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25.01.2022 Many of you will be well underway with your essay entry by now. Please be aware that there is assistance available, with quick replies, if you feel you need some direction or opinion. Dont hesitate to ask through [email protected] Still 6 weeks to go before the close so there is plenty of time to construct a fabulous 2500 word essay. The topics are very relevant to todays business and our leaders will be very pleased to have you contributing to the company through your r...esearch. Essays from the past three years are available on the www.joeberryaward.com.au site so that you can set up your essay knowing what the judges are seeking in good essays. Make sure you use the available tools. We dont just want essays, we want to see the best from you and will give assistance fairly to anyone who is entering the Joe Berry Award. I look forward to hearing from you, and remember to LIKE us on Facebook. Keith

25.01.2022 Our podcasts have been getting good responses and there is more to come. If you are planning to be the next Joe Berry Award winner now ids the time to start your preparations. Check the podcasts as they will give you some clues to the upcoming topics for the 35th Joe Berry Award 2021. The next Podcast will be Bernie Brookes AM and Anthony George, both Award winners, discussing the retailers view of the future with Covid and post Covid. A longer podcast but great information. We hope you are enjoying the series!

24.01.2022 UK Joe Berry Award - Podcast featuring Nigel Cruttenden, Matt Lloyd & Rory Gilbert - This podcast is about establishing the Joe Berry Award in the United Kingdom. It is designed to provide insight into the award program and its value as a career move.

24.01.2022 Lots of registrations in so lots of people looking at the 5 topics and making their choice. The topics are designed to give you direction but still plenty of scope on what you may write. Select a topic that immediately gets your attention and one that fits well with you industry experience. It is always easier to be creative when you have existing experience. To help, below is some ideas on Topic-1. Talent is you! The people who make the industry "world" go round. No surpris...e there. But the questions is asking for your ideas on how we attract people to the retail game, taking them away from the other options they may have. Identify, from your own experience, the things that made you decide to enter this industry. Think about the skills the industry employers will be looking for and how you find those skills. Take a look at the future and consider what skills and talents may be needed in 10-15 years time. Can we attract those talents? Take a stand put your views forward and provide the HR-People and Culture teams with some new ideas. Where do we go to find talent, how do we engage them in the value of this industry? If you need help to get started there are plenty of people ready to help.

21.01.2022 Heading into the countdown stage now with the 2019 JBA closing on February 28th (at 11:59pm). We know that there are many of you who are well into essay construction but still time for you to get started and to enter this prestigious Award. So far we have two essays submitted by eager entrants, we are expecting many more. Remember that the work that you put into the essays will be notified to your employer so that you are recognized as being career minded. The industry needs ...more people who are motivated to advance. As always, we are here to help; if you need your draft version read, help in getting down to the 2500 word limit, assistance with research or any other blockage, dont hesitate to ask! Good writing, looking forward to your submissions. Keith

20.01.2022 Nearly down to the wire so this will be our last Facebook reminder for the 2020 Joe Berry Award. To make sure you have everything in hand her are the important things that you must do to complete your submission. (Closes 28th February at 11:59pm) 1. Your essay, including "all sections" must not be more than 2500 words. Includes Cover Pages, Contents and Summaries. We will assess your word-count by the number shown at the bottom of the Word screen. Over runs will be returned f...or editing. 2. Your references are not included. Make sure you have un-ticked the box on Word count to exclude your references. Right click the actual word count at the bottom of your screen and un-tick the box. 3. Submit your essay as "WORD" document only. PDF is not accepted and will be returned. 4. Make sure your contact details are complete. All details are held private but we need to know how to contact you should you be a successful submission. 5. You will receive a response to your submission as soon as we can after receipt. Dont panic if the response is delayed, we will make sure all is in order before responding. 6. You will not hear from us then until May, after all the essay judging has been completed. Depending on the number of essays received we may option a semi-final to determine the final 6. We will advise everyone early if this is the case. Everyone will get a personal advice in May on their essay result. The judging and dinner are on June 11th in Sydney. If you have sent in an essay and would like to attend the dinner on your own accord, discount tickets will be made available through [email protected]. We are looking forward to receiving your essays. We know it is hard work but the rewards are exceptional. Keith

