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Should we be selling on B&Q Marketplace? Is probably the question I get asked the most by business leaders. For those of you in senior roles within the Home and Garden Industry, who are still sitting on the fence regarding B&Q Marketplace, I know how you feel. You know it’s a big and growing opportunity, you know selling on the platform will allow you to list your entire range, including brand new products on the UK’s largest Home and Garden website, giving you access to millions of new customers, but you still need convincing. Well, I have a date for your diary and one not to be missed. B&Q Marketplace is hosting an exclusive event on Wednesday the 18th of September near Birmingham, designed to help businesses exactly like yours, unlock the full potential of selling on B&Q Marketplace. This event will provide invaluable insights from B&Q Marketplace leaders, success stories from other businesses, and hands-on workshops covering everything from account setup to advanced marketing strategies. I’ll be there too and happy to answer any questions that you have. You seriously don’t want to miss this and there are only a limited number of places available for established brands and companies not yet selling on the marketplace - you know who you are! Register your interest at the link below - https://lnkd.in/ejTEnb7Z #ecommerce #marketplace #digital #homeimprovement

Heading to StoreFeeder Sessions 2024 tomorrow? We’ll be at The Nottingham Belfy Hotel for a packed day of learning and networking. StoreFeeder Sessions is bringing together partners and innovators to share insights on how eCommerce businesses can build for the future. Topics will include: “how to expand horizons with new channels” and “leveraging reporting for superior insights.” See you there! #ecommerce #event #networking

The Retail Marketeers are very proud to announce there next pick for there 2024 #RoadsideRetail Allstar Team: Mr. Scott Annan the convenience retail and food guru and pathfinder will be the official conference summariser in chief. On 25 April 2024 in Hamburg, Germany the NACS President & CEO Dr. Henry Armour together with Christian Warning, NACS Relationship Partner D-A-CH, owner, The Retail Marketeers are welcoming senior leaders from in Germany, Austria or Switzerland operating local, national and multinational convenience retailers. NACS will participate and supports the event while Christian Warning uses his network to invite delegates from the most relevant oil companies and convenience retailers and is designing the program of the event. Our event app ensures the communication between all delegates prior, at and after the event. A one of a kind matchmaking tool provided by forecourttech the global leading conference and meetings convention focused on technologies that optimise fuel and convenience retailing and enhance the customer experience. Scott F Annan is a Food and Convenience retail industry guru and a pathfinder. Based in the UK and Irish marketplaces, with a global reach in hosting peer-to-peer exchange events. Scott maintains regular connections with C-level heads within retail forums, challenging thinking and sharing insight and knowledge. Scott’s forums include many national and independent UK, Ireland, and international retailers. The Retail Leaders Forum was established in 2012 as a group of invited top-tier UK and Ireland food and convenience retailers. This forum formally meets quarterly at highly targeted and disruptive local and international events and coaching through challenges. Recent retailer interactions have been in Chicago, Des Moines, Dublin, Hamburg, London, Newry, Seoul, Singapore, and Tokyo. The Independent Retailer Owners Forum is twenty-four award winning and dynamic convenience and food retailers from the UK, Ireland and The Netherlands. The forum meets six times a year for local and international innovative and disruptive events to keep members at the pioneering edge of the industry. In addition to a British passport, he holds an ‘Overseas Citizen of India’ passport and spends much of the year in India and across Asia. The NACS Convenience Leaders Exchange D-A-CH 2024 is proudly presented by Impact 21 - a consulting firm that enables specialty retail, convenience, and energy clients to deliver seamless customer experiences that drive new revenue growth and increased shareholder value. The Retail Marketeers are a global strategic alliance partner of Impact 21. 

This is going to be a fantastic session at Groceryshop If you are at the conference I would thoroughly recommend attending. The team at Digital Commerce Global will be in Vegas in force and sharing some brand new, ground breaking digital commerce insight. Please let me know if you are going to be in Vegas for the biggest and best Grocery conference. #digitalcommerce #ecommerce #cpg #cpgindustry #fmcg #fmcgindustry #omnichannel #digitalstrategy

W𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞? This is the question I have been asked to answer at Groceryshop Vegas. This will be my third time attending the event, and my first time presenting. There are many 'paid for' ways of getting attention in our industry. However, when you are asked, with 'no commercials or strings attached', to present your proprietary intelligence in front of a senior retail industry audience, it's quite an honour and accolade. At Shoptalk Europe in Barcelona in March, we shared insights into the correlation of financial value gained by those that 'have' certain SEEC capabilities v those that have not. The session that I will speak at in Vegas is on Day 1 (Oct 7th), Track 3 on the topic of '𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬'. In collaboration with Ben Miller and his team, we have agreed to present fresh intelligence on what it truly takes to be leaders in digital commerce. 𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒚 '𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒂𝒍' at the event.... 🥁 😎 To my co-speakers, colleagues and various associates, looking forward to seeing you there. Ping me if you'd like to meet in the Speaker's Lounge or at our exhibit - we're growing up this year, so you'll find us in our own space in the Shoreline area. Gregor Murray Laura Cullen Sarah O'Neill Anne Mezzenga Chelsey Alexander Chris Walton Deborah Weinswig 韋葆蘭 Deepak Jose 🍪 Francesca Hahn Julie Craig Linara Zakirova, MBA, DTM Michal Geller Mike Glaser Douglas C. Straton Aaron Zeng Edel Kinane Miya Knights Simon Miles Milan Turk, Jr. #ecommerce #digitalcommerce #benchmarking #intelligence #cpgindustry #cpg #fmcg

