The Race To MACH
8 Lancashire Ct, London W1S 1EY
London
Summary
How Boohoo went Headless in 10 weeks
Often the most exciting advances in retail arrive when you least expect them. The conversations about Headless technology have been rife for several years, but big successes have been a little longer in coming. Then suddenly...Starting in January 2021 Boohoo re-platformed one of their new acquisitions, Debenhams.com, onto a new headless commerce stack. The brand-new Debenhams commerce storefront went live in just 10 weeks, with more acquired brands following in the weeks that followed. Boohoo can now move faster than any competition, despite their enormous scale – an ambition for every large business that takes digital seriously.We are delighted to welcome the team from Boohoo (including CIO Jo Graham) who are going to share their journey with peers in a private Chatham House environment. We applaud the ambition, the bravery and the commitment - and like many of you we cannot wait to hear the story.
Over the evening our delegates debated:
- Engineering ambition – How to release the teams to deliver at speed
- Business ambition – How to bring the business along for the ride
- Architecting performance – Which building blocks do you put where?
Jo Graham
CIO
Boohoo.comRead Full Bio →
Jo is the CIO at boohoo, she joined May 2019 when the group had 3 brands, today the group is at 13 brands including Karen Millen, Warehouse, Oasis, Dorothy Perkins and Debenhams. The business is extremely entrepreneurial in spirit and pace and the technology has to keep pace and try and stay ahead. Prior to joining boohoo, Jo did stints at Morrisons, Bupa, Capita, Lloyds Banking Group and HBOS.
AGENDA
18:30 Arrival & Welcome Drinks
18:50 Welcome - Commerce Futures
19:00 Introduction - Jo Graham, CIO - boohoo.com
19:30 Starters (Topic one - Discussion at individual tables)
20:00 Topic one discussed as a collective
20:20 Mains (Topic two - Discussion at individual tables)
20:50 Topic two discussed as a collective
21:10 Desserts (Topic three - Discussion at individual tables)
21:40 Topic three discussed as a collective
22:00 Final remarks / Networking
Jo Graham
CIO
Boohoo.comRead Full Bio →
Jo is the CIO at boohoo, she joined May 2019 when the group had 3 brands, today the group is at 13 brands including Karen Millen, Warehouse, Oasis, Dorothy Perkins and Debenhams. The business is extremely entrepreneurial in spirit and pace and the technology has to keep pace and try and stay ahead. Prior to joining boohoo, Jo did stints at Morrisons, Bupa, Capita, Lloyds Banking Group and HBOS.
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