The Retail Conference 2012 News

Please find below recent announcements from The Retail Conference 2012.

The Retail Conference 2012: Martin Blackwell, CEO of ATCM, will be a keynote speaker

30th January 2012 Martin Blackwell, Chief Executive of Association of Town Centre Management (ATCM), will be joining The Retail Conference 2012 as a keynote speaker. Following the much publicised 'Portas Review', ATCM has published it's 10-point plan for the high street in a manifesto presented to central government. Retailers are of such critical importance to a vibrant high street, and many are finding it a very challenging place to be. Martin will share his thoughts on how the high street can be transformed for both the communities they serve and the businesses who trade there.

The Retail Conference 2012: Ian Golding, Shop Direct Group, will be a keynote speaker

23rd January 2012 Ian Golding, a member of the board of the customer experience professionals association & Head of Group Customer Experience at Shop Direct Group, will be joining The Retail Conference 2012 as a keynote speaker. Ian will be sharing how Shop Direct Group have maintained the customer experience that their loyal customers expect of them as they develop into a multi-brand, multi-channel, multi-country retailer.

The Retail Conference 2012: Richard Dickinson, CEO of New West End Company will be a keynote speaker

16th January 2012 Richard Dickinson, Chief Executive of New West End Company will be joining The Retail Conference 2012 as a keynote speaker. With the London Olympics taking place in July 2012, Richard will be reflecting on the experiences of how this once-in-a-life-time global event impacted retailers in London, and, the importance of the global consumer to retailers in London and further afield.

The Retail Conference 2012: Neoworks join us in 2012

10th January 2012 We're delighted to welcome Neoworks as a first-time sponsor of The Retail Conference 2012. As registrations sponsor you'll get the chance to meet them when you arrive and their team will be on hand throughout the day to share a little more about what they can do for their retail clients.

The Retail Conference 2012: Shutl return in 2012

4th January 2012 Continuing that good start to 2012 - welcoming back Shutl to The Retail Conference 2012. Following a very well received session in partnership with Argos, Tom Allason, Founder of Shutl will take to the main stage to deliver a keynote alongside another of their customers, explaining how embedding Shutl as part of their multichannel service proposition has really added the 'wow' factor to their customer service experience.

The Retail Conference 2012: Manthan join us for the first time in 2012

3rd January 2012 What a good start to 2012 - we're delighted to welcome Manthan Systems to The Retail Conference 2012 as a new sponsor. A senior representative from Manthan will deliver a keynote presentation alongside one of their customers - more details coming soon!

The Retail Conference 2012: Service Management Group return in 2012

8th November 2011 We're delighted to welcome back another regular sponsor, Service Management Group (SMG), to The Retail Conference 2012. Following a fantastic session in partnership with William Hill, Jeremy Michael, Managing Director of SMG will take to the main stage to deliver a keynote alongside one of their customers, explaining what has been achieved by their customer, and how.

The Retail Conference 2012: K3 Retail return in 2012

25th October 2011 We're delighted to welcome back a regular sponsor, K3 Retail, to The Retail Conference 2012. Once again they will be delivering a breakout session and sharing details of how to achieve multi channel excellence based on their client success stories.

The Retail Conference 2012: 2011 Sponsor video review published!

12th October 2011

The Retail Conference 2012: 2011 video review published!

29th September 2011

The Retail Conference 2012: Images from 2011 event now on the site!

29th September 2011 The images taken during the 2011 event are now on the site - have a look through the various pages - if you came along see if you can spot yourself!

The Retail Conference 2012: New format agenda for 2012

23rd September 2011 Taking on feedback from delegates and sponsors we're introducing more, shorter keynotes and more, shorter breaks. This should mean the day is even faster paced, with more content, more networking and more activity! Take a look at what we are planning NEW agenda format: The Retail Conference 2012

The Retail Conference 2012: REGISTRATIONS OPEN NOW!

22nd September 2011The Retail Conference took place only yesterday and today we opened registrations for The Retail Conference 2012!

As 2012 is the year when London hosts the Olympics we've chosen the theme of 'Global Retailing'. On their registration forms many of the 2011 delegates stated that their biggest challenge was international expansion. As a result The Retail Conference 2012 will focus on this as our main theme for the day.

We will focus on 3 topics:

1. Effective global retailing: The practical, operational risks and opportunities from overseas expansion.
2. Global is the sum of many locals: Balancing being a global retailer whilst also presenting a relevant local offer in each community you service.
3. The 'globally connected consumer': Reflecting on the ongoing and rapid penetration of mobile technologies and the access this gives consumers to social-connectedness; enabling consumers to have a global reach!

The Retail Conference 2011: Delegate feedback published

22nd September 2011The Retail Conference 2011 took place yesterday and we have published some of our delegate feedback - to see this take a look at The Retail Conference 2011: Delegate Feedback