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RLI is once again pleased to be a partner for The Retail Summit. After a hugely successful

first edition in 2019 that saw the likes of Sir Richard Branson and Jo Malone take to the
stage, The Retail Summit - “Retail’s New and Resilient Future” returns on 9-10 March

2021. Together, inspirational business leaders will debate and discuss the new rules of
engagement and the decisions the industry must take now to accelerate its recovery. The

event was set to take place at the Atlantis in Dubai on the 9-10 March but with the UK
and many other governments around the world imposing tighter travel restrictions to the
UAE, the event will now take place online and will welcome C-level retail executives from

around the world to create and debate the future of commerce.

result of lockdown, does the physical store as we know it interact with your brand in a way and at a time that is
have a future in the new retail landscape? Join this session convenient for them.
to discuss:
• How to re-purpose space in physical stores to Sustainability: Moving Beyond the Buzzword
increase footfall in the short and long-term There has never been a better time to commit to
• How to re-strategise your e-commerce and sustainability. Consumer environmental awareness has been
omni-channel offerings to meet the demands of accelerated by Covid-19 and is increasingly considered
the new landscape a key characteristic of the “New Normal”. Hear from
world-leading brands on how they are taking the lead on
Blurred Lines: Merging the Online and sustainability and aligning their business strategies with the
Offline Worlds values of their customers to drive growth and profitability.
Retail is in a transformational moment, the Covid-19 Together we will discuss:
crisis has forced retailers to tear down channel-thinking • How to integrate sustainability into your core
and put the customer at the centre of attention. Together business strategy
we will discuss how the pandemic accelerated a process we • Strategies to deliver impactful sustainable processes
anticipated would take years and how retail is now looking across entire value chains: from ethical sourcing and
to overhaul its practices and embrace this opportunity manufacturing, carbon footprint sensitive distribution
to reshape business. Our leading experts will share their and fulfilment, smart commerce to re-use and recycling
thoughts on what a strong customer-centric model looks • How retailers can combat their effect on the
like and how they are driving transformational change and environment through single-use plastics
looking to the future. Join this session to learn: • Setting universal environmental and employee welfare
• How to create a single, completely customer-centric standards across supply chains
value chain
• Developing stores into experience and logistics hubs For more information on the event or to book your place,
• “One channel” strategies that allow customers to please visit www.theretailsummit.com

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