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Jon Bunston

PRINCIPAL, RETAIL SOLUTIONS, RETAIL OPERATIONS & INTERIM MANAGER

Jon has held a wide variety of roles in UK High Street Retailing over the past 30 years from Store, Multi Site Retailing, Field Management and Commercial & Online Trading.

He has Project Managed a number of large Business Change Scenarios for leading High Street Retailers and is an expert in Retail Operating Systems & Processes.

Jon has detailed knowledge of Retailing Technologies and Online retailing, from a full Trading Web solutions to Multi Channel Retailing.

In addition, he has an extensive knowledge of Public Internet Access Terminals and the development of new products for market.

He developed & brought to market, BookMuncher, the revolutionary new way to read electronic documents and has appeared on a number of TV & Radio interviews, incuding Dragon's Den

Client base includes Selfridges, Orange UK, WHSmith, RDL, Wanadoo, France Telecom, Data Vision Europe, along with global consultancy for CRG, Gerson Lehrman & Cognolink.

He continues to offer an Interim Management role, in addition to Consulting and management of Solutions R Us, preferring to keep up to date through his hands on approach.

Philosophy: Simple Solutions Work - Difficult ones are not an option

Married with 2 Children Jon lives in Wiltshire

Interests Photography, Global Travel & anything FAST!

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Charles Powiesnik

EXPERIENCED RETAIL COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR WITH SPECIALISMS WITHIN HEALTH & BEAUTY, NON FOOD SECTORS. NEGOTIATION SKILLS TUTOR & NLP PRACTITIONER. DIRECTOR JCA CONSULTANTS

A seasoned retailer and negotiator with a “can do” attitude, Charles has worked with many of the UK's Blue Chip Retailers - ASWatson UK (Savers & Superdrug), WHSmith, Poundland, B&Q.

In addition he is an accredited Scotwork Negotiation Skills Tutor with a client base that includes Vodafone, Amazon, Roche Laboratories, Guardian Newspapers, FT, Land Rover Jaguar, HDLN, TDG, Rackspace, TFL, Universal, Channel 5,...

He has also Project Managed new IT & Merchandising Systems for JDA, MarketMax and Retek MMS & has developed Category Management and Business Process Design with Matalan and 36.6 (Russian Pharmacy chain)

His most recent work in the Health & Beauty sector as been new market penetration working with Health and Beauty brands such as PURE entering Boots and Body America Organics entering Harvey Nichols.

Philosophy: Every problem has a solution.. it just depends on how you approach the problem to comprehend it, using judgement and experience. Only then can you design the right solution.

Married with Children Charles lives in Wiltshire

Interests Love of the Outdoors & Family Life

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Henri Davis

BUYER & TRADING MANAGER. EXPERT WITHIN STATIONERY, GIFTING & TOURISM SECTORS.

Henri has worked in the retail industry for the last 25 years having worked for Habitat, Next ,WH Smith and the National Trust; her experience includes the shop floor, field management and operational, training, product development and buying roles within a head office environment.

Henri gained her extensive New Product Development and Buying expertise with a number of these Blue Chip Retailers and was the driving force behind the shift from “Functional to Emotional” Stationery in the UK’s leading Stationer.

Henri is known for her extensive product knowledge and these honed skills are used across all product categories of the UK stationery industry in the Retail, Commercial and Manufacturing sectors.

Henri continues to work for the National Trust as a Buyer for their Gift shops, initially developing their Local Product ranges and more recently working on Greetings Cards, Calendars and Christmas cards.
In addition Henri has a great understanding of both Heritage sector and Visitor Attractions markets.

As a buyer in any market it is critical to understand consumer motivations at any given time. Keeping up to date with latest market trends has always been Henri’s forte and she is currently focusing on the Environmental Impact of Retail products and Packaging.

Materials used, their sourcing, their disposal, minimizing packaging and competitive UK production, are becoming much more important for consumers and manufacturers alike, so we are pleased to be able to offer our clients this valuable insight.

Philosophy: Ensure your input has a positive impact.

Henri lives in the South West with her husband, two children and two dogs.
She enjoys walking and socialising with family and friends.

 

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Ross Beadle

MARKETEER & BOOK PROFESSIONAL, DIRECTOR BEADLEDAVIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Jo Scott

TRADING CONTROLLER, COMMERCIAL MANAGER,PRODUCT SAFETY & IMPORTATION EXPERT. DIRECTOR INTEGRATEDSALES

Jo gained her extensive Buying, Quality Management and Ethical Trading expertise with a number of Blue Chip Retailers and has a proven track record in new market development, gaining market share and implementing best practice. She was the key driver in introducing new high margin product categories for WH Smith and Boots The Chemist, including, Art and Craft gift sets, Educational toys and New-born clothing and gifts.

Jo’s experience at WH Smith also included the creation and evolution of the Quality function from its inception, to its current team of 20 UK and Far East based specialists, focused on supporting the Buying teams on new product and supplier development.

This range of skills and experience gained within the full end to end own brand/range development process, continues to add value within a range of Retail environments.

Jo has recently been working as a Freelance Consultant/Interim Manager working on a number of Buying and Quality/Corporate Responsibility based projects for companies including Ideal Shopping Direct, The National Trust and Past Times.
Jo has extensive General Merchandise experience but has specific expertise in buying and range planning within the Children’s Clothing and Toys market as well as the Stationery and Gifts markets.

The development and implementation of supplier sourcing and assessment policy/processes is a key specialism for Jo. These are based on ensuring procedures are in place that are appropriate to business policy and meet all legal and Corporate Responsibility policy requirements.

Jo has strong leadership and strategic planning skills gained particularly from the experience of developing and embedding Quality, Ethical and Environmental processes into Buying best practice.
Philosophy: Delivering results and adding value

Jo lives in a West Oxfordshire village with her husband and son.

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Joanne Hargraves

MARKETING & INTERIM MANAGER, DIRECTOR THE BRAND BUREAU

 

 

 

 

 

 

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