20.01.2022 Hello Followers, A couple of weeks into the 2020 Joe Berry Award and we are happy to see a long list of registrations for this Award. We are pleased to welcome back to Aus 2013 winner Graham who we will ask to write a little detail on how the Joe Berry Award influenced his career path. Needless to say that Graham has received a great deal of recognition for his win both at home and overseas. We would also like to remind you that the Award program includes the Trading Partners... Forum Scholarship, (backed by the AFGC) which sends one person each year to the International Future Leaders Forum. Jessica Wozniak has just returned from Boston where she attended this years forum. We will also be asking Jessica to tell us about the trip. The Scholarship is part of the Joe Berry Essay judging and we look for people who show great interest in leadership when assessing the finalists. So you get two chances - Joe Berry Award and Trading Partners Scholarship! Make sure you have registered for the Award so that we can provide you with great support from start to finish. It is all about Recognition. Keith

19.01.2022 One month down, three to go before closing. There has been some keen activity on the Joe Berry Award in the past week or so with several companies putting on seminars to inspire and assist entrants. Nielsen has run an online group session, Simplot an employee in-house program and Coca Cola invited their own team plus other intending entrants from other companies. A wonderfully arranged afternoon put on by Jon Stokes, a former finalist in the JBA. Thanks Jon. (see pic) We have... also had a number of people seeking advice on the topics or assistance with their "getting started" efforts. We have actually had one essay submitted already, a great effort by the writer to get this done early. Still plenty of time but you should be clear by now on your chosen topic and at least mentally preparing your arguments. Choose a topic that is within your area of knowledge but one that also tests your current expertise. Researching a new idea can be educational and rewarding. Dont hesitate to seek assistance! See more

19.01.2022 Hello Everyone, It has been awhile since we outlined the Topics for the 2020 Award. No doubt most of you are well underway with your essays and looking at how you can make your work unique and notable. One of the main things to remember is to keep your writing on-track and within a reasonably narrow focus. It is fine to bring in wider concepts or comments but dont let them divert you from your direction. We have had a number of draft essays come in for assistance, we are h...appy to take many more. With 5-weeks left till the closing date (Feb 28th) plenty of time to give you some momentum. No matter whether you are at first outline or final draft we are ready to provide advice. We are hoping a large number of those registered will make submissions and take advantage of the career exposure that we can deliver. Ask for assistance, give yourself the best chance! Keith See more

19.01.2022 The Joe Berry Award essay program is now complete and the scores tallied. At the end of the process we had 67 judges scores submitted and we are grateful to all of them for the effort and the on-going support. So, the outcomes; The six finalists for the 2019 Joe Berry Award are, in presentation order, company and topic: Joanna Horsler, Nielsen, The Future of Brands Alexey Mironov, IRi Worldwide, The future of Brands... Laila Khalid, Goodman Fielder, The Last Mile Sarah King, Woolworths, The Last Mile Alec Renehan, Coles, The Last Mile Kate Wright, Campbell Arnotts, The Last Mile. This group will each have one-hour in front of the judging panel on June 20th at CCA Head Office North Sydney. The panel, lead by Patron Bernie Brookes, will be 24 executives from the sponsor group and the ASMCA. We wish all of the finalists an enjoyable and educational day. The Trading Partners Forum Scholarship judging panel will meet on the same day with 5 former Scholarship winners as judges. This panel, managed by the AFGC, will be conducted at Campbell Arnotts offices in North Strathfield . The group invited to contest the scholarship are; Alli Miller, Aldi Jessica Wozniak, Campbell Arnotts Klara Bruveris, T-Garage Kieran Best, Woolworth The Winner will attend the Consumer Goods Future Leaders Forum in Boston USA. The Joe Berry Award Dinner is on June 20th at the Wentworth Hotel in Sydney. Tickets are available for $225+. A great chance to spend time with your industry peer group and industry leaders!

18.01.2022 Graham Fairbairn & Clementine Churchill Discuss The Global Covid Pandemic & Retail Market Disruption Sponsored by Arnotts Biscuits

