Introducing... The Food Retail Academy

Practical insight and training from industry experts. Get the most out of your retail systems with hands-on training and make your EPOS and back office technology work for you.

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Apply Retail Best Practices

Over the course of our practical training sessions you will gain invaluable insight and knowledge on key systems within your business environment. You'll learn the 'WHY' alongside the 'HOW' and return; enabled to put your skills to best use.

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Key Business Processes

We will focus solely on key processes within a food retail environment and target areas that, once mastered, will make a demonstrable difference to your business.

Practical Application

The theory of each session will be backed up by opportunities to get hands on with the technology. Business-specific scenarios and questions are welcomed at each stage.

Grow Your Bottom Line

Each course is structured to give you the requisite skills and confidence to take back to your shop environment. Instructors will check-in with you to make sure you're seeing a difference.

Retail 101: Getting Food Retail Right

Scheduled: Thursday 26th and Friday 27th January 2023
Venue: EKM, Evolution House Caxton Road, Preston PR2 9ZB

In this session, hosted by The EPOS Bureau and Fresh Retail, we will be joined by guest speaker, writer and consultant, John Stanley. We will explain how to create a unique customer experience that captivates and engages your audience.

Session outline

Day 1 - Managers' Day, 9.30am - 4.30pm

Managers are encouraged to bring plans of their own retail operation as they will be working in groups to develop them.

The format for the day will cover:

- Creating a unique consumer experience. What does it take?
- Play the 'image game' before you design the store.
- How data can inform decisions in the design.
- Customer flow, get right and grow your sales.
- Locating the categories in the right zones to maximize total floor sales.
- Data at the shelf edge to keep relevant products in the right place.
- Positioning the power displays and how to build them.
- Managing an operational plan to ensure the power displays happen.
- Merchandising strategies to grow your business.
- Signs grow sales - if you get them right.
- Labelling and POS linked to Epos systems to keep the brand consistent and achievable.
- Putting it all together to grow a business.

Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

Day 2 - Managers' and Owners', Day 9.30am - 4.30pm

Day two is designed as an advanced day where decisions can be made on the future of delegates business in the marketing and retail space.

Creating a Unique Experience that Engages the Consumer

What are the elements of a unique memorable experience?

- How to build a unique experience.
- Fresh perspective from a different angle and thinking.
- Price taking versus price making.
- Engagement strategies that work.
- Loyalty and promotions vs membership schemes.
- Capabilities of systems to cross pollinate sales.

What are the changes we will have to introduce moving forward and how do we become the new leaders?

- Becoming real green leaders.
- Putting your thoughts into an Action Plan.

Lunch and refreshments will be provided.

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Keynote Speaker: John Stanley

Our main speaker for the session is John Stanley, the well-known and respected global retail consultant.

John has often been described as the leading horticultural consultant in the world today. That is because his skills in perishable retailing: food, plants, flowers and pets, and creating rapid stock turn, in fact, apply equally to all fields of retailing.

Training From People Who Know Food Retail

The EPOS Bureau has partnered with Fresh Retail to deliver these sessions. Together, we work alongside some of the biggest names in the food retail sector. Fresh Retail has grown a business focused on everything from internal operations and structures, physical building development, through to feasibility planning, range and branding.

Here are a few of the benefits you should expect:

Reduce ‘repeated’ workload
Improved control of costs and purchases
Improved margin
Accurate understanding of business performance
Reduced risk of errors in your product data

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Frequently Asked Questions

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