Exclusive Live Event 8:00 AM~~5:00 PM~~(GMT-07:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)~~January 16, 2016~~January 19, 2016 02:00 AM~~Dec 16, 2015 | January 16-19, 2016
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| The Oracle Retail Exchange (REx) continues to provide global retailers with access to a unique set of events specifically designed for an international audience. Join a select group of global retailers and key Oracle customers in New York from 16-19 January 2016, and be part of this exclusive 3 day programme.
The Oracle Retail Exchange provides you with the opportunity to get the very best from the National Retail Federation BIG Show and the Oracle New York programme, while networking and exchanging ideas with your peers. What to Expect:
The Retail Exchange runs alongside the NRF BIG Show and provides retailers with an exclusive three day programme of activities to compliment your time at NRF. Here are some of the reasons why you should attend:- Experience high-value business content designed specifically for global retailers
- Hear from innovative retailers how Oracle supports their businesses to meet the demands for retail without limits in a modern commercial society
- Attend exclusive events, dinners and social gatherings at some of New York's most celebrated venues: Classic Car Club of New York, Jazz at Café Carlyle and Madison Square Garden
- Visit some of New York's most innovative retailers in our Store Tour programme
- Bloomingdale's Tour and Talks - Join us at the iconic NY department store for a series of high level tours and talks designed exclusively for REx delegates. Enjoy lunch at Le Train Bleu restaurant and explore the store
- Learn about Oracle's latest release
- Meet with Oracle executives to explore direction and vision
The REx 2015 programme attracted 91 senior retailers representing 52 retail organisations from 20 countries including:
Agrokor, Ahlens, Al Tayer, Al Meera, Alkor, Alrugaib Furniture, Arcadia, Azizia Panda, Benetton, Bindawood, Brico Depot, Brunello Cucinelli, Calzedonia Group, Country Road, Decathlon, Empik, Gerry Weber, Hoff, Home Retail Group, John Lewis, Landmark Group, Leroy Merlin, Louis Vuitton, M. Video, Magnit, Mango, Mercadona, METRO Systems, Mobilesone, mStart, Myer, Nahdi Medical Company, NBTY Europe, New Look, Officeworks, Pandora, Peek And Cloppenburg, Pianoforte Holding, Pimkie, Rogers, Selfridges Group, Shop Direct, Shoppers Stop, Swarovski, Takko Fashion, Tally Weijl, Tander, Tehnosila, Tisak, United Electronics, V4 International, Waitrose. Who should attend:
This is an invite only event for senior retailers who are either existing Oracle customers, or retailers about to embark on an Oracle implementation. If you want to learn more about latest trends in the industry and gain competitive insight, REx is for you. ** Please also note flights and accommodation are not included. Once you have registered for the REx programme, we will provide you with details of our host venue hotel where we have negotiated discounted rates for delegates. Speakers We are delighted that the following speakers are joining the REx 2016 Speaker Programme. | Christian Keen, Chief Finance Officer (CFO) at Holland & Barrett International
Biography:
Chris has been with the Holland and Barrett for 3 years and is responsible for both the Finance and IT functions. Previously, Chris was CFO for seven years at Stonegate, one of the largest pub chains in the UK. In total, Chris has worked in retail for almost 20 years, with executive roles at Punch Taverns, Spirit, Boots , Home retail Group.
Company Profile:
Holland and Barrett is Europe's leading retailer of vitamins, minerals and herbal supplements, it operates stores in UK, Ireland, Benelux and Sweden and has a further 100+ franchises in eight countries ranging from China to Spain. The company is a multisite/multichannel business with 8% of sales now coming from its various websites and is rapidly becoming a true omni channel retailer.
| | Corin Dennison, Global Director of Profit Protection and Ken Bohnert, Global Senior Manager Investigations Operations, adidas Group
Corin Dennison began his career in retail 20 years ago in Retail Food Management for Sainsbury’s, before making a career shift to join the UK Police Service as a detective. This then lead to overseas secondments with the English Football Association and as a Police Trainer with the Iraqi Police Service. In 2011 Corin joined Burberry as the Global Corporate Investigations Manager, and then 18 months later joined the adidas Group as Director of Profit Protection (Global Investigations), now covering retail and corporate areas.
Ken Bohnert, Global Senior Manager Investigations Operations, adidas Group
Ken Bohnert joined the adidas Group as a Profit Protection Manager responsible for own retail stores in the DACH region in 2008 until 2011. Ken then lead the successful implementation of a 10 store RFID pilot for the Store Operations Team in late 2011, before returning to the Profit Protection Team to take on the role of Global Investigations Operations Manager. Ken now implements and manages all services and products which support the field teams when conducting investigations, which includes: adidas Group Data Mining System; Audit System Management; Interview Training; Case Management and physical security systems, including CCTV.
