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Goodman Production Delivers World Class Retail HR Summit for Second Year Running

HR visionaries from ASDA, Sainsburys, Somerfield, Nationwide, Boots, William Hill, QVC, Kwik Fit, Enterprise rent-a-car, Travelodge and Figleaves are coming together on October 8^th to debate the latest retail HR strategies at The Retail Bulletin’s 2^nd Annual Retail HR Summit.

Following on from the massive success of last year’s event, this interactive summit will enable Retail HR executives to benchmark their HR strategies and share ideas to enable improved recruitment initiatives, retention and development of key talent and delivery of bottom line results through effective people strategies.

The summit; sponsored by Retail Choice, has been designed to allow a focussed peer group of retail HR executives to network and discuss best practices of their key challenges.

Delegates will find out how to:

· Drive profits through establishing best practices of retail recruitment

· Maximise company-wide retention in a challenging economy

· Build a differentiated employer brand that attracts and retains talent

· Build retail training, learning & development strategies that add measurable business value

· Attract key talent to head office vacancies

· Drive market share and retention through measurable employee engagement

· Deliver on corporate goals through cost effective succession planning

· Drive engagement and motivation in a rapidly growing online retail business

· Maximise engagement and motivation through effective rewards strategies

“We’ve already got an excellent speaker line up at what I’m sure will be another sell out conference” said the summit’s producer, Carl Goodman.

Speakers already confirmed for the event include:

· David Smith, People Director, ASDA

· Ben Bengougam, Group Director of Human Resources, DSG international plc

· Lee Rhoden, Head of Retail Recruitment, Sainsbury’s

· Edel Conway, Head of Talent, Somerfield PLC

· Paul Bissell, Head of Reward, Nationwide Building Society

· Mark Gilbertson, Head of Recruitment Services, Boots UK

· David Russell, Group Director of HR, William Hill plc

· Dan Kerkel, Head of Corporate Development , QVC UK

· Donna Miller, European Human Resources Director, Enterprise Rent a car

· Chrissie Herbert, Director of HR and Quality Management, Travelodge Hotels

· John O'Donnell, HR Director, Kwik Fit

· Joanna Ansell, Director of Human Resources and Customer Service, Figleaves.com

· Audrey Williams , Partner - Head of Diversity & Discrimination Law, Eversheds

“We’re delighted that ASDA’s David Smith will be giving our retention keynote this year as he is, without doubt, once of the HR industry’s key players” said The Retail Bulletin’s editor, Mark Higgins.

Delegates can expect networking opportunities with HR executives from the UK’s highest profile retailers throughout the day.

If you or one of your colleagues would like to become a delegate at the event, please contact Karen O’ Brien on (0) 1737 734956

For further information, please see the event’s website on http://www.retailbulletinconferences.com/hr_conf.php

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