With data from High Fliers Research suggesting Britain’s leading graduate employers received an average of 46 applications per post this year – up from 35 in 2008 – organisations are finding it increasingly difficult to identify the best graduate talent. In response,
The Institute of Customer Service has announced representatives from leading retailers will present at its annual conference. The event, focusing on ‘Customer Service: Strategies for the new global economy’, will take place at the Lancaster London Hotel on 25 February 2014. Exploring how
Paul Martin, managing director of Boxwood’s Business Insight Unit, presented a Global Retail Outlook at the 41st IFM conference in Paris last week. The award winning management consultancy outlined the key future trends and innovation in retail to an audience of over 1,000 of France
The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) global marketing, IT and supply chain conference featured a full programme of speakers from the world of retail and manufacturing. Dick Boer, president & CEO of Royal Ahold and co-chair of The Consumer Goods Forum,
On the 12 November 2013 at the Royal Society, the UK’s medical healthcare regulatory body MHRA will participate in a ground breaking meeting with over 200 international health professionals, e-cigarette stakeholders, scientists, policymakers and public health professionals to discuss the future
The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) global marketing, IT and supply chain conference kicked off yesterday following Wednesday’s store tour programme. Combining shared plenary sessions and individual streams for marketing, IT and supply chain, the event welcomed close to 300 delegates
A new event with big ambitions to shake up the wine industry is launching in the UK. Wine Vision is a three-day conference taking place between 18– 20 November 2013 at the London Film Museum, County Hall on London’s South Bank. With an
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has announced the complete line-up of speakers presenting at the Operational Excellence Conference. Held at the Novotel West London from 6-8 November 2013, the global event brings together experts from three key workstreams – marketing, IT and
Retailers must be prepared to maximise the customer experience at all possible touch points in the multi-channel era where 72% of the UK population owns a smartphone and 50% use them to make purchases, experts warn. Maximising customer engagement across all
Organisers of the Free From Food Summit, the Food and Drink Innovation Network, will be focusing on the implications of new EU regulations on allergens for foodservice operators. Under the new regulations coming into force in December 2014, all foodservice
An employee from Spar wholesaler, AF Blakemore, has completed a 227 mile cycle challenge from Holyhead to Pontypool in aid of the Bristol Children’s Hospital. Iestyn Rhodes from AF Blakemore’s IT Support team raised £1,000 for Bristol Children’s Hospital by
Industry collaboration came into sharp focus on the final day of The Global Summit of The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), as no less than six CEOs called on retailers and manufacturers alike to use common ground in the industry to
Delegates at the Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) 2013 Annual Global Summit heard a series of best practice case studies and plenary sessions on business success, drawn from Asia and around the world; plus insight into how the Asian consumer market
Leaders from the world’s top consumer goods companies have gathered today in Tokyo at the start of a three-day conference to explore the impact of Asia on the global consumer goods market. The Global Summit, organised by The Consumer Goods
Europe’s fast moving consumer goods industry faces a bright future despite the current economic difficulties. That was the upbeat verdict of business leaders speaking at the ECR Europe annual conference in Brussels this week (14-15 May 2013). More than 600 delegates
The Skills Show, the UK’s largest skills and careers event, is offering ten student volunteers a rare opportunity to gain hands-on health and safety work experience at the 2013 event, which takes place at the NEC, Birmingham, from 14-16 November
Workplace, a leading supplier of cloud-based workforce management solutions, is hosting the Leadership in Retail Workforce Management Customer Experience Global Summit 2013 in Chicago on 13 June 2013. The event promises to bring together leading retailers and industry experts to investigate and share how
Organisers of the 2013 ECR Europe Conference & Marketplace claim this year’s event has one of its strongest ever speaker line-ups. Among the top speakers will be the former prime minister of the Netherlands, Jan Peter Balkenende, who now leads the Dutch Sustainable
Mobile will evolve as the main platform for retailers over the next three years, according to Martin Gill, principal analyst in e-commerce and channel strategy at Forrester Research. Forrester reports 39% of UK mobile users now use their smart phone for
International and national figures have been announced as speakers for the UK’s leading conference that brings together directors, managers and executives of co-operative retailers from across the UK. The annual event – which takes in Birmingham from 22–24 February 2013
Leading end-to-end supply chain consultancy, Crimson & Co, will provide practical solutions to delivering supply chain success, while managing stringent budgets at the LogiCon conference in Amsterdam on the 6 February 2013. Jonathan Gibson, head of logistics at Crimson & Co,
European Commissioner for Competition, Joaquin Almunia; CEO of Carrefour Group, Georges Plassat; and President Europe Group The Coca-Cola Company, Dominique Reiniche, are among the latest confirmed speakers at the ECR Europe Conference & Marketplace, 14-15 May 2013, in Brussels. Other leading names
The first C-Shop Cologne — The European Convenience Show — held in Cologne from 4-6 November 2012 attracted around 1,300 trade visitors and showcased a range of products and insights for convenience retailers. “Right from the word go, C-Shop Cologne
Leading names in consumer and retail goods will visit the Reuters bureaus in New York, London, Paris, Milan, Dubai and Tokyo from 11-14 September 2012 to discuss the outlook for the sector in a series of exclusive interviews. The stories
A campaign to get Britain to wake up to a better, healthier breakfast kicks off with a fun-filled Better Breakfast Week of educational events and activities, special promotions and competitions from 24 to 30 September 2012. Top tips on healthy
