The four trends that demand agile stores.
The retail sector has so far failed to keep up with the pace of the digital revolution in the same way that other sectors...
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| Friday January 15th 2021, 9am EST / 2pm GMT | VALUE 2: Action over insight | “Is it possible for stores to act fast, but still minimize the risk of getting things wrong?” With customer needs changing constantly, it's critical for retailers to act fast. Store teams must have enough data-driven insights to prioritize efforts, but must not get lost in analysis, meetings and reports that distract them from actually getting stuff done. This panel will discuss how to embed a bias towards action. PANELISTS: Chris Richardson - VP Ops, Party City Chris Taylor - ex-Chief Of Staff, M&S Julia Raymond - Editor In Chief, RETHINK Retail Alex Genov - Head of Customer Research, Zappos | Recording coming soon. Sign up to be notified. |
| Monday, January 18th 2021 | Four Chris Q&A | An operator. An influencer. A consultant. And a veteran. We talk to four experienced retail, all called Chris (and one called Kristin), about how rapid action has become essential, which retailers are winning at agile, and how technology can help (or hinder). | Details coming soon. |
| Wednesday, January 20th 2021, 9am EST / 2pm GMT | VALUE 3: Store networking over central instruction | “Can retailers relax their top-down command, without reducing business-wide alignment?” While the center is responsible for setting company-wide goals, each store faces their own challenges on the ground. Teams need to problem-solve and fix issues in their own ways, while staying aligned across the business. A less top-down, more networked model can improve individual store performance and increase the sharing of expertise. This panel will dig deeper into the relative roles of the center and the store. PANELISTS: Chris Walton, Co-CEO, OmniTalk Robin Lewis, Founder & CEO, The Robin Report Mohit Mohal, MD, A&M Consumer & Retail Group | Register for panel here |
| Monday, 25th January 2021 | Rethink Retail NRF podcast | Our CEO and Co-Founder Julian Mills talks to the RETHINK Retail team about key highlights of NRF 2021, especially the focus on Agile Stores. | Details coming soon. |
| Tuesday, 26th January 2021, 9am EST / 2pm GMT | VALUE 4: Learning and adapting over following a plan | “Can retailers feel confident of success, without the reassurance of a 5-year plan? The pandemic threw all 5-year plans out the window, but business that managed to learn fast and adapt rapidly still thrived. The Test-Measure-Learn-Scale cycle, which already powers retail’s eCommerce giants, could well be the game changer for retail stores this year. The panel will look at how continuous improvement can be applied to the store. PANELISTS: Mike Simoncic, MD, A&M Consumer & Retail Group Ollie Banks, Director & Consultant, Retail Transformation Show Elinor Noble, Global Head of Retail Excellence & Operations, LOEWE Dan Goldman, VP Strategy & Business Development, GAP | Register for panel here |
| Wednesday, 27th January 2021 | The Retail Transformation Show podcast | Our CEO and Co-Founder Julian Mills sits down with Ollie Banks of the Retail Transformation Show to talk about Agile Stores and they are set to transform the future of retail. | Details coming soon. |
| Thursday 28th January 2021 | KPMG & Quorso Webinar | Jim Dolan, Managing Director of KPMG Technology Consulting Practice, talks to Quorso's Co-Founder and CEO, Julian Mills about how Agile Store Management can drive sales, improve KPIs, and attract the best talent. | Details coming soon. |
| Friday January 29th 2021, 9am EST / 2pm GMT | VALUE 1: Engaged humans over compliant task-doers. | “Is a motivated workforce at odds with ensuring task consistency?" If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that retail success depends on store teams who really care and will go the extra mile for customers and colleagues. However, they have also been exhausted by the increased focus on task compliance. Looking to 2021, this panel will tackle how to reignite their passion and motivation. PANELISTS: Brian Reaves, former COO, DXL Group Hasan Javed, Product Manager, Microsoft David Gore, Head of Industries, BJSS | Register for panel here |
