The Retail Champion: Clare Rayner
Clare Rayner, The Retail Champion, is one of the most well-known and respected retail consultants in the UK. A child born into a family of retailers and entrepreneurs, she is passionate about retail and business: it is in her blood.
Clare started out as a fast-track graduate store management trainee for McDonalds and went on to work with leading retailers such as M&S, Dixons and Argos. She moved swiftly into management roles before being headhunted into senior consulting roles with global software giant SAP, and international management consulting brand, Accenture.
Known as The Retail Champion, Clare is engaged by clients as a consultant, professional speaker and business mentor, and is regularly called upon by BBC News (TV and Radio) to comment as a retail expert.
Her retail business book will be published in 2012.
In addition to providing 1-2-1 support to business owners and professional speaking services through The Retail Champion, Clare is also an owner-director of several retail-centric businesses including Retail Acumen (retail analysts and consultants), The Retail Conference (retail networking and events) and e-mphasis Internet Marketing (search marketing for clients who serve consumers).
The Retail Champion: 10-steps to retail success is published by Kogan Page on 3rd July 2012.