Retail Lunch 2024
Save the date for pro-manchester's annual retail lunch during which we will look at how some retailers have succeeded against this climate, how others have struggled and what can be learnt from both. We will also look forward to the current year, discussing developing trends in the sector and how these may align with anticipated consumer behaviours.
We will be delving into the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and retail. Explore key themes such as personalized shopping experiences, supply chain optimization, and customer engagement through chatbots. Additionally, we'll discuss the resurgence of demand on the high street post-pandemic, examining how retailers are strategically repositioning themselves. Lastly, gain valuable insights into the evolving employment law landscape and new regulations anticipated in 2024.
About the Speakers:
I’ve worked for LUSH for 11 years, starting on the Cardiff shop floor as a 12 hour sales assistant. Over the years I’ve managed stores of all shapes and sizes, managing teams as small as 8 and as large as 200! Most recently, I’ve joined the UK&I Retail team of 11 and am currently working on in store events and parties to ensure every LUSH shop across the Uk & Ireland is the place to celebrate your life event, be it birthday or hen do!
David has worked in the digital marketing industry for more than 15 years. He founded, led and successfully exited the UK’s leading conversion optimisation consultancy, User Conversion. He’s worked on over 2,500 experiments with over 100 of the UK’s biggest eCommerce brands. He authored “The Person in Personalisation” after interviewing over 153 experts in the field. Now, he wants to change eCommerce’s established perspective for good. To move retailers along from aggregated, retrospective and result-focused metrics to something more human. Something more segmented, predictive and performance driven. To do this, he’s founded Made With Intent, the customer segmentation platform helping retailers to understand and target how people really buy.
David has over 20 years of commercial and retail experience gained within the Leisure, Travel Retail and Shopping Centre industries.
He has held senior roles at Bass, BAA, Manchester Airports Group and Lend Lease Retail – significant experience in asset management and the delivery of major retail projects.
Jennifer is a Partner with considerable experience and expertise, encompassing both contentious and non-contentious work, spanning the lifetime of the employment relationship. With extensive advocacy experience in the Tribunals, Jennifer has developed a strong reputation as a litigator and tactician. Jennifer was included in the Legal 500 in 2018, 2019, 2020 and most recently in 2021, listing Jennifer as a “Next Generation Partner” and referring to her as a “name to note”. The publication has described Jennifer as “very thorough and totally committed to her clients”.
Jennifer has particular expertise in the recruitment industry, as well as the charity, hospitality and digital and ecommerce sectors. Clients recognise Jennifer’s excellent legal skillset and commitment to them and consistently return to her for advice. Jennifer’s personal approach, commercial awareness and excellent client care skills have previously resulted in awards, including Jennifer winning the Business Insider Lawyer of the Year. Jennifer regularly hosts webinars and training events and frequently appears in print media, as an expert in the field of employment law.
Lauren Somers is a UK Chartered Trade Mark and Designs Attorney. She helps businesses from multinationals to start-ups to identify, protect and enforce their intellectual property rights. Lauren is co-chair of the pro-manchester Retail & E-commence committee and has particular experience and expertise advising retailers.
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