Seminars & Trends

Drapers: Maximising profit from Autumn 10 trends
11am Sun/Mon/Tues  (main stage)
 
Drapers presented its expert views on the contemporary womenswear trends for the autumn 10 season, with insight from a panel of retailers and brands plus exclusive information from trend forecaster WGSN. The discussion included topics such as how to translate the catwalk looks into commercial collections and cash for your store next season. 
 
Drapers: Fashioning success from autumn 10's young fashion ranges 1.45pm Sun/Mon/Tues  (Spirit stage)
 
Drapers presented a step by step guide to the must-buy young fashion trends for autumn 10. Featuring a number of Drapers experts plus an esteemed panel of retailers and brands the session gave attendees top tips on how to stay a step ahead of the high street and drive sell-throughs next season. Trend forecaster WGSN also shared its views on the forthcoming autumn collections.
 
Drapers: Footwear: A masterclass from the footwear specialists
3.45pm Sun/Mon, 10.30am Tues (upstairs, Sole Cafe)
 
Drapers hosted a Q&A with expert footwear retailers and brands. Attendees leant how to drive accessories sales and what trends to focus on for autumn 10 as well as loads of information on the practical side of selling footwear alongside your clothing offer. 
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The WGSN Edit: Womenswear Autumn/Winter 2010/11
2.30pm Sun/Mon/Tues (main stage)

Decoding WGSN’s Macrotrends, expert speakers ensured buyers had the correct information on how to choose the right product for the season ahead.

Covering womenswear, accessories and colour, senior retail analyst Lorna Hall:
- Identified key top up items for the current buying season that will be bestsellers
- Provided an in-depth look at the hottest looks emerging for next season
- Explained WGSN’s exclusive macro trends for A/W 10/11: ‘Connection’ and what they mean for your business

WGSN models sauntered down the catwalk highlighting examples of WGSN’s 3 trends for A/W 10/11 – Inventive, Useful and Emotive - exploring the theme of  ‘Connection’ a pliable framework for product direction.
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  Steps to online success
  1.15pm Sun/Mon (main stage)

Over the past 5 years Intelligent Retail have created over 200 eCommerce websites for independent retailers and have first hand experience of what makes a good website sell. This season they answered some of the most important questions about eCommerce including:

1.How to find the right website company: Doing it right first time.
2.Generating repeat customers: How to deliver a great customer shopping experience.
3.Footfall: How to move the website from the backstreet to the highstreet. ..........................................................................................................................................

Ethical Seminars
4.15pm, Sun/Mon (Spirit stage)
Once again the Ethical Fashion Forum presented a number of business seminars on ethical fashion - a must attend for retailers looking to getting buying advice and guidance on the world of ethical fashion. Click here for more information about the Ethical Fashion Forum.


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