TIM DANAHER
Editor, Retail Week
“The past year has been a challenging one for retailers, and while we may be over the worst of the recession, plenty of challenges lay ahead in 2010. Even so, the best retailers will continue to prosper. The Retail Week Conference is the place to come to hear them tell you how they are riding out what remains a volatile retail market, and understand the latest thinking on this fast-moving business.”
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Over 100 hours of 1-2-1 qualitative research goes into preparing the programme for RWC - no other event offers you such considered content. As well as programme steering by our Advisory Board here are just some of the retailers who have been interviewed and contributed their thoughts and suggestions for RWC10 include:
Aurora Fashions / Ann Summers / Barbour / Ben Sherman / Blackwells / Boots Healthcare / Body Shop / Brora / Courtesy Shoes / eBay / Fat Face / Figleaves / Furniture Village / Greggs / Hotel Chocolat / Jaeger / Jarrold / John Lewis / Lush / Kingfisher / Littlewoods Shop Direct / Marks & Spencer / Moss Bros / Musgrave / National Trust / Ocado / Original Factory Shop / Pets at Home / Poundland / Robert Dyas / Staples / Steamer Trading Company / Tie Rack / TJ Hughes / Toolstation / Waitrose / Waterstones
… plus many more!
UK fashion is admired globally for its talent, creativity, fast pace and a strong mix of high-end and high-street success. But it is not immune to the major shockwaves battering the world's economy this year.
The WGSN UK Fashion Report 2009 aims to make sense of developments in the global economy and fashion business alongside changes at a local level, providing an in-depth look at the UK fashion industry from a unique WGSN perspective.
The Oracle Retail Week Awards are the biggest event in the retail calendar, and winning one of our categories is the gold standard for retailing in the UK. The 2010 awards are now open for entries and if your company has been innovating and transforming during the past year, you really should enter.
120+ CMOs Have Spoken: Social Must Drive Sales in 2010
There is no doubt social media will dominate in 2010. So how do CMOs link social marketing with real, bottom-line results?
In a recent survey by The CMO Club and Bazaarvoice, CMOs shared their biggest challenges, plans, and expectations for social media this year.
The one event I would attend in the year
Euan Sutherland
Chief Executive, UK Division - Kingfisher Plc