{"id":26314,"date":"2021-05-26T16:13:11","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T14:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.licensingitalia.it\/?p=26314"},"modified":"2021-05-26T16:13:11","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T14:13:11","slug":"bles-2021-retail-mentoring-programme-breaks-records-with-84-delegates-and-eight-new-retailers-on-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.licensingitalia.it\/en\/bles-2021-retail-mentoring-programme-breaks-records-with-84-delegates-and-eight-new-retailers-on-board\/","title":{"rendered":"BLE\u2019s 2021 Retail Mentoring Programme breaks records with 84 delegates and eight new retailers on board"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>With 84 delegates from 21 retailers (including eight first timers) confirmed to take part, 2021 is already a record-breaking year for Brand Licensing Europe\u2019s Retail Mentoring Programme, despite applications not closing until Friday 28 May<\/h3>\n<p>Thanks to the organisers offering a fully virtual as well as hybrid option this year, making it possible for European retailers to participate, GameStop and Bershka are among the new retailers who have signed up to take part in the free-to-attend, CPD-accredited course.<\/p>\n<p>New retailers confirmed for 2021 are <strong>Bershka<\/strong>, <strong>GameStop<\/strong>, <strong>Maqio<\/strong>, <strong>Merlin Entertainments<\/strong>, <strong>RSPCA<\/strong>, <strong>The Hut Group<\/strong>, <strong>Vanilla Underground<\/strong>, <strong>ZSL<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Retailers from Marks &amp; Spencer, John Lewis, Selfridges, Halfords, Asda George, Ann Summers, River Island, Tesco, Sainsbury\u2019s, Toymaster, The Entertainer and Morrisons are among hundreds of alumni.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Arleene Rodr\u00edguez, licenses department coordinator and buyer at El Corte Ingl\u00e9s<\/strong>, took part in a trial run with European retailers in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>She said, \u201c<em>I would most definitely recommend the Retail Mentoring Programme to other retailers because it\u2019s a great experience. Not only do you get to learn very insightful and helpful things to better understand the industry and how it works, but if you already have some knowledge, you\u2019ll get to review many concepts, see things in a different or new perspective, and of course get to meet a lot of people from the industry that also love the licensing world and can help you see the potential in your business<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Retail Mentoring Programme delegate benefits include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>May: One-hour introductory meeting (virtual)<\/li>\n<li>17 &#8211; 18 June, over two half-days: Licensing Essentials Course delivered by Licensing International (virtual)<\/li>\n<li>June: The option to virtually drop into Max Publishing\u2019s Licensing Awards judging day and cast a vote<\/li>\n<li>August-October: Spend around 2.5 hours on a personalised brand owner experience day (live and\/or virtual)<\/li>\n<li>5 November: Half-day Licensing for Retail seminar (live\/virtual)<\/li>\n<li>17-19 November: VIP admission to Brand Licensing Europe, where retailers can spend up to three days at Europe\u2019s leading licensing event (live\/virtual)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Anna Knight, VP of Licensing, Informa Markets<\/strong>, added \u201c<em>It is amazing that we\u2019ve broken records and over 80 retailers will be joining us on the Retail Mentoring Programme for 2021. It\u2019s no secret that non-essential retail has struggled throughout the pandemic, and the number of entries we have received is reflective of the difference brand licensing can make at retail and the growing trend among consumers to purchase branded product. Applications for this year\u2019s programme will remain open until Friday 28 May \u2013 2021 is going to be a pivotal year for retail, so I strongly recommend you don\u2019t miss out<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Retailers can apply for a free delegate place on the programme <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandlicensing.eu\/en\/learn-brand-licensing\/retail-mentoring-programme\/enquire.html\">here<\/a>. 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