Pitman, Former Chairman & Chief Executive		Jon Fish, Phones 4 U
	Judith Levy, The High and Mighty Group		Richard Traish, Kurt Salmon Associates

The UK economy is proving extremely challenging for retailers. With utility, grocery and petrol prices rising together with the credit crunch and the threat of redundancies; retailers are finding it increasingly difficult to ensure consumers keep spending.

Those retailers with yesterday’s strategies are rapidly losing market share whilst others are going out of business completely.

Those with highly tailored, forward thinking retail strategies, however, are viewing the current economy as an opportunity to increase sales and market share, strengthen and protect their businesses and engage their customers to maximise loyalty.

But how can you prosper and an exceptionally challenging environment? How can you offer a customer experience that really drives loyalty and stands out from the crowd? How can you use a variety of channels to maximise your sales and which growth opportunities offer your business the best opportunities to enhance your business?

The conference covered:

• 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