25 Jul 2007


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Top speakers lined up for convenience retail conference


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Future of International Convenience Retailing 2007 - details

A series of top speakers have been lined up for this year's Future of International Convenience Retailing conference, which takes place in September.

They include:

• Jill Bruce, Head of Simply Food, Marks & Spencer
• Leo Crawford, CEO, BWG, (SPAR Ireland)
• David Johnston, Executive VP and COO, Wawa, USA
• Dan Germain, Head of Creative, innocent drinks
• Garth Greyling, Retail Strategist Convenience, Engen South Africa
• Andy Davis, Trading Director, BP, UK
• Mike Greene, Chief Executive, him!
• Neill Sherrell, Managing Director, srcg Ltd
• Debbie Robinson, Director of Food Retail Marketing, Co-operative Group
• Mohammad Khan, President, ViVOTech

Speakers from Mastercard and ViVOTech will also address the question of the global impact of contactless payment on transaction speed.

Further highlights of the event include two study tours of convenience formats, incorporating:

• A new “environmental” format Tesco Extra
• A new Tates Spar store format
• Tesco One Stop stores
• A BP/M&S Simply Food
• Esso On the Run
• Budgens

There's also a networking dinner at London restaurant Quaglino's and a chance to attend the Retail Industry Awards on the evening of 27 September.

For further details, and information about prices and how to reserve your place, click on the link above right.

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