Company Profile:
The adidas Group, a global leader in the sporting goods industry, operates 2,800 retail stores around the world. Famous for its three stripes, the adidas Group identified the need to focus its efforts to search for loss exceptions. Manual data analysis was not a sustainable solution into the identification and reduction of shrink across the global organization.
| | Diana Colella, MIS Retail Director at Guess Europe
Company Profile:
Known for its European styling, upscale image and glamorous collections, GUESS is one of the most widely recognizable brands across the globe with a style that dresses and accessorizes the world with fashionable clothing, handbags, watches, footwear and more. The GUESS collections are always fresh and striking with favourite jeans styles and new fits each season for both him and her, constantly affirming the brand’s Denim DNA. The sexy, young and adventurous image envisaged by founders Maurice and Paul Marciano when they founded the company in 1981 has been depicted for almost 30 years in the award-winning and inspirational advertising campaigns that have made GUESS a household name.
| | Mario Herdin, Head of IT Retail, D. Swarovski KG
Mario heads up the IT Retail team at Swarovski. He joined the company in 1999, and took IT Retail from a team of two who installed and updated every single till manually to a business enabler providing centralized, standardized and stable systems and processes. Today, Mario runs a team of 36 people of 6 nationalities, and is responsible for leading a major organizational change in IT Retail – so successful that it is now being copied by other IT departments at the company. Mario is responsible for POS, Traffic Counting, Merchandise Planning, Staff Planning and Handheld POS solutions.
Company Overview:
Swarovski designs, manufactures, and sells jewelry and high-quality crystal, genuine gemstones, created stones, and finished products such as accessories and lighting solutions. What started in 1895 as small crystal manufacturing business in Wattens, Austria, has grown to be a global company making every day extraordinary. With a rich history and a culture of creativity, Swarovski is committed to growth and to maintaining its place at the forefront of design, creativity and technological innovation. Swarovski’s products are sold in approximately 170 countries through more than 2,350 retail outlets worldwide with production locations in Austria, China, Czech Republic, India, Liechtenstein, Thailand, Vietnam, and the US.
| | Paul Coby, IT Director at John Lewis
Paul is IT Director at John Lewis which he joined in March 2011. John Lewis is Britain's leading omni-channel retailer with 36% of its sales online over the busy Christmas period. Paul set up John Lewis' first Innovation Incubator last summer.
Previously, he had been Chief Information Officer (CIO) of British Airways for 10 years. There he built ba.com and many industry leading innovations including calendar selling, online check in and dynamic packaging of flights, hotel and car hire. Paul joined BA from the Civil Service where he held senior roles including Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Transport, Deputy Director of Rail Privatisation, and Head of Resource Management for the Motorway and Truck Road Programme.
Paul is also a member of the Boards of SITA, which is the systems and service co-operative owned by the Air Transport Community operating in 200 countries around the World, Pets at Home and P&O Ferries.
Company Overview:
"John Lewis began in 1864 with the opening of the first shop in London's Oxford Street. It is part of the John Lewis Partnership, the UK's largest example of worker co-ownership and all 30,000 John Lewis staff are Partners in the business. 'Never Knowingly Undersold', our unique promise to our customers that the price of any item we sell will always be as low as the lowest price in the neighbourhood, has been our slogan for over 75 years. Through the efforts of our Partners serving customers with our suppliers' high quality goods, we have succeeded in building the largest department store retailer in the UK, with 46 John Lewis shops (32 department stores, 12 John Lewis at home and shops at St Pancras International and Heathrow Terminal 2) and a growing online business - johnlewis.com."
| | Doug Gardner, CIO at River Island
Doug has 20+ years experience in retail, working in the fashion and beauty industries, covering both technical and business areas. In recent years this includes leadership positions at French Connection and River Island. He has experience in leading implementations of core merchandising operations systems, store systems such as POS, supply chain, production, eCommerce and mCommerce in a fast fashion environment. All implemented and supported across multiple countries and a wide range of business units.
