Introducing Retail Recharged. Unravelling the best of Retail innovation.
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The document provides information about the FastFWD Fashion event that took place in November 2014 and the upcoming Retail Recharged event in 2015. It summarizes the 2014 event which had 160 attendees from various retailers and technology companies. It then outlines plans for the 2015 Retail Recharged event which will bring together leaders in retail, retail technology, and investment to showcase innovations through keynotes, panels, and a pitch competition for emerging startups. The document discusses the attendee demographic, content topics, agenda, marketing strategy and goals of connecting retailers with innovative solutions.
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Introducing Retail Recharged. Unravelling the best of Retail innovation.
- 1. 20th October 2015 By Rich Insight
- 3. FastFWD FASHION NOV 2014 FastFwd Fashion event took place on the 4th November 2014 at RBS Headquarters in Bishopsgate This event showcased and evaluated the latest fashion focused innovations and technology We had 160 attendees at our 2014 event. Retailers Included: Thomas Pink / Phase Eight / Reiss / Johnstons of Elgin / Jimmy Choo / Dunhill / Hawes and Curtis / Hobbs / House of Fraser / AlexandAlexa / Ghost /Tatty Devine Other attendants included: Twitter / Drapers / WGSN / Sportswear International / LDC / PwC / UKTI PARTNERS: 油
- 5. THE FEEDBACK NOV 2014 I thought the event was excellent and very impressed with the panels and the approach. Martin Strzelecki - Joint MD, Henri Lloyd It was a pleasure to be part of it Martjin Bertisen - Head of Retail, Google UK & I Its a really positive initiative and I found the quality of the event to be very high. Jason Nathan - Global Multi Channel Capability Director, Dunhumby It was a very well organised event and with great people. Osvaldo Spadano - Co-founder and ex-CTO of Venda
- 6. THE INSIGHTS NOV 2014 55% of attendants were retailers 52% of attendants thought their business is not innovating as much as it should be 72% of attendants trade internationally 30% of attendants have their own app 59% of attendants put content as the best thing about the last event
- 8. OVERVIEW The Retail Recharged event by Rich Insight showcases and evaluates how the latest innovations and technology can be applied in retail. Brings together the leaders in the retail, retail-tech and investment communities. Delivering top quality content, by using interactive and engaging formats. Bridging the retail and tech divide, to encourage and enable successful early adoption.
- 9. THE ATTENDEES 200+ attendees ≒ Audience driven by handpicked attendees, the majority from retail community (Mainly from 贈10m- 贈100+ turnover) directors/ senior managers ≒ Thought leaders of retail tech innovation community (founders & directors) ≒ Trade press and relevantTrade & Research Associations ≒ We have a unique network, built from our Innovation Dinners and years in the retail sector. Some of our retail network is as follows: Musgrave (Budgens) / Clarks / Phase Eight / House of Fraser / Reiss / Marks & Spencer / Hobbs / Paperchase / Of鍖ce / Perry Ellis / Hobbs / Mothercare / The Book People / Hotels.com / Schuh / AllSaints / The White Company / Tesco Plc / Debenhams / Majestic Wine / Ao.com / Labelux / Lakeland / La Perla / De Beers / Wickes / Farfetch / Jack Wills / Henri Lloyd / Russell & Bromley / River Island / Boots / John Lewis / New Look / Ann Summers / Superdry / Jimmy Choo / Topshop / Burton / Argos / Hawes & Curtis / Oliver Bonas / Shop Direct Group / Boden / Home Retail Group / Austin Reed / Pretty Green / Dune / JD Sports Fashion Plc / Ted Baker / Hertz / Joseph Joseph / Mytheresa / Thomas Pink / Scotch & Soda / Boohoo / Tiffany / New Look / Burberry / Fila UK / White Stuff / Joules / Majestic Wine / Drapers /The Drum / BoF / UKFT / UKTI / BFC
- 10. WHY GET INVOLVED Why Attend? - A 鍖lter for busy retailers on the best emerging retail innovation - Bene鍖t from a fast paced format, geared around busy retailers - A live pitch-a-thon of 12 emerging innovation in retail tech - An interactive and innovative event format - Top networking with senior retail specialists - A retail driven dialogue around the adoption of innovation - Hear thought leadership on leading retail innovation trends at global level
- 11. CONTENT FOR 2015 油 油 油 油 油 油 油 油 油 油 Operational Excellence Ef鍖cient systems and solutions to drive pro鍖table global high growth business 油 油 Using customer and market data to drive real time personalised marketing communication 油 油 Connected Customer Journey Creating a seamless experience for your customer across multiple touch points 油 油 Accelerated Market Entry Technology that acts as a catalyst for retailers to enter new markets Adaptive Marketing 油 油 KEY INNOVATION TOPICS 油 油 3 PITCHES 1 WINNER 油 油 3 PITCHES 1 WINNER 油 油 3 PITCHES 1 WINNER 油 油 ONE GRAND WINNER 油 油 3 PITCHES 1 WINNER 油 油 1 x KEYNOTE 1 x PANEL 油 油 1 x KEYNOTE 1 x PANEL 油 油 1 x KEYNOTE 1 x PANEL 油 油 1 x KEYNOTE 1 x PANEL
- 12. TIMELINE OF EVENTS 油 油OCTOBER 2015 油 油 RETAIL RECHARGED CONFERENCE Attendees: 250-350 12 Emerging Innovations 100+ Retail Directors / Senior Managers 油 油NOV 15 JAN 16 油 油 RECHARGED WORKSHOP Attendees: 15-20 / session 4 Finalists of Emerging Innovations Retail Coaches Assigned 油 油FEBRUARY 2016 油 油 RETAIL RECHARGED FINAL Panel of retail experts Pitches & judging videoed 1Grand Winner Breakthrough InnovationAward
