Andrew Laughton
About
Retail strategy and market positioning Electrical & electronics, non food, convenience store offer Supplier relationships - buying, procurement , OEM, negotiating Merchandising - Range planning, store layout, pricing & promo, customer intelligence, market research, product marketing Supply Chain - Range planning, forecasting, stock replenishment, logistics, stock management Operations - retail store staff management, sales & incentives management.
Work Experience
Director of Supply Chain and Service
Director at market leading retailer in Malaysia of electrical & furniture with £78m T/O.
Category Manager
Category Manager - Boots Retail Division at Europe's leading pharmacy group with £500m retail T/O from 900 outlets.
Director of Trading – Hard Line, Electricals
Leading commercial department of 20+ staff with Hardline sales RM550m pa. Re-launched electrical department, drove strategic improvements in merchandising and operations.
Director and partner
Director and partner of own retail consultant specialising in retail & business strategy. Projects include merchandising training, retail expert for PwC, strategic reviews.