APPLYING INNOVATION TO THE APPAREL BUSINESS An increasingly complex global supply chain and ever-greater consumer demand
for products “at the speed of fashion” means that the apparel industry needs to keep the latest technological innovations. Data management to track intercontinental shipping operations, single item tracking from manufacturers to point of sale, digital printing of labels on demand, products delivered RF-protected straight to store shelves... all innovations that ensure that retailers and brand manufacturers maintain their competitiveness.
SQUARE - Brussels Meeting Centre 10:30
Welcome breakfast
11:00
HOW NEW TECHNOLOGIES BOOST SALES IN APPAREL STORES Day goals and agenda. Matthieu Le Taillandier - Vice President European Apparel Retailers
11:15
HOW RFID CHANGES THE RETAIL PARADIGM FROM SOURCE TO STORE In store inventory improved, OOS reduced, sales uplift… ROI case study Olivier Burah - Director Merchandise Visibility
11:40
RFID@WORK: “CHECKPOINT VIRTUAL STORE” Live demonstration of RFID efficiency from Source to Store. Steve Howells - Merchandise Visibility Senior Director of Market Development
12:10
ENHANCING MERCHANDISE VISIBILITY AND LOSS PREVENTION: PREVIEWING CHECKPOINT'S RFID-BASED EAS OVERHEAD SOLUTION Ricky Wattam - RFID Technical Manager Europe
12:30
Buffet lunch
13:30
RFID STATE OF THE ART IN APPAREL RETAIL Trends in apparel retail and brands, RFID Standards, Impact on consumers Leen Danhieux - Manager Bare code & EPC Global GS1 Belgium
14:00
INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY THANKS TO THE LATEST TECHNOLOGIES Motorola - Control inventory so it doesn't control you Pankaj Shukla - RFID business development director NXP's RFID chips: innovative options for fashion retail Stefan Barbu - KAM Identification
14:45
SPEED UP TIME TO SHELF AND IMPROVE LOSS PREVENTION How GAP implemented Hard Tag @ Source and the results. Mary Frier - Senior Manager - Apparel Source Tagging, Checkpoint Systems/Gap Inc
15:10
IMPROVE NOTORIETY AND SECURITY THANKS TO LABELING SOLUTIONS Latest innovations in labeling and branding from Source to Store Mike Hetriks - Global Director Product Management-ALS How Matalan simplified in store life thanks to Labeling @ Source Gordon Mclardy - Head of Business Risk
15:50
WORKSHOPS: ● Commissioning and labeling @ source ● Virtual store practice ● High shrink Management solutions @ store
16:50
CONCLUSION Matthieu Le Taillandier - Vice President European Apparel Retailers
17:00
Cocktail
BRINGING TOGETHER THE EXPERTS The Checkpoint FashionDay will focus on the ways that these technologies can be implemented along the apparel supply chain in innovative and costeffective ways. This event will bring together speakers and participants from a wide variety of different sectors in the apparel industry, from top, global brand manufacturers to expert solutions providers.
HOW RFID CAN HELP ME BOOST SALES AND PROFITS ? Solutions exist and we invite you to discover how they can help you to: ● Increase your efficiency in the store ● Increase your sales thanks to less out of stock ● Increase your product visibility in store and along your supply chain ● Reduce your shrinkage