Speaking volumes

The UK retail sector remains fiercely competitive and faces multiple challenges of ecological compliance, sustainability, e-tailing, and the continuous demands of consumers. To ensure business success, retailers should take a broad view of the entire supply chain and analyse all areas vital to meeting customer demands and running the business efficiently, says Greg Tanner, managing director at Vocollect Europe

Time for change

Retail Solutions has a new venue and a new format for 2008 as it bids to remain competitive in a crowded retail exhibition/conference marketplace. Scott Thompson previews the repackaged show and takes a look at some of the solutions/services on display, many of which will have their first viewing in the UK

New horizons

Along with the relaunch of the Retail Solutions exhibition comes a brand new conference programme run by Retail Week Conferences