ECR EUROPE SHRINKAGE AND OSA GROUP
20th & 21st MAY 2015
AGENDA
Tuesday 19th May
Arrivals – No planned dinner
Wednesday 20th May – S Group Logistics Centre
Transit to the S Group Logistics Centre
8:30 – 9.00
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Welcome Coffee
Introductions, Day’s Objectives & Expectations
S Group in Brief
09.00-9.30
09.30-10.00
2.
Logistic Centre Visit
10.00-12.30
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Lunch at DC
12.30 – 13.15
3.
Store Visit – Prisma Hypermarket (including transit)
13.15 – 16.00
4.
Review
16.00 – 17.30
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Review of Supply Chain & Store
What could the group share with S Group as ideas to consider?
What can the group take back to their organisations as ideas to reapply?
5.
Transit to S Group Resource Centre
17.30 – 18.00
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Guarding – the Securitas view of the future: Per Clemmensen
Securitas backgrounder and future view of guarding
Business case and pilot results including retailer case study
Open discussion
18.00- 18.45
7.
Beach Walk, Sauna or Early evening Drinks and Dinner
Transit Back to Hotel Sokos Flamingo
From 22.00
Thursday 21st May – Sokos Hotel Flamingo, Helsinki
Welcome Coffee
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8:00-8.30
Welcome and Introductions
8.30-9:00
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Welcome and anti-trust
Review of agenda
Review of summary and actions of last meeting
Quick recap of S Group day
9.
S Group in the future, Mr Arttu Laine, EVP, SOK
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What is the current view of the S Group?
Where is it heading?
How loss prevention is seen in the S Group?
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9.00-9.30
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Coffee
9.30 – 9.45
10.
Effective communication with the store in the digital age, at speed! Professor Adrian Beck
9.45-11.00
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Short presentations from a series of retailers on their current plans to leverage mobile communications, smart phones
and social media to more effectively communicate shrink & OSA to stores (data, alerts, actions, progress, etc.)
11.
Roundtable Discussions (including coffee)
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What are the current obstacles (both organisational and technological) to effective communication?
What plans do you have to use/further use digital/mobile innovations to engage stores (Managers/Staff and Third
Parties such as Merchandisers)?
What are the perceived benefits of these digital/mobile innovations?
What are the key considerations in developing an effective ROI case for communication?
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Coffee
12.
Total Loss Project Report Professor Adrian Beck
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Research background
Draft framework & typology
Plans for the next phase of the research and timelines
13.
Response to Total Loss Framework – Round Table Discussion
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How does this fit with your organisation’s current thinking on measuring loss?
How measurable is this typology in your organisation?
In what ways can it be further improved?
11.15-11.30
11.30-12.00
Lunch
14. Developments in Mobile Scanning Technology: Professor Adrian Beck
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Understanding the Potential Impact of the technology on Shrinkage & Loss Prevention
New research insights from USA and European retailer trials and pilot results.
Indicated actions for retailers
15.
Sell More, Lose Less Case Study – Wrigley’s & Tesco: Richard Brown
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Wrigley’s – why do they want to prevent shrinkage? What benefits?
Learn about the techniques/sub-projects being implemented
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Getting results, how have Wrigley & Tesco collaborated to sell more & lose less?
12.45-13.30
13.30-14.15
Coffee
16. UK News & Magazine Project Update – Steve Hewitt & Professor Adrian Beck
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Background, context, study objectives and time plan
Initial findings – what is the total cost of loss in N&M? What is the average return rate?
Project next steps
17.
Project Open Items
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Seminar Series updates – Poland and Germany
Researcher update
Next meeting plan – September 23rd & 24th – Hosted by L’Oreal – Paris
Close
14.30 -14.45
14.45 – 15.00
15.00
Please note: Both days are FREE to attend for participants meaning there are no charges or costs except your
own travel & hotel. However, please note that while the second day is open to ANY retailer or manufacturer,
the first day is strictly invitation only and the organisers reserve the right to reject or accept requests for
participation
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ANTI_TRUST CAUTION: 1 ECR Europe will not enter into any discussion, activity or conduct that may infringe, on its part or on the part of its
members and participants, any applicable competition laws. By way of example, members and participants shall not discuss, communicate or
exchange any commercially sensitive information, including non-public information relating to prices, marketing and advertisement strategy, costs
and revenues, trading terms and conditions and conditions with third parties, including purchasing strategy, terms of supply, trade programmes or
distribution strategy. This applies not only to discussion in formal meetings but also to informal discussions before, during or after meetings.
About S Group
About Per Clemmensen: European Strategic Development Director - Securitas
Per has over 21 years of experience in the security sector. His career
started in the retail segment as a guard where he progressed through
many roles of increasing seniority. Per then became a co-founder of a
new security company which was then sold to ISS. Per joined Securitas
in 2005 where he has lead their European retail practice for the last 9
years.
About Richard Brown
On Shelf Availability Manager
Wrigley
Richard’s career began within Mars Incorporated’s worldwide
procurement division in a role focussed on the management of
eSourcing operations globally. This incorporated the management of
eRFx and online negotiations throughout Mars, Inc buying portfolio
and supplied a unique insight into the more exploratory areas of
supply chain. More recently Richard has been part of Mars Chocolate
UK working within sales and operations planning focussed on the longterm volume statistical forecasting of iconic brands such as; Mars,
Snickers, M&M’s, Maltesers, Twix and Galaxy.
Richard joins Wrigley as part of a wider role focussed on on-shelf availability for the UK
region. The role faces into availability and shrink challenges across all customer channels
including; impulse, RTM and major grocery.
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