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Scott is a Food and Convenience retail industry guru and a pathfinder. He is based in the UK and Irish marketplaces and has a global reach in hosting peer-to-peer exchange events.
He maintains regular connections with C-level heads within retail forums, challenging thinking and sharing insight and knowledge. Scott’s forums represent almost 90% of the market place and include many national and independent UK and Ireland retailers. A trusted advisor for companies, his contributions cover strategy development, management coaching, keynote addresses, industry panels, facilitation and media.
Through extensive travel and touch points with companies, Scott is uniquely positioned to connect the disparate dots that improve financial performance in our fast moving industry, establish and enhance connections, curate partnerships and knowledge sharing opportunities.
Meet the Leader dinners
London, 2024
London, 2023
MarketHub
Dublin, 2023
Dr Max Schwaller RATIONAL AG
2022
James Lowman
London Joint Retail Leaders Forum / IROF dinner with ACS CEO
2022
Gavin Rothwell
Manchester Joint Retail Leaders Forum / IROF dinner with retail foodservice expert Gavin Rothwell
2022
Jonathan James
Dublin IROF dinner with UK retailer and farmer Jonathan James
2021
Dr Paul Sewell
Joint Retail Leaders Forum / IROF dinner with guest speaker Dr Paul Sewell
WorldPay, 2020
‘Payment the next 5 years: what, where & how we buy’
mobility, social commerce, all device payment, ‘rip & replace’ and out-innovating the bad guys.
2020
Colin McLean, CEO CJ Lang
The future for convenience retailing in Scotland
2019
Mark Brill, VP S&M TOMRA Solutions
Reverse vending: the facts, the fiction and government policies
2019
BP, Thornton’s Budgens & Harrogate Spring Water
Plastic packaging: recyling, sustainability & ‘Fit for Purpose’ alternatives2018
BP VP Roy Williamson
Roadside retailing: the next 10 years and the future for transport
2018
Compass Group Mark Davies, Head of Insight
The Shape of Foodvenience: the next 5 yearsNACS, 2018
CEO Dr Henry Armour
The next 5 years: C-retailing USA & beyond
DMI Digital Head of Innovation Magnus Jern, 2017
Digital mobility transformation
London, 2016
Wawa CEO Chris Gheysens
Wawa business modelMarket visits
Des Moines, 2024
Chicago, 2024
Germany, 2023
Ireland, 2023
Zurich, 2022
Seoul, Tokyo, Singapore and Sydney, 2022
Retail format, product and technology innovations from 2020
USA, 2022
Philadelphia, NYC and Altoona
Berlin, 2022
Pennsylvania & NYC, 2022
Dublin, 2022
London, 2022
Mumbai, 2022
Zurich, 2022
Mumbai, 2021
Munich, Germany, 2021
Oslo, Norway, 2021
Scotland, 2021
Hamburg, Germany, 2021
Manchester, 2021
Northern Ireland, 2021
Hangzhou & Shanghai, 2020
best-of-breed retail and social commerce technology and customer service
BP Global Retail, Global, 2020
Northern Ireland & Ireland
Budgens leadership, UK, 2019
Northern Ireland & Ireland
Morrisons Convenience leadership, UK, 2019
Northern Ireland & Ireland
Family Mart & Compass Group, Japan, 2018
Northern Ireland & Ireland
BP Global Retail, Global, 2017
Dublin
Cooperative Food leadership, UK, 2015
Tokyo & Hong Kong
Cumberland Farms, USA, 2011
Tokyo & Hong Kong
Cumberland Farms, USA, 2010
Dublin & London
Retail Leaders Forum market visits
Chicago & Des Moines, 2024
Seoul and Tokyo, 2023
Dublin & Newry, 2023
Dublin & Newry (joint with IROF), 2023
Manchester, 2022
Oslo and Hamburg, 2021
Mumbai, 2019
Pittsburgh & Philadelphia, 2018
Philadelphia & NYC, 2017
Tokyo & Kyoto, 2016
Boston & Chicago, 2015
Hong Kong & Seoul, 2014
