“Events”
Retail Awards | Industry Events | Speaking Engagements & Keynotes
Susan is well recognised as a leading expert in her field. She participates regularly in industry events, including as a keynote speaker and facilitating topical panel discussions.
SMART IN PLANNING is a multi-award winning business, as voted by Retailers - the clients and community we serve.
A win for Merchandise Planning in the NORA Power of Partnership Awards! We secured our 6th consecutive year of success, taking home the win for Merchandising Innovation, and with Susan a finalist for the prestigious Industry Elevator of the Year award.
This acknowledgement is even more meaningful as it coincides with 10 years of building this amazing Merchandise Planning Community. Thank you for supporting us once again, in our goal to “Change the Face of Planning”.
Time for some #RetailTherapy down in Melbourne!
Keynote -
How to maximise profit through effective stock control
Panel -
How to Capitalise on Consumer Trends for Positive Business Impact
We are thrilled to have locked in our 5th consecutive year of wins at the NORA Solution Partner Awards for 2023, bringing home 2 wins and 2 finalist placements across 4 award categories.
These are all areas in which we actively contribute and strive to add value daily, through our 3 core channels of Consulting, Coaching and Community.
Thank you for your incredible support us with your votes, in our goal to “strive for five, keep the dream alive!”
What a wonderful surprise to be named as winners of the RETAIL SUPPORT SERVICES award, in the 2023 SHE-com Products & Services Awards.
Great to be back in Melbourne, enjoying a couple of days of #RetailTherapy …
Keynote -
How to maximise profit through effective stock control
Panel -
How to spot your next best seller
Turning analytics into action and data into decisions is what we love to do, so being recognised with the 2023 VIP Best Analytics and Data Management Award is extra special!
THANK YOU for voting!
So great to see the skill of Merchandise Planning being recognised in this way. It’s vital to Retail success and something we strive to implement and elevate every day.
I was delighted to be part of an expert panel and keynote speaker yesterday
at RETAIL THERAPY presented by @reedgiftfairs and @Lifeinstyle.
I shared tips about how to identify your ‘next best seller’ …
… and revealed why a ‘forward-thinking merchandise plan’ is crucial to your business success!
Of course, there were FREEBIES on all things Merchandise Planning, accessible to YOU TOO when you click on the links in this article.
THANK YOU 🥇 THANK YOU 🥈 THANK YOU 🥈
Being award winners 4 years in a row is a big honour, and all comes down to the support of our amazing clients.
Photos, video and details inside.
Thank you to our amazing Clients and Merchandise Planning community for your support.
Invited by the Australian Fashion Council, Susan attended the launch event for the new Australian Fashion Trademark. This world-first campaign and initiative has been in the making for the past 12 months, and was revealed through a sensory experience, on the first day of Afterpay Australian Fashion Week 2022.
See all the photos inside …
So happy to announce our achievements at the Retail Global VIP Awards ...
🏆 Best Consultancy / Advisory - WINNERS
🏆 Best Analytics & Data Management (Agency) - FINALISTS
We were finalists in both categories in 2021, and are absolutely pumped to best that, and bring home a win this year.
It was my pleasure to facilitate an insightful panel discussion, bringing together the worlds of Merchandise Planning and the Retail CFO…
More inside …
Still on a mission to #changethefaceofplanning, and what a great way to do it -
So proud to contribute to this program, supporting emerging brands with Merchandise Planning tools, templates and training, so they are well equipped to manage their range and inventory.
Details inside …
This was a first! Susan attended Afterpay Australian Fashion Week 2021, thanks to our wonderfully talented friends at MANNING CARTELL.
What a stunning showing 👏👏👏.
What a performance by Delta Goodrem!
What an outfit!
See all the photos inside …
Delighted to have 3 consecutive wins to date, with a hat-trick in 2021 at the NORA Solution Partner Excellence Awards for 2020/ 2021.
Photos, video and details inside.
Thank you to our amazing Clients and Merchandise Planning community for your support.
A stunning recognition dinner, to acknowledge the significant contribution made by 100 Retail Leaders, over this past year.
Privileged to be in attendance, Susan Martin, from SMART IN PLANNING, spoke about
“Retail’s 4 Minute Mile”
an inspiring concept from her latest blog topic.
Click here for photos from the event…
Brand new to Australia, the Vendor in Partnership Awards (VIP) were part of Retail Global Retail Fest on the Gold Coast, on March 28th 2021
We are very excited to be named as finalists in 2 award categories:
🏆 Best Analytics and Data Management
🏆 Best Consultancy / Advisory
Merchandise Planning FAQ's unpacked from Susan’s interview with Inside Retail.
🎥 Video runtime 22 mins (segmented into topics).
You can watch the video here.
We won Best Business Process Outsourcing for the second year in a row!
Thank you to our loyal Clients and Merchandise Planning community for validating the contribution we make to your world, through our work.
Photos and details inside.
This is the topic I formulated for my keynote, as a guest at the World Forum Disrupt, Women in Retail event - capturing key learnings from both my Corporate and Founder journeys.
You can watch the video and download the PDF’s on my Integrity and Decision Making models here.
A privilege to be invited to participate as a partner in this exclusive, inaugural event.
The NORA CEO Symposium brought together 45 CEOs / Chairs and Country Heads of leading Australian retail businesses to discuss the potential and the development of the retail industry.
An afternoon of robust discussion, and an evening of uplifting story telling.
Supply Chain Elegance!
Super to be a guest at this invitation only, C-Level and Supply Chain Management event.
A discussion series on "Digitising Supply Chain Management", hosted by BluJay Solutions and facilitated through The Ortus Club, across Melbourne, Sydney, and Singapore.
Engaging and enjoyable. A great community focused initiative from the team at BluJay.
In this industry first event over 2,500 Retailers cast their votes in recognition of 135 Solution Providers, nominated across 34 award categories.
SMART IN PLANNING was nominated in 3 categories and we are beyond thrilled to have won 2 Awards, and have been finalists for a 3rd.
A massive thank you to all our amazing Clients who endorsed us with their vote.
A collaboration between Skills IQ (previously Service Skills Australia), the Australian Retailers Association, and with input from the Retail Industry, this program is aimed at developing a much needed, nationally recognised qualification in Merchandise – including Merchandise Planning.