18.01.2022 Joe Berry Award Podcast #6 - Jennifer Kenworthy & Danielle Wilson Discuss Managing Career Paths Under Covid

17.01.2022 Joe Berry Award 2020 - Topic 5 poses the question of whether the reality of sustainability and environment has been corrupted by companies who seek to monetize global warming. It is a topic which may be divisive depending on your own outlook on climate but it is important that you keep the focus on what is happening from an industry perspective. A little less of the big-picture and more of a focus within. The topic seeks to find relationship between the two sides of the indus...try and to find ways that cooperation can provide much stronger results. There are many documented reports on innovation by individual companies, (E.g. Coca Cola using recycled plastic for bottles), but still few that have genuine partnership. This is an area where you could start your writing by explaining examples where cooperation has been used (can be used) and where this can be expanded. Sustainability is well and truly part of most companies strategy and will continue to be a mainstream conversation. Potentially sustainability will become a bigger part of trading terms and this will produce both consternation and necessary cooperation for long-term success. Sustainability may be too costly for some players and become part of the rationalization of the industry. It could also be a new pathway to a trading relationship when one of the parties provides innovation that helps them both. As for the monetizing, there will be some cloudiness on this issue where governments and non-industry players have great influence. Look for the ways that monetizing will hinder sustainability and make a forecast on what needs to be done. As always, we are happy to give advice and to help you get started. [email protected]

17.01.2022 The Joe Berry Award is Here In what seems to be a very short time since June 2019 we are delighted to present, for the 34th time, the Joe Berry Award for up-and-coming retail executives. While it will look a little different this year as an online presentation, we now have the opportunity to invite thousands of retail employees, leaders and supporters to join in in the announcement of the winner for 2020. Six talented finalists will face the judging panel through the day, be...fore the big announcement around 8:00pm the same day. The panel, lead by former winner and noted industry figure Bernie Brookes AM, consists of 22 senior executives from the industry. It includes four former Award winners and representatives from our key sponsors, some of whom have been judging for many years. The finalist represent the wider industry and they have earned their place by exceptional research and writing on their chosen topic, raising interest among the 64 executives who scored this years essays. So, who are they? Ashleigh Perdriau, Woolworths Julia Wood, Simplot Stephanie Field, Officeworks Patricio Servat, Crossmark Karen Huynh, Arnotts Matthew Hooper, Caltex. Each will be given 1-hour to convince the panel that they have earned the right to be the 34th winner of the unique Joe Berry Award. All finalists will receive on-going mentor support through Six Degrees Executive, the winner has prize options including an Overseas Retail Education Tour. At the same time, under the guidance of the Australian Food & Grocery Council, four Joe Berry essay writers will face a separate judging panel to contest the annual Trading Partners Forum Scholarship. This scholarship, linked to the AFGCs Future Leaders Forum provides the winner with access to a global Future Leaders Forum, location yet to be determined. Thea Dickenson, Mars Anna Marscham, Woolworths Laila Khalid, Goodman Fielder Marco Maises, Arnotts If you would like to see the Joe Berry Award in Action you can join us, online, from 7:00pm on Thursday June 11th using the Zoom App. Access links will be available in advance, through the www.joeberryaward.com.au web site and on Facebook. There is room for everyone and it is free. We honour our finalist, we praise our sponsors for their on-going support and we encourage you to join the Joe Berry family. Support your company finalists our support the industry by joining the Presentation Event. The Joe Berry Award Presentation Event June 11th, on ZOOM You are welcome to join us for the announcement.

16.01.2022 Joe Berry Award Podcast #2 - JBA Winner Kerryn Waters & Megan Treston from Nielsen discuss Retail Cross Industry Effects from Covid-19 Discuss The Global Covid Pandemic & Retail Market Disruption

15.01.2022 We are delighted to announce the finalists for the 2020 Joe Berry Award and the Trading Partners Forum Scholarship. After receiving scores, across 5-topics and 40 essays, from 68 industry executives, who donated their time to read and mark the essays we can now announce the six successful essays. The following writers will face the Joe Berry Award judging panel, by Video, on June 11th. Stephanie Field (Officeworks), ... Julia Wood (Simplot) Pat Servat (Crossmark) Ashleigh Perdriau (Woolworths) Matt Hooper (Caltex) Karen Huynh (Arnotts) Each will have a one-hour presentation and Q&A with the judges to present updated findings on their chosen topics. The winner will be announced later that day. The Trading Partners Forum Scholarship will be contested the same day in similar style, although the presentations will be for 45-minutes. The winner may be part of the International Future Leaders Forum once the Covid pandemic has cleared. Anna Marscham (Woolworths) Marco Maiese (Arnotts) Thea Dickinson (Mars Wrigley) Laila Khalid (Goodman Fielder) We congratulate everyone who made the effort to submit an essay. We have made your employers aware of your effort and we know that you will benefit from the exposure. We look forward to the presentations on June 11th and to finding out who will be the 34th recipient of the Joe Berry Award. (Photo - 2019 Winner Alec Renehan with Patron Bernie Brookes)

