Retail Technology Show 2024 names Charles Tyrwhitt Founder and Chairman Nick Wheeler as headline keynote
Retail Technology Show reports that Nick Wheeler, Founder, Chairman and Owner of Charles Tyrwhitt, will be one of its 2024 headline speakers as part of its conference programme.
The event takes place at London Olympia on 24th and 25th April.
Wheeler will deliver a keynote session on the Headline Stage on day two, which will explore how to lead a workforce from one person to a thousand.
Wheeler will draw from his experience establishing his shirt and menswear brand, Charles Tyrwhitt, which he started in 1990 as a fledgling mail order business ranging just eight shirts and ties, and scaled into an international multi-channel retailer and leading British menswear brand with £330 million of sales forecast in 2024.
Matt Bradley, Event Director at Retail Technology Show, comments: “Retail has always been about the business of buying from people and making personal connections.”
“And retail’s frontline workforce are at the fore of creating the retail magic and shopping experiences that foster long-term relationships with customers that keep them coming back time and again.”
“Setting up retail teams with the right talent, skills and culture to succeed is foundational for long-term business performance, which is why we’re thrilled to have Nick join us to deliver our keynote session on building and leading a successful retail workforce on the Headline Stage.”
Leadership, Economy & Workforce will be one of six key tracks in the RTS 2024 conference programme, and will feature further sessions from retail leaders on the Headline Stage on day two of the show, which will be chaired by Customer Whisperer, Kate Hardcastle.
Clarks’ MD of UK & ROI, Bob Neville, will join CEO of the British Retail Consortium, Helen Dickinson, for a fireside chat which will explore what great retail leadership looks like in 2024 and beyond, while Lucas London, Co-Founder and CEO at paint brand Lick, discusses the role of leadership and building internal culture for startups.
With over 400+ technology firms exhibiting at RTS 2024, solutions that support retailers’ workforces will also feature prominently on the show floor, from frontline experience platform YOOBIC, to workforce management solutions, including StoreForce and UKG, and e-learning and training solutions, including Axonify.
Meanwhile on the TECH Talks stage, a dedicated conference stream for exhibitors to showcase their solutions in bite-sized sessions, frontline workforce app, Workjam, will be outline a practical guide for enterprise retailers on achieving operational excellence that boosts staff efficiency on day one.
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