Mr. Patrick Kelly
Managing Director, Retail 1st
Member of the Retail Council
Council Member Biography
Patrick Kelly is the Managing Director at Retail 1st, a consultancy working with many of Europe's major blue chip retailers advising on Marketing, Store Operations, Outlet Strategy, Organisational Development and Change Management process. Previously, Mr. Kelly was Retail Director for Claires Accessories with responsibility for 500 stores in the UK, Republic of Ireland, Netherlands and Belgium. Prior, he held senior executive roles in a wide variety of retail organizations including Deputy Managing Director of Harveys Furnishing Group, a 200 store chain specializing in furniture and furnishings. He has held the position of Retail General Manager of Woolworths with responsibility for the operation of 500 stores. He has also held the position of Retail Director within the Arcadia group encompassing major apparel brands such as Topshop, Burton and Dorothy Perkins. He is knowledgeable on the UK and European markets and has over 25 years of retail experience at strategic level. (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 2007 - Unspecified
- Managing Director, Retail 1st
- 2006 - 2007
- Retail Director, CLAIRE'S ACCESSORIES UK LTD
- 2005 - 2007
- Principal, Retail 1st
- 2005 - 2005
- Brand Director, LITTLEWOODS LTD
- 1999 - 2004
- Deputy Managing Director, Harveys Furnishing Group
- 1997 - 1999
- General manager, WOOLWORTHS GROUP PLC
- 1992 - 1997
- Retail operations Director, Burton Group
GLG NewsSM Analyses by Patrick Kelly(?)
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October 14, 2008
Woolworths comfortable with finance and cash position | uk.reuters.com
Woolworths is outgunned in every product category by faster, keener and way more effective competitors. Too many stores and too much space plus a story that no one wants to listen to... irrelevance and extinction beckon. Years of under investment and poor management focus have resulted in Woolworths forever finding new lows in performance and valuation. Come in Woolworths your time is up! Time to become a page in the retail history book of the UK under the chapter...No longer required!
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Land of Leather no longer in the land of opportunity!
October 9, 2008
Land of Leather directors defer pay as profits dive 88% | business.timesonline.co.uk
Land of leather's woes herald more than a downturn in the housing market and consumer big ticket jitters. The age of the "disposable" value driven leather sofa has come to an end. Customers were already growing tired of the edge of town shed format occupied by Land of Leather and fellow struggler SCS Frozen credit and significant cost price increases have put paid to Land of Leather's value USP and the future of furniture retail is going to leave them in the margins if they survive. A new world order of furniture retail is forming with flair and style taking over from pure value in the customer's mindset. This will become more apparent as we come out of this down turn.
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The Emerging Markets Are Now A Must For All Major Retailers
April 29, 2008
Li & Fung boss predicts BRIC retail expansion | www.just-style.com
The new Emerging Markets are here to stay and will totally change the Retail map of the world. US and European Retailers who wish to grow over the coming years MUST step up their International Expansion plans. There is a real need for "Isolationist" Retailers to wake up to these major opportunities before it is too late and a "New World Order" has taken shape without them!
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The new Emerging Markets are here to stay and will totally change the Retail map of the world.
April 29, 2008
Li & Fung boss predicts BRIC retail expansion | www.just-style.com
US and European Retailers who wish to grow over the coming years MUST step up their International Expansion plans. There is a real need for "Isolationist" Retailers to wake up to these major opportunities before it is too late and a "New World Order" has taken shape without them!
GLG Study Groups with Patrick Kelly(?)
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| Point-Of-Sale (POS) Terminal Experts | 505 |
| Direct Mail Marketing Experts | 482 |
| Online Retail Experts | 361 |
| Supply Chain Software Experts | 224 |
| Marks & Spencer Experts (UK) | 40 |
GLG Live Meetings with Patrick Kelly(?)
Patrick Kelly has not participated in any GLG Live Meetings.