Evolution within the wholesale sector will be the principal theme at the annual conference of the Scottish Wholesale Association (SWA) at Crieff in June, with Booker Group’s chief executive, Charles Wilson, among the keynote speakers. With wholesalers building on the success
The MetaPack Group, a leading provider of e-commerce technology for delivery services, confirms that the biggest names in the world of retail will be lining up to speak at the next Delivery Conference, taking place on 3 February 2015 at the Westminster
The Fabian Society will this Wednesday (19 November) launch an independent Commission on Food and Poverty. In recent years a number of high profile issues have pointed to significant problems with Britain’s food system – rising prices, the horsemeat scandal, excess waste, exploited
Carsten Kraus, founder and CEO of a leading e-commerce search and navigation specialist FACT-Finder.com, has been appointed as chair of the second Cross Border eCommerce (Import) Conference, which takes place on 27 November 2014 in Shanghai, China. “I am honoured to be chosen as chairman
The MetaPack Group, a leading provider of e-commerce technology for delivery services, has announced the next Delivery Conference will take place on 3 February 2015 at the Westminster Park Plaza in London. The event, which attracts the top influencers from the retail
John Roberts, CEO & founder, ao.com; Simon Belsham, managing director, Grocery Home Shopping, Tesco.com; Catriona Marshall, CEO; Hobbycraft and Paul Coby, IT Director, John Lewis are lined up as keynote speakers at RBTE 2015. Key issues and challenges will be
The Spirit of Christmas Fair is the home of Christmas shopping and provides a chance to indulge in an exceptional Christmas-shopping experience like no other, according to the show organisers. Held at Olympia, 4-9 November 2014, the Fair features a new collection of independent
Asian brand distribution specialist, Beauterama Trading, has teamed up with the China-Britain Business Council to host a free webinar on 14 October (9.30-10.30am) for SME brands looking to access eco-friendly, sustainable and organic markets in China. Changing styles and consumer demands are resulting
Turkish fashion designer Hakaan Yildirim made his debut at London Fashion Week on Tuesday (16 September 2014) through DHL Exported, a programme which is designed to assist up-and-coming fashion designers to expand their brands internationally. H by Hakaan Yildirim showcased the spring/summer 2015
ChannelAdvisor Corporation, a leading provider of cloud-based e-commerce solutions that enable retailers and manufacturers to increase global sales, today announced that its Catalyst Europe 2015 conference will take place on 23 April 2015 at the Hilton London Metropole Hotel. “Powering the E-Commerce Revolution” is the
Legend, the organisation behind RBTE and Essential Retail, has announced it is launching an educational and personalised business meetings event, Retail Business Exchange. On 12-13 November 2014 at the Runnymede on Thames Hotel, a limited number of handpicked and exclusively invited retailers
A tale of business triumph over adversity, an inspirational marketing story and insightful career advice were inspiring highlights for some of the UK’s future food industry leaders at last week’s ‘Taste the Future’ event in Liverpool. The event, hosted by
National Vegetarian Week 2015 is from Monday 18 to Sunday 24 May. Keep up to date with news of the week throughwww.nationalvegetarianweek.org. Now in its twenty-third year, this celebration of all things veggie is claimed to be a great time to talk about food and
The UK is leading global innovation in online grocery shopping, according to Asda president and CEO Andy Clarke. Clarke was speaking at the Grand Départ Retail Innovation Summit, held to drive an enduring economic legacy following the launch of the Tour de France
A socially connected, collaborative digital shopping mirror that links shoppers to their friends via video link, buying products by just speaking, and smart barcodes with full product information are just a few of the innovations set to change the way
The future of the retail, disruptive technology and e-commerce, and retail strategies for growth, were the hot topics on the second day of the The Consumer Goods Forum’s Global Summit yesterday (19 June 2014). Innovation and disruption Professor Tedlow, professor emeritus
The first day of The Consumer Goods Forum’s Global Summit drew to a close yesterday (18 June 2014). Taking place in Paris, the Summit has brought together over 1000 consumer goods industry leaders from around the world to discuss the
One week today, CEOs from the biggest names in the global consumer goods and retail businesses will descend on Paris to discuss the future of their industries at the Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit 2014. The Forum’s 2014 Global Summit promises to be
K3 Retail will be hosting its retail conference on Thursday, 12 June 2014 at Wokefield Park, Reading. This year the K3 Retail Conference puts the customer centre stage and looks at the whole customer journey, focusing on how to maximise
Seven out of 10 retailers feel suppliers don’t understand their operational difficulties, according to a poll carried out by Retail’s Best, the fresh, new concept in events that takes place on 29 May 2014 at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole. Tackling this issue
The food industry must collaborate more and share information in order to win back consumer trust, according to speakers at British Frozen Food Federation’s annual business conference on 20 February 2014. As the government continues to talk of ‘green shoots’,
RBTE, the retail solutions show, claims it is pulling out all the stops for its retail visitors with the newly launched eCommerce Bootcamps. Attendees to these highly practical workshop sessions for retailers will be provided with hands on advice on
RBTE, a leading European retail solutions show and Eccomplished, the retail tech business accelerator, have announced the companies that are taking part in The Retail Innovation Theatre at RBTE, sponsored by Epson. The companies currently selected include: BoscaBox, Donky,
Asda, Co-op, Dune, Furniture Village, Greggs, Homebase, Hotel Chocolat, John Lewis, M&M Direct, Mothercare and The Otto Group are among the retail names appearing at the RBTE conference, 11-12 March 2014. According to event organisers, a vast range of topics
Big data analytics can create big advantages for service providers and enterprises alike as they look toward understanding what their customers are doing and saying, and analysing and making decisions based on the enormous amount of data generated by today’s digital services. Building
