CONTENTS SEPTEMBER 2013
14 RETAIL LIGHTING
With the continued progression of LEDs and the demand for retailers to be energy efficient, we take a look at some recent installations in retail and new products available to retailers to keep one step ahead.
2o ECOMMERCE EXPO PREVIEW
eCommerce Expo, one of the leading events dedicated to all aspects of selling online, returns to London Olympia on the 2nd and 3rd October this year.
24 SURFACES A range of surfaces available for retail areas 30 100% DESIGN PREVIEW
Staged over 20,000m2 at London’s Earls Court Exhibition Centre, 100% Design is the commercial cornerstone event of the London Design Festival.
36 ASSOCIATION CATCH UP
As we come in to the Autumn season we have a catch up with three of the leading industry associations and see what they have in store for the next few months and what they think the industry will face: challenges and benefits.
40 SMITHFIELDS
Recently, I had the pleasure of meeting a very inspirational man called Marcus Binney who informed me of the current plans to destroy Smithfield General Market and replace it with offices up to 20 metres high. As a strong supporter of Britains high streets and the retail economy in general, we wanted to share this with our readers!
42 Q&A VERIFONE
We chat to Raja Ray, Director of products and solutions at VeriFone about one of the longest running payment providers.
44 Q&A HANDPOINT
A1 Retail chat to David Gudjonsson, CEO and co‐founder of Handpoint.
46 BUILDING NEW STORES
David Jupp, Business development manager at Elliott, discusses why modern methods of
construction are suited to the demands of a retail environment.
50 ONE
WOMAN IN RETAIL
Sarah Pavlou, President of International Women in Business (IWIB) tells us her inspirational story in Retail
82 OPINION
Simon Tothill, Director at Eagle Land, is a Chartered Surveyor with over 20 years’ experience in the Retail sector and Director of the innovative new retail and leisure scheme, IntoOutdoors. Simon talks to A1 Retail about why etailers should still consider the benefits of a tangible brand experience.
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