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“It’s not easy being green” In a world where plastics, emissions, and circular business models dominate the conversation, it's inspiring to witness the efforts being made across the board. However, the scale and complexity of these issues call for a realistic perspective on large-scale change and question if we’re focusing in the right areas? Natalie Frow, managing director eCommerce and Retail, DHL Supply Chain and Stuart Hill, CEO, DHL eCommerce UK took to the innovation stage at #RetailJam to share insights on collaborating for a sustainable tomorrow. They explored the high standards that need to be set across the industry if we’re to make a real impact on how sustainable we are, and from the education of customers to reducing packaging, there are tonnes of ways in which significant change can be made. It’s all about the four focus areas: commitment, creativity, consistency and collaboration. Thanks so much to Natalie, Stu and the wider DHL team for being our lead sustainability sponsor and spreading positive, green vibes in everything they do! 🌍🌿

At RetailJam we hosted almost 100 different roundtables across almost 50 different topics... And as always with our roundtable discussions, the insights were flying. We'll be gradually drip feeding you some of the takeaways from these roundtables over the coming weeks - so keep your eyes peeled! First up, here are some of the takeaways from the Driving growth through digital payments roundtables. How have you been using payments to drive growth?

As seen on The Innovation Stage! Introducing our new content series, rounding up all the content seen throughout the day at the heart of RetailJam, The Innovation Stage. You may have seen our resident scribe on site, visualising the panels and keynotes in real time – we’re excited to give you another look at them throughout the series. So let’s start from the beginning... The day kicked off with our Leadership Panel: People, planet, profit – what are we doing to adapt and remain competitive? Covering areas including: -           Opportunities for continuous improvement and innovation to deliver sustained business value and profitability -           Short-term measures to implement to mitigate macro challenges -           Accelerating digital transformations and building greater resilience -           Developing business models that are both environmentally and financially sustainable -           Investing in technology to reinvent retail to deliver results at speed and scale It was the perfect way to get a day of insight and exploration underway under the canopy of the ‘Jam’ packed Innovation Stage. Thanks to David McClelland for hosting, and to our participants: Maria Hollins, CEO, Ann Summers David West, CTO, Monsoon Accessorize Peter Goggin, VP Digital IT, Burberry

Tom Jones hit the nail on the head with this one. Every single member of this wonderful team we call The Retail Hive plays a huge part in our success - and it wouldn't be the same without everyones contribution. How lucky are we to be a part of it all?! There's no 'I' in team, but there is an 'I' in #RetailJam 🤩

Describe RetailJam in three words… Our three are: 💥BEST 💥DAY 💥EVER What are yours?

Here's what one of last week's judges had to say about us: "I loved everything about this event, it looked fun, sounded fun, and most of all created an infrastructure and environment to support an exceptional delegate experience. Creative, well-thought through, and an engaging format that I'm sure inspired opportunities, forged partnerships, and delivered an impact." - The Conference & Events Awards 2024 GCN Events We've always prided ourself on the unique experience and engaging format we create for our attendees, so it's amazing to hear that's recognised externally too. Officially an award winning event... Can you tell we're still on cloud 9?! Judi Faithfull Lydia Matthews Rose Crowhurst Frankie Shand Paul Kehoe Mike Nelson Katharine Rowney Corey Newfield Noj Mather Sally Green Tom Jones Stephen Dodds

Live from the HAC…WE WON 🥳🥳🥳 - Best New Conference / Event (up to 600 attendees) Thank you so much to each and every member and partner for making this possible!! We are a very happy bunch. Team RetailJam x Sally Green Noj Mather Judi Faithfull Lydia Matthews Corey Newfield Paul Kehoe Mike Nelson Tom Jones Frankie Shand Rose Crowhurst Katharine Rowney Stephen Dodds

We’re super excited to be heading to The Conference and Events Awards hosted by GCN Events this Friday! Last year’s RetailFest (now #RetailJam) is amongst the finalists for not one, but two awards in the following categories: - Best New Conference/Event (up to 600 attendees) - Event of the Year (up to 1150 attendees) We’ve all got our fingers and toes crossed for good news… Wish us luck!🤞🏼

Day in the life at RetailJam 2024 with Danielle Le Toullec 🎪

We had it all going on at the RetailRocks summer solstice party last week! After a jam packed day, we all came together in the perfect setting to watch England V Denmark in the Euros. It’s a shame that the game wasn’t so perfect. However, we made up for it, with games, delicious food trucks, happy hour on The Retail Hive and a roaming band on hand to serenade each and every one of you. We can’t wait to do it all again next year!  #RetailJam #Euros2024