When it comes to the new consumer – fickle, demanding and impatient – there is a danger that the more you know, the less you see. What is the answer to keeping pace with this complex shopper? Join us at Retail Connections as we explore real life case studies from a stellar panel of retail leaders, brands and analysts.

Only by arming themselves with a much deeper understanding of their customers can retailers hope to succeed and beat the averages in markets where competition is driving weaker players into liquidation. Can you afford not to be there?

Speakers

Schedule

6th July 2016

3:30pm - 4:00pm

Guests arrive

 

 

4:10pm - 4:20pm

Chris Field

Welcome and introduction

Retailers are being urged all the time to be customer centric, but what does that actually look like? And who can you trust to tell you the truth?

Chris will present the results of a poll taken among members of the Retail Connections community, comprising retailers, brands, analysts, digital agencies and industry bodies, which will set up the debate with our five speakers.

4:20pm - 4:45pm

Andy Harding

HOUSE OF FRASER

As a critical driver for growth, Andy radically restructured the organisational model at House of Fraser to become a customer centric business. Andy will talk about how retailers need to put customers firmly at the forefront of all critical business decision making and will provide advice on how to effectively transition from a silo led approach.

4:45pm - 5:00pm

Alex Mathers

OC&C

With the world’s four largest e-Commerce markets – China, Germany, UK  and the USA set to double in size over the next two years, to a combined alue of £645 billion, Alex Mathers  Associate Partner at OC&C Strategy Consultants will provide advice on how UK retailers can capitalise on this rapidly growing opportunity and crack the world’s largest e-commerce markets.

5:00pm - 5:15pm

Darren Williams

T2

Darren will talk about how premium tea retailer T2 creates unique and engaging retail experiences, reinventing the store for the digital age while immersing  customers’ in all the sensory joys of traditional tea making.

Exceptional customer services, lies at the heart of the brand experience, from knowledgeable store staff to a great on online Tea Society. As the business looks to expand its international footprint from Australasia through to Europe and the North America, each store has a strong connection with the community and environment in which it lives.

4pm - 5:30pm

John Gillan

GOOGLE

Industry Retail Leader at Google John Gillan, will talk about how Google works with retailers and brands help them innovate around their customer experience and business operations, both online and in store.

5:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Rob Feldmann

BRAND ALLEY

As CEO of the UK’s leading online destination for discounted designer living, Rob will provide insight into trends in on-line consumer buying behaviour and the role that the burgeoning online market place scene plays in this mix. From prime conversion times, to tips to avoid basket abandonment, Rob will unveil the stories that lie behind the data.

6:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Q&A

Venue

One Aldwych occupies one of London’s stand-out buildings. The triangular building which sits at the end of The Strand, opposite Waterloo Bridge, has had a varied life operating under many guises before becoming the hotel we know today.

Building

The hotel is located in an Edwardian style building constructed in 1907 by the same architects who designed The Ritz. It is located on the corner of The Aldwych and Wellington Street, adjacent to the Novello Theatre and opposite the London Transport Museum. For many years the building was used for The Morning Post newspaper office purposes. In 1998 the hotel was restored by Jestico Whiles Associates who purposefully retained its Edwardian style, and also included Louis XVI ornaments to furnish it, including a 400 piece art collection. The exterior is also made from Norwegian granite.

Art

With over 400 pieces in the hotel’s private art collection, guests are always excited by the contemporary art and sculpture that is on display throughout the property.

Flowers at One

The flowers at One Aldwych are one of the hotel’s defining features, from the unmissable displays in The Lobby Bar to the individual arrangements in each bedroom. All are created by our in-house florist, the extremely talented Mark Siredzuk.

One Aldwych Hotel London, WC2B 4BZ

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