14.01.2022 We had a long but intriguing time yesterday watching presentation from six talented young executives, as they contested the 2020 and 34th Joe Berry Award. With Zoom as our platform we shared screen with 25 executives who made up the judging panel for the day. Led by Bernie Brookes AM the panel watched presentations on Diversity, Market Stranglehold, Automation and Sustainability before taking a breath and adding up their scores. The final number presented Patricio Servat (Cro...ssmark Sydney) with the Joe Berry Award. Congratulations on your excellent presentation. You have a very big year ahead of you. Patricio will be going overseas when possible for a retail industry study tour and introductions to industry leaders in other countries. At the same time, as an extension of the Joe Berry Award, the AFGC was judging the Trading Partners Forum Scholarship. In their Zoom panel they watched presentations from four young executives before announcing Anna Marscham (Woolworths Sydney) as the winner. We express our admiration for the work put in by the finalists and the 30 other people who submitted essay entries for the Award. What ever the result, you have been shown as employees worth having. Get ready for November 1st, when Joe Berry 35 begins. (Photos in our next posting)

14.01.2022 Time to have a close look at Joe Berry Award Topic 3. When we look at diversity we often move immediately to cultural considerations but diversity for retail has many facets. There is no doubt that the population mix is having a distinct affect on retail decisions from what direction our innovations should head to how much shelf space an international product should receive. The topic ask that you consider shopper diversity and how it is influencing the Australian market. F...irst step; what is shopper diversity? Again, you have many ways to approach this question. Are we looking at generational diversity, gender diversity, online/offline diversity, cultural diversity or others not yet at the front line. For you the best approach is to consider where the strategic decisions are being most influenced by shopper diversity and find a debate that will raise the interest of the essay markers. For the strategic overpowering the topic allows you clear air. You can pose debate from a position where you are involved in strategic planning or you can forecast the strategic elements that should be considered and promote concepts that will capture diversity. The retail market is dynamic from the raw material supplier to the shop floor with trends that come and stay and others that come and go. A strong diversity suggestion on future strategy might be a winning concept. Dont bog down in current conversation, look to a market two years ahead and pose the argument on what shopper diversity has strategically changed. As always, help is available. Just ask! [email protected]

13.01.2022 Quite hectic here at the moment as we plan the program for 2020. Our sponsors Nielsen and CitiGroup are working on current trends so that we can put out some relevant topics for the 2020 Award. Our theme this year will be "Recognition of Your Talent". We will be promoting the value to your career of making simple moves that allow you to be recognized for skills and for tenacity. Want to be recognized? Do something different! Joe Berry Award opens on November 1st but you can p...re-register so that all the details will be sent automatically when we open. Pre-register through Facebook or our web site www.joeberryaward.com.au If you need more information send an email and we will respond quickly. Get ready....Get recognized....enter the Joe Berry Award 2020!

13.01.2022 Rory Gilbert & Sarah Hughes discussing the changes in customer behaviour and digitisation of stores under Covid-19 www.JoeBerryAward.com.au

12.01.2022 Incase you missed it, here is he Live Q&A recording with Joe Berry Award Chairman: Keith Quigg, and Past Alumni: Graham Fairbairn & Sarah Hughes.

12.01.2022 From everyone at the Joe Berry Award, we wish you a safe and happy holiday!

12.01.2022 Well we have successfully judged and presented the 33rd Joe Berry Award last Thursday. The final act was for the judges to sit through the six presentations so that they could form a judgment on the best of the group. The group consisted of Jo Horsler (Nielsen) and Alexey Mironov (IRI Worldwide) presenting on The Future of Brands and Laila Khalid (Goodman Fielder), Sarah King (Woolworths), Alec Renehan (Coles) and Kate Wright (Campbell Arnotts). The Judging Panel chaired by B...ernie Brookes AM, consisted of 24 senior executives from across the industry. They had given up a full day out of their busy schedules to assess the presentations and to gain knowledge through the research and presentation skills of the finalists. The judging morphed into the Presentation Dinner at the Sofitel Wentworth in Sydney City where all six of the finalists were presented, by video, and interviewed by one of the judges. This allowed the audience to get to know the finalists better and maybe to place a little wager on who might win. During the evening, MCd by 2016 Winner Clementine Churchill, we were entertained by Esra Ozege who told of the highlights of her year as the incumbent Joe Berry winner including her travels to the USA . Trudy McDonald CEO TalentCode was the guest speaker who wove an inspiring mix of her own career path and the lessons she has learned from being an advisor to the top end of industry. Both were excellent contributor to the event. Finally, in his usual delaying tactics way, Bernie Brookes announced the winner to be Alec Renehan, Sustainability Manager, Coles as the 33rd Joe Berry Award Winner. Alec who has entered several times was backed by his Coles colleagues and warmly welcomed into the Joe Berry Alumni by many of the former winners. Over the next 12-months Alec will be on a journey of study tours, guest speaker roles and participant in industry event. Congratulations Alec. Also, on the evening through the work of the AFGC team the winner of the Trading Partner Forum Scholarship was announced. This award, for the first time, was decided by a separate panel of judges who comprised previous Scholarship winners under the guidance of Rob Giles, Sales Director SPC. The Winner, Jessica Wozniak, Campbell Arnotts will attend the 2019 Consumer Forum Future Leaders program in Boston USA. Congratulations Jess. Joe Berry 2020 opens on November 1st this year with pre-registration from September 30th. See more

