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We all know that the pace of change within our industry and society
is speeding up, driven by rapid advances in communications, technology
and an increasingly volatile trading environment. Increased
agility and flexibility have become must-have factors in 2012,
while efficiency, responsiveness and collaboration are also seen as
critical.
This year the fourth ECRA Annual Supplier and Retailer Convention
examines the explosion of data, including how companies are
starting to use large-scale data gathering and analytics to shape
strategy.
Technological advances are part of a wider societal trend in which
shoppers and consumers demand inclusion. Both manufacturers
and retailers are tapping into this trend, understanding that growing
social media usage will accelerate engagement, transform product
Loss Prevention Seminars prove a great success
ECRA hosted two extremely successful Loss Prevention seminars in
Melbourne and Sydney entitled “Sell More, Lose Less: Introducing
New Loss Prevention”. Both events completely sold out prior meaning
over 200 delegates were on hand to engage in collaborative discussion
and interaction and bring a broad view of the underlying
issues behind shrinkage and waste to the seminars.
Generous sponsorship commitment from Checkpoint and Asset Security
Concepts, along with administrative support from the Australian
Food and Grocery Council provided the opportunity to bring
excellent international speakers to the event, including Adrian Beck,
Head of Department of Criminology at University of Leicester
(UK); Colin Peacock, Director of Global In Store Execution at
Procter & Gamble; and Neil Matthews, Vice President Europe from
Checkpoint.
development, reinvent shopper marketing processes and supply
chains.
Businesses will need to be prepared to increase supply chain flexibility
ensuring their supply chains are fit for the future!
The 2012 ECRA Convention will share, thought leadership, case
studies, and targeted sessions:
Global Outlook - Understand how global trends will affect Australia/New
Zealand food and grocery businesses.
Retail Strategies - Understand retail strategies and what they mean
for your business.
Supplier and Manufacturer Case Studies - Harness ideas from leading
innovative manufacturers and suppliers.
Consumer Insights - Obtain a vision of tomorrow’s consumer
trends and the impacts on your business.
For further information and to register click here.
The major Australian retailers, Coles and Woolworths also provided
great levels of commitment to ensuring the success of the seminars.
Senior executives Andy Coleman (Coles) and Craig Partridge
(Woolworths) opened the Melbourne and Sydney seminars respectively,
with executives overseeing loss prevention at the retailers
Martin Sayer (Coles) and Danny Baldwin (Woolworths) presenting
their companies’ perspectives, plans and objectives at both seminars.
The seminars provided delegates the opportunity to benchmark
their own businesses against the ‘Loss Prevention Pyramid’ and to
use the ECR Loss Prevention Road Map, a tool designed to help
retailers and suppliers identify operational failures and develop new
ways to sell more and lose less. The New Loss Prevention concept
looked at why existing approaches are failing, the challenges presented
by new trends and technologies in retailing and why operational
failures are the root cause of most retail loss. In addition,
international examples of engagement between suppliers, retailers
and solution providers were explored.
The ECRA Loss Prevention
Group now has the opportunity
to consider the key
learning's from the seminars
as it formulates a platform
for driving success in loss
prevention in Australasia and
defines a structure best suited
to progressing the program.
ECRA thanks Checkpoint,
ASC and all those involved
in driving the success of the
Sell More, Lose seminars.
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