Let's Get Physical: Join our half-day event on re-opening safely
Posted: Fri 5th Mar 2021
As part of our Hello, World campaign, Enterprise Nation will deliver a free, half-day event - in partnership with SumUp - looking at how and where customers will want to buy when non-essential shops reopen, and how you can ready your existing physical store for re-opening, or test physical retail through a pop-up.
Join us on Thursday 25 March for Let's Get Physical and to get your questions answered.
Your event agenda
1.00pm: Welcome from Emma Jones CBE, founder of Enterprise Nation
1.10pm: Will customers return and how will they want to buy?
An insight into the future of consumer habits and how customers will be shopping post pandemic.
1.40pm: How I became an omni-channel retailer
Hear from Scott Shashua, founder of The Couture Club - the fashion lifestyle brand making waves selling both online and on the high street.
2.10pm: How to do a pop-up!
Pop-up shops can be a great opportunity for e-commerce brands to meet customers in person and test physical retail. But what does it take to successfully set up and sell in a pop-up shop? Our panel discuss!
Panellists include:
John Hoyle - founder, Sook
Becky Jones - head of partnerships, Appear Here
Payments provider SumUp
2.40pm: Break
3.00pm: How we are readying to reopen
An interview with Roger Wade, founder & CEO of Boxpark - the biggest food, culture and social hub in London with local communities at its heart.
3.30pm: Town versus city - where will the retail hotspots be located?
The pandemic has brought many changes to both our personal and work lives over the past year. Looking ahead, what does this mean for the towns and cities we live and work in - and how will this impact hotspots for physical retail?
Panellists include:
Matthew Hopkinson - high street data expert and founder, Didobi
Professor Cathy Parker - research lead, High Streets Task Force
Paps Shaikh - commercial director - EMEA, Nextdoor
4.00pm: How to open safely
As physical businesses reopen their doors, it's crucial they do so while taking steps to keep their staff and customers safe. A panel of experts discuss their top tips and considerations for the safe reopening of physical retail premises.
Panellists include:
Alexander Tsavalos - head of local authority regulator operations, governance and monitoring, Health and Safety Executive
Alex Wheal - commercial client manager, Hiscox
4.30pm: Meet the journalists
Hear from a panel of journalists covering the retail revival, as they discuss the small business stories they're currently after!
Panellists include:
Ashley Armstrong - The Times
Mark Faithfull - editor, Retail Property Analyst
Courtney Goldsmith - news & content editor, Speciality Food Magazine
5.00pm: End
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