- 13. THE AGENDA 12:00 12:15 - Registration 12.15 - 13.00 Lunch 13.00 - 13.30 - Keynote (Using digital to bring the customer closer to the brand) 13.30 - 13.50 Explanation & pitches x 3 - adaptive marketing 13.50 - 14.30 Panel (How to build a customer focused multi-channel strategy) 14.30 - 14.45 Pitches x 3 - connected customer 14.45 - 15.15 Expert talking heads (Does being agile mean you have to be small?) 15.15 - 15.30 Coffee and sweetie bar 15.30 - 16.00 Keynote (Can retail pro鍖tably keep up with global customer expectation?) 16.00 - 16.20 Pitches x 3 Operational Excellence 16.25 - 17.00 Panel (Using tech to lower risk and speed up new market entry) 17.00 - 17.15 Pitches x 3 Accelerated Market Entry 17.20 - 17.45 Expert talking heads (A 20:20 view on 2020 retail) 17.45 18.00 Close /Thank you's and SponsorThank you's 18.00 - 20.00 Drinks reception 20.00 - 23.00 Exclusive dinner with sponsorship at Galvin
- 14. THE PITCHES Criteria for emerging technology: ≒ Technology applicable to retail ≒ Company operating for under 5 years ≒ UK turnover of less than 贈2.5 million ≒ Company product at BETA stage or beyond ≒ Have to have worked with one retail business ≒ Fits into one of the following solution stream: ≒ Adaptive marketing ≒ Connected customer experience ≒ Operational excellence ≒ Accelerated entry
- 15. EVENT INNOVATION TweetWall - Social Media feed by TweetWallPro displaying posts & images directly linked to our unique event hashtag #RRLDN in real-time. Crystal Interactive The audience will be able to vote, question, feedback and rate content via their unique Ipads provided at this event. Our event app, custom made by Crystal Interactive also enables the audience to make notes, view speaker presentations, and play collaborative games.
- 16. EVENT MARKETING ≒ Regular marketing communications in relation to the content, speakers, talent, sponsors and partners of the event via the following mediums. ≒ Dedicated Retail Recharged website and Event Hub allowing the audience and stakeholders to gather all related information and content required around the event ≒ Dedicated Retail Recharged event page and ticketing platform via Eventbrite for managing all communications in relation to attendee registration ≒ Weekly updates and posts via dedicated @RetailRecharged social media channels includingTwitter, Facebook and Instagram ≒ Bi-monthly press releases sent to key retail and technology media and press in the lead up to, during and post event.
- 17. RECHARGED WORKSHOP Format includes: ≒ Retailer insight driven workshops for the 4 category winners ≒ Intimate environment to tackle key business themes, including messaging, positioning, marketing strategy and operating model ≒ Experts include experts from across the retail and tech. ≒ The workshops will feed into the 鍖nal business pitch in February. and retail coaches are assigned.
- 18. PITCH FINAL Format includes: 4 businesses to have a live pitch competition to win the crown of RETAIL RECHARGED Breakthrough InnovationAward Panel of experts include high pro鍖le leaders from across the retail and tech spectrum This will be a behind closed doors event, but all 鍖lmed. March 2016 Grand Winner announced/prize awarded.
- 19. 油 油RICH INSIGHT Our objective for these events is to highlight the best emerging talent from across the retail spectrum and assist retailers in being more pioneering in their approach to innovation.
- 20. WHAT IS RICH INSIGHT? 油 油 ≒ Proven board-level specialists from across the retail and retail-tech landscape ≒ Committed to becoming a catalyst for digital innovation within the retail sector. ≒ Offers multi-channel strategy for digitally minded retailers, alongside a 鍖ltered suite of digital solutions. ≒ Enables busy retailers to become more pioneering in their approach to innovation. ≒ Unique position to provide one of the most quali鍖ed and unbiased views on the digital landscape today.
- 21. WHO ARE RICH INSIGHT? 油 油 HELEN MOON EVENT MANAGER Event manager with 18 years experience in the events industry and a strong background in sales and marketing, helping to plan and deliver 鍖rst-rate events and油marketing projects that油achieve their required objectives. Specialties include strategic and operational event planning in addition to marketing油communications and油social media. A member ofThe Chartered Institute of Marketing and International Special Events Society-UK. 油 油 RICHARD HURTLEY MANAGING DIRECTOR A multi-channel lifestyle fashion brand founder, with almost a decades worth of experience in the industry. Richard has coordinated all functions of brand and retail management; secured two signi鍖cant rounds of investment and sold to leading global retailers such as Zalando, ASOS and John Lewis. Richard is also on the board forThe UK Fashion andTextiles Association and Chairman of industry network UKFT Rise, supporting young fashion professionals and startups. 油 油 JAMES DAVEY MULTI-CHANNEL DIRECTOR A multi-channel director with over 18 years experience in the ecommerce, Digital and Direct Marketing arena. Specialising in helping some of the most well respected international brands (New Look, Joules, B&Q) and technology providers accelerate their digital capabilities, delivering improvements to both revenues and pro鍖tability. 油 油 DIANA SAARVA DIGITAL INNOVATION DIRECTOR Technology Growth Specialist with extensive experience in Enterprise Sales, Operations Management Process Engineering. Investment portfolio development with Angel Series A funding rounds operating in retail e-commerce and marketing technology across Europe and USA. Diana has held executive and non-executive roles in several technology companies, including her role as COO of Fits.me, and has an extensive understanding of technology landscape and how the latest innovations and technology can be applied in retail.
- 22. 油 油JOIN OUR JOURNEY
- 23. E: diana@richinsight.co.uk T: 074 0751 1336 Linkedin.com/company/rich-insight @richinsightuk RICHINSIGHT.CO.UK