11.01.2022 A great time for all of our new essay writers with a few spare days over the holiday period. The topic choices this year provide a good deal of flexibility so you can be specific or broad in your approach. Just remember to be punchy with your comments and dont be afraid to be a little controversial at the same time. The judges want to know what you think, not just what your research has uncovered. As always, there is a lot of assistance available if you need it. Just ask. ...The only way to be on the Joe Berry Award stage is to put your best effort forward. Let the industry know what you have to offer in 2019! Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year to you all.

10.01.2022 Sunday is the start of the 35th Joe Berry Award. The topics have been set, the rules reviewed and the winner's prize is assured. So get your self ready to take a giant leap forward in your retail industry career by composing an essay for the times. There are 8 podcasts available to give you some guidance on the topics and to help you get started with your essay. Our prior winners have contributed to the podcasts so you know that the information comes from those who know. Look... out for our next podcast later next week when one of this year's finalists will talk about what they have done to get their essay in motion. It is easy! Go to www.joeberryaward.com.au or link up through Facebook. register and the rest will happen automatically. Your Entry Kit and Entry Number will be sent to you quickly. Please fill in all the details on the registration form, we need to know how to find you and to give you any help you need to get into it. Very important.

09.01.2022 Just one more week to go until we close the 2019 Joe Berry Award. Some eager beavers have already lodged their entries and we know some others are just finishing up their edits. (Close February 28th @ 11:59pm) For some of you the panic is whether the essay is good-enough or if your editing is complete. If you are not sure, send in your latest Draft, we will read and check and advise on any suggested changes. If there are any last minute questions you need to cover, just ask!... Look forward to checking-in your essays and letting others know that you have the drive to push your career to the next level. Keith

09.01.2022 As we approach the 2-weeks mark, before the 2020 Joe Berry Award opens, we have been looking at the most important things that this award provides. When we reviewed all the possibilities it was obvious that the most valuable outcome is recognition for your work. Recognition that can come from a number of directions. Of particular note is the need to give yourself some recognition for what you have achieved or what you deliberately plan to achieve in your career. What can you ...do, for yourself, that will boost your career opportunities? What can you do to lift that level of recognition? The first thing to do is to register for the 2020 Joe Berry Award (www.joeberryaward.com.au). Registering will be the first part of your recognition and we will do what we can to make sure others know that you are on-the-move. Entries open on November 1st. Registration will provide you with all of the details and your personal entry number. So get ready, start the self-recognition phase by committing to the Joe Berry Award 2020.

08.01.2022 The Retail Industrys leading awards event Todays Winners and Tomorrows Leaders - The Joe Berry Award 2020 Registration is coming to a close, make sure to get your Essays in! https://ausweekly.com.au//the-retail-industrys-leading-aw/

08.01.2022 Hello to all our followers and Joe Berry essay writers. We have about half of the judges scores in at this time but they still have a week to complete their reading and scores. Too early to see any patterns. The results will be available after May 15th and after we have advised the 6 finalists of their invitation to face the judging panel. If you would like to experience the vibe of the Joe Berry Award, you can purchase tickets now for the June 20th Presentation Dinner to be ...held at the Sofitel Wentworth in Sydney. Tickets are $225.00+ each. A great chance to meet many of the prior winners, hear Esra Ozege talk about her year as the winner and Guest Speaker Trudy McDonald on how she built a successful career. Contact us through [email protected] for your tickets. Good luck to all of you who have essays out with the judges. Keith See more

