The Retail Conference 2010 - Attendee Feedback

The following is an extract of some of the attendee feedback following The Retail Conference 2010:

An excellent venue, super content - the best so far! My business will benefit from the completely relevant content of this event, thanks very much. Andy Laird, Fludes Carpets

I really appreciated the non-hard sell approach of the sponsors which made it easy to approach them. There was a good selection of business areas represented by the delegates and great number attending each session. Top work - Well Done - Great Event! Marie Butson, ASOS

Excellent Speakers, excellent agenda and range of topics, good location, good attendees representing both smaller and larger retail businesses Perry Luke, Sainsburys

The e-mphasis session included interesting facts and figures, Hash Ladha was entertaining and thought provoking, Ian Woosey delivered fantastic, simple and engaging ideas, ASDA was great! Emma Stoddard, Tesco.com

Hash Ladha was excellent, highlight of day; Naomi Paget session was educational and very useful, All in all a very useful day and thoroughly enjoyable Michael Berman, Urban outfitters

The e-mphasis session was useful and thought provoking; Hash Ladha was the best session of the day Ben Coveney, Disney

Excellent, going away with lots of ideas, thank you! Sam Merry, Lulu & Lush

Excellent, informative and enjoyable! Zandra Johnson, Fairytale Furniture

Great location, attention to detail, refreshments and lunch all excellent! Helen Lewis, PDSA

Very slick, well organised event Anon

Great insight, very informative, well organised, topical, knowledgeable speakers and a great way to improve the social network Steve Bentley, East of England Co-op

Enjoyable, enlightening and informative - will definitely attend again Sarah Barnes, Baylis & Harding

Great event as ever, thought provoking, relevant, good variety of content Anon

Social networking info was fantastic and a real eye opener. Fantastic day, will take a lot away from this and look forward to the next event. Andrew Gay, Priceless shoes

First time I've attended this conference (recommended by an advocate!) and I thought it was well organised, relevant and helpful. All the presenters did a good job. Great networking opportunities. Thanks Sue Shepherd, Dove Spa

This was my first attendance at the event, it was a very good conference and I will attend again. Peter Hebditch, Fludes Carpets

An EXCELLENT conference! Chris Nutt, Charteris (sponsor)

Whilst the whole day was an excellent experience I found the social media sessions particularly useful & wish we had brought our entire 'digital' team along! Lucy Woodhouse, Post Office

There was a great turnout and as a result many possible opportunities. We appreciate your continued support! Nigel J L Rothband, Retail Trust (Chosen Charity)

Excellent insights from T.M. Lewin especially, and an evangelical, thought provoking session from Brighthouse! Dave Robinson, Boots the Chemist

I was very impressed and found Thomas Power's session to be excellent & really informative, made some useful contacts & bumped into some old friends I hadn't seen in ages! David Ramcharran, Historic Royal Palaces

Catie Callendar's session on Dynamic retailing was realistic & focused, which began the trend for all of the sessions I attended. Graham Hutton, Marks & Spencer

As expected, the content was of a consistent high standard, the sponsors were welcoming but not pushy, range of speakers were well selected. I leave with some new ideas. Denise Matthews, Dyspraxia Foundation

A very good day, both insightful & valuable, Fantastic! Neil Moss, Skillsmart Retail

This was my first time here and on the day it was both useful and enjoyable. I would recommend the conference for both practical content and networking opportunities. Andrew Holl , PDSA

This was an excellent opportunity for building useful future contacts as well as hearing very interesting sessions, especially the Emnos Loyalty Data breakfast workshop. Peter Clarke, Grafton

Very well organised, useful & interesting event - it's always good when you learn something new. Caroline Brady, Grafton

An excellent Event. Niamh Wilkinson, Hoopers

An excellent day! As a small business/new start-up, there was the potential to feel out of place here, however despite many of the attendees being major brand names, the seminars WERE directed at all levels/channels/sizes. Thank you very much! Gareth Couch, Swinkie Sweets