This week’s recap on E-commerce Intersections focuses on why CommerceNext is figuring out the holy grail of conference formats. So let’s get into it: 💡 Easy for merchants: in exchange for information about their business needs, merchants can attend for free. Merchants set meetings with vendors based on their communicated needs. 💡 Easy for vendors: in exchange for sponsorship, vendors are matched with merchants’ expressed needs that align to their solutions. Vendors and merchants are paired up in two formats - 1:1 meetings and sponsored dinners - making it easier on the vendor to meet with the right merchants. 💡 Showcase content from experienced operators: Dawn Foods Global presented their entire strategy for composable transformation for FREE. 💡 The environment felt boutique: similar to B2B Online, CommerceNext delivered a conference environment that encouraged interactions organically due to its size, not shuttling merchants like cattle from session to session. 💡 The right brands attended: notable brands like L'Oréal, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc., Theory, Revlon and so many more made their presence known both in sessions and on the show floor. Scott Silverman and team did a great job delivering on what I would consider the NEW conference model. Finally it awas great to work with my partners in crime Andrew Rothchild and Craig Gottlieb two A+ players that you always want on the field. We learn a lot from each others’ approaches.

I'm looking forward to being part of the https://lnkd.in/gk8QEfWw along with Jodie Wilson Kristie Atkins Michael Moore Prataal Raj and Jaimi Farrey. Some fascinating topics to be discussed and including one close to my heart - Emotional Loyalty - what, why, how. #loyalty #loyaltyprograms #loyaltyprogram #emotionalloyalty

🌟 Highlights from the Vision Summit 2024 - A Game Changer for Retailers and Suppliers! 🌟 We brought together world-class retailers, leading supplier brands, and industry experts, all focused on unlocking new opportunities in online range expansion via dropship and curated marketplaces. From turbocharging online sales to driving customer satisfaction, this summit was packed with valuable insights and success stories. Here’s what some of our attendees had to say: 🔑 "Curation is the key." - Paul Cairns, Partner and Operations Manager at John Lewis, shared how Virtualstock helps streamline supplier management, making complexity a thing of the past. 💡 "The Virtualstock Vision Summit has been a bit like therapy, enabling us to share ideas and stories with other suppliers and retailers." - David Wick, Commercial Director at Mirror Outlet, emphasised the collaborative spirit of the event, tackling shared challenges and finding innovative solutions together. 💬 "Virtualstock has been part of our journey for the last four years. If I were in my position 10 years ago, I would have implemented Virtualstock sooner" - Simon Spencelayh, MD at Robert Dyas, highlighted how Virtualstock has supported their consistent growth and enhanced supplier relationships. The event was a powerful reminder of the potential in dropship and marketplace strategies, bringing together retailers and suppliers to explore ways to drive growth while mitigating commercial risk. 📅 Don’t miss out next year! Pre-register now and join us at the 2025 Vision Summit to unlock more insights and partnerships that will shape the future of retail: https://lnkd.in/eYQjUMeB #VisionSummit2024 #Virtualstock #Dropship #Marketplace #RetailTransformation 

🌟 Exciting Event Alert for E-Commerce Leaders! 🌟 Bemeir is hosting an Exclusive E-Commerce Roundtable Dinner at the elegant Vela Dining NY! 🍽️✨ along with our sponsors Dotdigital, ChannelEngine, Global-e, Rewind and Appbrew Join us for an evening of gourmet dining and insightful discussions with industry peers. This is a unique opportunity for eCommerce marketing leaders from top U.S. brands to connect, share experiences, and explore the future of digital commerce. 📅 Date: Jan 15th 🕒 Time: 7pm - late 📍 Venue: Vela Dining NY What's on the Agenda? ⚫ Network with industry leaders and innovators. ⚫ Engage in roundtable discussions on key learnings in eCom from 2023. ⚫ Explore how AI will impact eCom in 2024. ⚫ Uncover top trends and technologies set to shape the eCom landscape. Why Attend? ⚫ Gain invaluable insights and strategies for your brand. ⚫ Be featured in Bemeir's & sponsor's pre and post-event marketing. ⚫ Enjoy a luxurious dining experience in one of NY's finest restaurants. Seats are limited, so if you're interested in attending, drop a "inspire" in the comments and I'll send over some info. Looking forward to an evening of great food, great company, and even greater insights. 🥂 #nrf2024 #nrf #ecommerce #insights #roundtable