Tokyo, 2011
Independent Retailer Owners Forum
Chicago & Des Moines, 2024
Seoul and Tokyo, 2023
Dublin and Newry, 2023
Dublin & Newry (Joint with RLF), 2023
To come Seoul and Tokyo XXX
Dublin, 2022
To come Seoul and Tokyo XXX
Manchester, 2022
2022
Warner’s Supermarkets Together with Morrisons
Dublin, 2021
2020
David’s Kitchen and Spar Scotland
Chicago & Boston, 2020
Rathfriland & Derry, 2019
London, 2019
Hull, 2019
Dublin & Cork, 2019
Singapore & Sydney, 2019
East Sussex, 2018
London & Guildford, 2018
Tokyo & Hong Kong, 2018
The Cotswolds, 2017
Dublin & Rathfriland, 2017
Speaking
Convenience Leaders Summit D-A-CH, Hamburg, 2024
Convenience Leaders Exchange, Hamburg, 2024
SPAR International Connected Retail Conference, 2023
Scottish Grocers Federation, 2022
‘Thriving versus Surviving’
Europe, 2021
RATIONAL International: Europe Conference
‘Understanding the broader food opportunity’
2020
Collaborative Consulting in October
Neighbourhood Grocery and Foodservice driving the growth in UK and Ireland convenience2020
In-convenience podcast in October
Fresh Food for Today in convenience retailers2020
Shop Talk Live – November
The Future of Retail Tech
2020
Shop Talk Live – November
The Changing Shape of UK and Irish Food Retailing
2020
Shop Talk Live – May
OPERATING TO THE NEW REALITIES
2020
Shop Talk Live – April
ADAPTING TO THE REALTIES
The Shape of Food Retailing in the New NormalIndia, 2019
SP Jain Business School, Mumbai
Retail panel chairSwitzerland, 2018
European Lotteries Retail Summit
Keynote speakerPortugal, 2015
OpenRoom Pharma forum
ChairDubai, 2009
OpenRoom Petro Forum
ChairDubai, 2008
Insight Research NACS Europe
ChairUSA, 2007
Outlook Leadership Conference
One of 3 keynote speakers at C-retail leadership summitUSA, 2006
NACS Show Las Vegas
BP M&S Food workshop chairHungary, 2005
NACS Europe Budapest
Main stage speaker: Roadside Retail grocer partnershipsUSA, 2004
NACS Show Chicago
Main Stage speaker: Shopper Needs Category ManagementHong Kong, 2002
BAT
Category managementPuerto Rico, 2000
Shell Retail
am/pm Latin America category managementUK industry support
2023
Presentation at The Federation of Independent Retailers on the Proprietary Fresh Food opportunity for retail members
2021
Newtrade Media monthly OPINION column 2021 - current
2020
The World’s Favourite Stores
co-authored with retail and foodservice experts Dev Dhillon and Frank Beard
UK, 2018
ACS Summit
Sourced keynote speaker from Family Mart JapanUK, 2016
ACS Summit
Sourced keynote speaker from Wawa USAUK, 2013
ACS Summit
Sourced keynote speaker from 7-Eleven Hong KongUK, 2010
ACS Summit
Sourced keynote speaker from Family Mart JapanUK, 2005 - 2017
Retail Industry Awards
Independent judgeStrategy days
London, 2024
Retail Leaders and Independent Retailer Owners forums shared learning day
Edinburgh, 2023
Independent Retailer Owners Forum ‘shared learning day’
UK & I, 2022 - 2024
Retailer Strategy Days
USA, 2022
Retail Insight
Thought Leadership sessions with Sheetz, Rutters, Hy-Vee and EG AmericaEast Midlands, 2022
James Retail
Retail estate insightsNorthern Ireland, 2022
Jempson’s
Best-in-breed retail foodserviceNorthern Ireland, 2021
BP Global Retail
Best-in-breed roadside retailers2021
RATIONAL AG
Retail Strategy
Global, 2020
BP Global Retail
Foodservice innovation and best-in-breed retailersGermany, 2020
Best-in-breed bakery innovation
UK & I, 2020
Independent Retailer Owners Forum
retailer strategy daysJapan, 2020
Convenience regeneration and technology
Global, 2017 - Now
BP Global Retail/h6> Convenience retail strategy
UK & I, 2017 - Now
