Welcome to The Retail Conference supported by British Retail Consortium and Retail Acumen.
Would you to meet, learn from and network with the UK's leading retailers in a professional, conducive environment, not at an exhibition?
Would you like to hear genuine case studies, success stories and some of the latest examples of thought-leadership in practice, from speakers who will ALL be experienced retail industry leaders?
Would you like to attend a FREE event, exclusively created for decision makers and those who define business strategy in the retail, wholesale, and CPG sectors?
If you answered YES to any of the 3 questions above then you are invited to register your attendance at The Retail Conference on Wednesday 23rd September 2009 in London.
Places at The Retail Conference are limited so to secure your place please register now. You'll be in great company - examples of the organisations whose directors and senior managers plan to attend the 2009 event are listed below:
* Asda * DSGi * Comet * Argos * Superdrug * O2 * Crabtree & Evelyn * Pret a Manger * John Lewis * White Stuff * IKEA * Liberty * Monsoon Accessorize * B&Q * N Brown Group * BrightHouse * 99p Stores * House of Fraser * Lombok * Alpha Group * Fat Face * Past Times * Waterstones * JJB Sports * Marks and Spencers * Homebase * Halfords * Game Stores * Theo Fennel * Musgrave * The Body Shop * Debenhams * Sainsburys * Historic Royal Palaces * Signet * The Post Office * J D Williams * Primark * Carpetright * Asprey * BHS * Chocolat Chocolat * Holland and Barrett *
About The Retail Conference 2009
The Retail Conference is one of the UK's leading industry-focused events. It encompasses seminars, workshops, thought-leadership discussions and networking for senior executives, decision makers and those who define business strategy in the retail, wholesale, leisure and hospitality sectors.
Providing a unique event format, the content delivered is focused on what really matters to retailers, delivered by retailers. This is one of the only UK retail events to be offered free of charge to retailers, brands/manufacturers, not-for-profit organisations and members of the press. A charge of £499+VAT is made to other attendees.
The Retail Conference 2009, once again supported by the BRC, takes place on Wednesday 23rd September at the Cavendish Conference Centre, Duchess Mews, London W1G 9DT.
In summary this day-long conference will include:
Auditorium Seminars, addressing relevant topics on the general theme of "Responsive Retailing", delivered by retailers, for retailers
2 Interactive Panel Discussions, focusing on two topical areas for debate between the audience and the panel
Breakfast meetings, Workshops and Discussion Forums
A fantastic break area and networking space
Speakers already confirmed for the 2009 event include:
Jayne Milne, Director of Business Environment, BRC
Martin Leeming, Central Operations Director,
General Merchandise, ASDA
Guy Vaughan, Director, POPAI UK & Ireland (Point of Purchase Advertising International)
Hussein Lalani, Commercial Director, 99p Stores
Jonathon Bayne, Head of Technical Services, Sustainability &
Regulatory Affairs, Musgrave Retail Partners GB
Nigel Rothband, Chief Executive, Retail Trust
Hamish Paton, Commercial Director, BrightHouse
Alison Jordan, Commercial and Marketing Director, Fortnum & Mason
Ian Woosey, Group IT Director, Carpetright
Steve Pooley, Supply Chain Director, Jessops
Nick Samuel, Non-Executive Director, Various Retail
Andy Lopata, Conference Chairman, Business Networking Expert
With more to be announced soon!
The Retail Conference is supported by the BRC and purposefully precedes the BRC Annual Retail Industry Dinner which starts at 7.00pm on the evening of the conference (23rd September 2009) at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Park Lane.
Registrations are coming in thick and fast, so don't miss out! Take advantage of the opportunity to attend by registering now to secure your place.
The Retail Conference 2008 Video
This video should give those considering attending in 2009 a flavour of what the event will have to offer. Depending on your connection speed this video may take a while to load or pause during playback.
The 2008 event took place on 24th September 2008, and as you can see from the video above it was a roaring success, for attendees, speakers, sponsors and for all of us at The Retail Conference.
Event Disclaimer
The Retail Conference is organised by Retail Acumen.
The BRC Annual Retail Industry Dinner is organised by the British Retail Consortium.
Attendance of each event must be booked through the relevant organisation and DOES NOT automatically entitle you to attend the other event.
Register Now for 2009
A Big Thank You To Our Sponsors
The Retail Conference would not be possible without our sponsors. The sponsors cover the costs so that we can continue to offer you access to this fantastic event FREE of charge! The Retail Conference was the first event of its type to be offered FREE. We're delighted to now see other events following in our footsteps to the benefit of you, the delegates!
We would like to thank the following organisations for their support of The Retail Conference 2009
Event Organiser: Retail Acumen
Platinum Sponsor
Gold Sponsor
Images of the 2008 event
Below are a handful of images of the 2008 event, to give an impression of what delegates for the 2009 event can expect.
Welcome to The Retail Conference supported by British Retail Consortium and Retail Acumen.
