The seminar and conference call for papers is now open for Retail Business Technology Expo 2012

Retail Business Technology Expo 2012, the one stop shop for end to end retail and hospitality solutions, is opening its stage to the most innovative and thought provoking speakers as part of its FREE conference and seminar programme.

Nick Field, event director, Retail Business Technology Expo, said, "The calibre of speakers at our launch event in March was outstanding, and we are committed to putting on an even better programme for 2012.

We have 4 theatres, with over 80 sessions, so there are plenty of opportunities to hear the very best retail content there is to offer. We've undertaken extensive research to find out exactly what our visitors want to hear and the message is loud and clear – innovation is key."

 http://www.retailbusinesstechnologyexpo.com/

The conference programme at the 2011 event attracted over 2,000 attendees, with top level speakers  from  Aurora, eBay, Giant Eagle, Morrisons, Sonae, Starbucks, and Waitrose, and many more, covering a broad range of topics including supply chain, multichannel, eCommerce, marketing to loss prevention, and tackling topical industry issues from the pros & cons of Cloud Computing to missed opportunities in retailing.

“We’re looking for original content, new ideas and topics which will appeal to a range of job functions.  There is a huge appetite for information across the whole area of multichannel, which is completely encompassed in our show, and will be covered extensively.  Likewise, international retail came up as another area where there’s a real hunger for information, and we are committed to at least 20% of our seminars featuring Europe and beyond.” Field continued.

The call for papers deadline is September 30^th 2011.  More details and hints and tips on how to submit a proposal can be found at http://www.retailbusinesstechnologyexpo.com/Content/SEMINAR-SUBMISSION/21/

Headline sponsorship at Retail Business Technology Expo - Wipro

Wipro, a leading international IT and business services company, has announced it will be sponsoring the VIP Lounge at Retail Business Technology Expo, the brand new event focusing on business solutions and technology for the retail and hospitality industries.

Mike Davies, Vice President, Wipro Retail, said, "Retail Business Technology Expo will provide an excellent platform for the retail industry to showcase all the great work that's going on, which creates such a vibrant and dynamic industry.

Our work with leading global retailers, including Morrisons, Ahold and Best Buy Europe, allows us to work in the heart of retailers operations. We have a vision for retail, and IT is a crucial element of this, particularly when helping retailers build a more agile, progressive and more productive businesses."

Morrisons ‘Let’s Grow’ takes top honours at Global Green Awards

 Client: Morrisons

Discipline(s): Integrated, Promotional, Retail, Planning
Campaign Date: September 2010

Let’s Grow is back, and this year it’s set to be bigger and better than ever before!

Billington Cartmell’s ‘Let’s Grow’ schools & community campaign for Morrisons has won a top award at the prestigious 2010 Global Green Awards.

Morrisons Let’s Grow is a highly successful national reward scheme that inspires children to live a healthier lifestyle through the practical experience of growing fresh fruit and vegetables within their school grounds. The idea is simple: for every £10 spent in a Morrisons store, customers receive one Let’s Grow voucher which is handed into local schools. Vouchers are collected and can be exchanged by schools for gardening equipment, seeds and tools, which are delivered in time for spring planting.

Since its launch in 2008, the scheme has inspired children all over Britain to have fun and get their hands dirty by learning how to grow their own fresh produce. To date, schools have received over £6.5million worth of equipment. In fact, more than two million pieces of gardening equipment and packets of seeds have been given away, including 40,946 hand trowels, 8,266 greenhouses and 53,792 pairs of gardening gloves!

Year 3 launched in stores on 6^th September 2010. This year, the vouchers are redeemable against an even bigger range of products, as living plants and a range of cooking essentials have been added to the catalogue – enabling children to benefit from the produce they’ve grown in a whole new way!  

via bcl.co.uk