Don't Call It A Comeback!
Hush Mayfair, 8 Lancashire Ct, London, W1S 1EY
London
Summary
How Maplin came back from the dead
With a consumer that shows increasingly little commitment to any retailer, any business coming back from administration and achieving real growth deserves full plaudits.
Welcome back Maplin. From £235m turnover and 2500 staff in 2017 to a new online-only business with the need to find its customer, build its technology and compete with the industries biggest and most polished online retailers. In just 36 months Maplin is truly re-building itself, through the hard work of its owner and MD Ollie Marshall, the team is putting Maplin back on the map.
Does this prove that market entry is still possible even in highly competitive categories? What is needed to have a true competitive advantage? At our "comeback" dinner in July we will ponder questions about scale, agility, technology and private label with a group of online leaders.
Over dinner we'll discuss:
- Where does speed and agility really deliver?
- Can big behave like small?
- Which retail markets are ripe for disruption?
- What is needed to be ‘different’?
Ollie Marshall
Managing Director
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Ollie Marshall is the Managing Director of Maplin Electronics, following the purchase of the well-loved UK brand. With experience in retail distribution and a passion for technology, he took the helm to deliver a new-style Maplin, leveraging cutting edge technologies to innovate around supply chain and customer experience. In addition to his day to day, Ollie is also an active investor in other retail-tech start-ups.
AGENDA
18:30: Arrival & Welcome Drinks
19:00: Welcome - Commerce Futures
19:10: Introduction - Ollie Marshall, Managing Director - Maplin
19:40: Starters (Topic one - Discussion at individual tables)
20:10: Topic one discussed as a collective
20:30: Mains (Topic two - Discussion at individual tables)
21:00: Topic two discussed as a collective
21:20: Desserts and Networking
Ollie Marshall
Managing Director
MaplinRead Full Bio →
Ollie Marshall is the Managing Director of Maplin Electronics, following the purchase of the well-loved UK brand. With experience in retail distribution and a passion for technology, he took the helm to deliver a new-style Maplin, leveraging cutting edge technologies to innovate around supply chain and customer experience. In addition to his day to day, Ollie is also an active investor in other retail-tech start-ups.
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