Q&A
We talk to Marketing Director of Forum Events, Gill Woods, to gain a little more insight into the idea behind the Retail Shopfitting and Display Summit.
1. How did the Retail Shopfitting and Display Summit first come about? Having organised over 250 forums and summits since 1996 in sectors as diverse as Digital Marketing to Care Homes, we felt that there was a gap in the market within the retail sector that could benefit from our experience in arranging ‘matched’ meetings between Buyer and Supplier – most specifically within the shopfitting and display area. Five years on, the Summit has gone from strength to strength, with the best testimonial to our success being the facts that over 75% of the suppliers rebook each year.
2. What are the sorts of companies that will be attending this year? Supplier companies attending the 2013 Summit will be offering products and services such as shopfitting interiors, security installations, ambient fragrance, air conditioning, lighting, store fixture & fittings, woodworking, graphics, Av, flooring & carpet, window displays, POS, mannequins – in fact all aspects of the Retail Shopfitting and Display ‘supply chain’.
3. How can visitors make the most of their visit?
All delegates are regularly forwarded updates on the suppliers attending, the products and services on offer and the seminar programme. Two weeks prior to the Summit delegates are forwarded a link
to our award winning, online selection portal, which enables them to browse the selection of suppliers attending and to make their choice of supplier meetings based on their forthcoming purchasing requirements or upcoming projects. By choosing the supplier companies most pertinent to their needs they can save themselves months of research. Whilst at the event, there are ample networking breaks including a networking Gala Dinner and drinks reception, allowing them even further opportunities to create new business contacts for the future.
4. Has the dynamic changed from previous Summits? Whilst the dynamics of the Summit remain unchanged, with the main thrust based on Delegate/Supplier matched meetings, over the last five years the event has become renowned for delivering as described on the tin, with the level of both Delegate and Supplier calibre increasing over the years. Amongst the attendees this year are retail procurement professionals from Asda, Boots, Calvin Klein, Chopard, Gatwick Airport, Harrods, Laura Ashley, Matalan, Marks & Spencer, Pets at Home, Ralph Lauren, Specsavers, The Perfume Shop, Waitrose and WH
Smith...to name but a few.
5. What are you most looking forward to from this year's Summit? Another successful event!!
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