Company Overview:
River Island has a global portfolio of over 320 stores across the UK, Ireland and internationally throughout Asia, the Middle East and Europe, alongside multiple web, franchise and wholesale operations. With an award-winning online fashion retail site, one of the biggest in-house design teams on the British high street and a deep commitment to nurturing new talent, we're one of the most successful fashion retailers in the UK.
| | ANDREW ANOSENKO
SPAR RUSSIA (SPAR TULA)
COO SPAR Russia: Building effective business processes, step by step
Speaker Biography
Andrew has over 10 years of experience managing growing retail businesses in Russia. Starting his career as an IT manager, he was the CEO of a number of grocery retailers, where he led multiple transformations. Andrew joined SPAR Tula as COO in 2013. He is a key sponsor of business improvements including the Oracle Retail implementation.
Company Overview
SPAR Tula is a regional grocer in Russia, and sub-brand of Dutch multinational retail chain SPAR. SPAR Tula operates over 100 convenient stores, supermarkets and hypermarkets located primarily in the central part of Russia. Focusing on a wide range of fresh products and own produced food, SPAR delivers outstanding customer service with a competitive and optimized product offering.
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DIAMOND SPONSOR | | LOGIC
Global retailers trust Logic to achieve their vision of success. Dedicated exclusively to Oracle Retail, Logic blends technology and retail business expertise to implement, optimize, and support improvements that help efficiency, profitability, and customer experience. Logic has offices in the USA, Latin America, Europe, India, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East.
Learn more at logicinfo.com
| | OLR
OLR helps retailers to elevate their brand, inventory and customer experience through the design, implementation and ongoing management of global business solutions built on the industry-leading Oracle Retail platform. We at OLR are incredibly passionate about providing an innovative, honest approach through our leading people and technologies to guide our customers along a path to become world-class omnichannel organizations.
Learn more at OLRretail.com
| | RETAIL-CONSULT
Retail Consult serves global retail organizations who want to transform their business for competitive advantage in today’s dynamic business environment. We provide Strategic Consulting, Retail Solutions and Systems Integration in support of Retail Transformation Programs. With operations in Europe, North and South America, we are global in our perspective and experience. A highly experienced group of professionals, we have extensive retail industry skills in Business Consulting, Solutions Architecture, Project and Program Management. Our focus is on quantifiable benefits and high quality delivery, helping companies like Lowes, Farmahorro, and Parfois move into the future of retail.
Learn more at retail-consult.com
| PLATINUM SPONSOR | | McFadyen
McFadyen Solutions is the most experienced Oracle Commerce implementer with over 200 successful projects during 18 years of exclusive focus on ATG & Endeca. Our global team delivers turn-key Oracle Commerce solutions with best-practice strategy, CX/UX, development, deployment, and support services.
Learn more at mcfadyen.com
| GOLD SPONSORS | | SKILLNET
SkillNet Solutions, Inc. is a leading global consulting services and retail systems integrator specialized in providing complete end-to-end, digital solutions in stores, merchandising, e-commerce, supply chain, customer management, and data analytics. SkillNet provides retailers with a connected customer experience across channels through retail transformations.
Learn more at skillnetinc.com
| SILVER SPONSORS | | FIRST FRIDAY
Logo received: to be placed in e-comms with link to corporate website & event page with link to corporate website.
First Friday is a consulting, change management and training business with its roots in retail. We have a portfolio of 100+ clients across the UK, Europe and South Africa.
Everyone at First Friday is a retailer by trade. Not only have we worked at senior levels in retail in the past, but we work with world class retailers every day. It’s simply in our blood. We understand that what counts in retail is passion, flexibility and pace. Because we understand the business you’re in, we start adding value the minute we step through the door.
Learn more at firstfriday.biz
| | VELTIO
Veltio is the leading consultancy in the design, implementation, and tuning of Oracle Retail Planning & Optimization solutions.
Our global implementations in planning, supply chain, and optimization solve complex problems simply, efficiently and effectively. Veltio provides rapid results through in-depth expertise, proven innovation and solid best practices. Veltio means better!
Learn more at veltio.com
| | WEIGANDT CONSULTING
A leading European retail consulting company specialising in Oracle Retail. Serving global retailers such as Tesco, Galeria Kaufhof, Vodafone, Konzum that appreciate attention to detail, knowledge and transparency.
We provide answers to fulfil consumers’ expectations in areas such as: Demand Matched Assortment, Customer Centric Multi-Channel, Precision Pricing and Optimised Stock.
Learn more at weigandt-consulting.com
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REx Lite
The REx programme is now at capacity. However, we don't want you to miss out on hearing from our retailers from around the world to learn how they are delivering value to their customers.
REx Lite is a version of the REx programme that allows you to join our customer presentation sessions each morning in The Highline Room at The Standard Hotel. Please refer to the REx Lite agenda for more detail on the sessions and where they take place.
You must register with your account manager to join the REx Lite programme. View the REx Lite Agenda | | | |
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