08.01.2022 Time to take a look at Topic-2 for 2020. If you are writing on this topic, Automation and Operational Change, you need to take a wider view of where the influence will be felt the most. Does automation just act as an update for the bricks and mortar stores and therefore benefit online retail to a greater degree? Maybe you see the opposite effect where the clever introduction of automation can move right down to the shop floor and provide a greater experience for the consumer.... Is it a manufacturers ace to be played when they can make significant gains in quality and speed of production? Whichever way you approach the topic, you should find the change that you see most likely to improve rather than disrupt the supply chain, then make statements on its value. The first thing to do though is to identify what you believe describes "automation" as you see it. This helps the reader to understand your premise and to follow you process of debate. Automation has been happening since the gumball machine but the complexity of todays automation can be more confusing than we want. Is automation a fad or is it really the best way to improve retention of customers and lifting of profitability? Whatever you write be sure to make some definitive statements and be prepared to go outside todays known industry changes and make a forecast of the future of automation. Help is available, just ask!

07.01.2022 We hope that you are all enjoying the podcast series, more to come. Next will be Alec, Pat and Bruno on Sustainability and AI followed by Bernie and Anthony discussing the retailers views on Covid-19 ramifications. Very interesting points of view. Remember that we will be posing the Topics for 2021 from the podcast conversations so you can get an idea of what interests you the most.... If you have a question post it online, we are happy to respond. Joe Berry opens on November 1st 2020.

07.01.2022 A note on the Joe Berry Award; The current Covid-19 issues affecting the community have also caught up with the Award and we will defer our annual presentation dinner to a later and safer date. However, the essay judging, currently underway will continue and we will, by the end of April, know who our finalists will be. So if you have an essay in the system everything is still go!... The final judging may have a major overhaul and we are considering Video-Conferencing or Lecture Theatre style presentations. Once we have this locked down we will provide full advice to all the entrants and to all of the judging panel members. What is most important is that this unique and prestigious Award continues through its 34th year and on to the 35th. We will keep you informed.

05.01.2022 Pre-Registration is now open for the 2020 Joe Berry Award http://joeberryaward.com.au/registration/

05.01.2022 Joe Berry Award Podcast 7 - Jon Stokes & Jessica Wozniak with Guest Samantha Blake discussing leadership under covid and beyond

05.01.2022 Happy New Year everyone! Like all of us no doubt you will be looking forward to a better year ahead. We should though be aware of the experience 2020 provided as it is a great example of how life can change quickly and how current theories quickly become redundant. We are now halfway through the 2021 Joe Berry essay writing time and while Feb 28th may seem a long way off, it is time to be well underway. As you write, be aware that a submitted essay will be another example of... how life can change quickly. Putting your theories and future career plans out there for everyone to note is a smart move. Let the industry know what are your theories for the future and provide some industry education on what we can expect. While you may feel that your opinion is not often valued, in this circumstance it is expected. Your essay is about you as much as it is about the chosen topic. As you prepare and write remember that we are always available to assist. This award is not just about great essays, it is about allowing you to put your best efforts forward for recognition. Don't miss the opportunity to cast your ideas and opinions to your audience. Our podcast series is available on Facebook and YouTube including the recent Q&A session with fellow essay writers. There is a lot of good advice in the podcasts as they include past Joe Berry Award winners as mentors. Good writing, talk to others about your ideas, get help when you need. Remember, the future leaders are those who are ready to commit to the industry and themselves. [email protected]

04.01.2022 Just a week away from the start of the 2020 Joe Berry Award. We have finalized the topics for this round and we are checking with our sponsors and team to see that we have covered all our options. The topics will cover everyone with technology, talent, diverse marketing, market challenges and sustaining shares included. We have focused on Recognition this year as it is beneficial to all careers that we are seen to be ready to step out from the crowd. "Are you ready!" Entries open November 1st through www.joeberryaward.com.au or Facebook. We look forward to welcoming you to the program and helping you find recognition. Keith

04.01.2022 Joe Berry Award Podcast 9 - Award Chairman Keith Quigg & Julia Wood from Simplot Discussing Essay Writing

03.01.2022 Just 10-days to go till we close this year's Joe Berry Award entry acceptances. We know that there are many of you working on your final research and writing. Remember that it is a good idea to submit a little earlier as we will peruse your essay and let you know, with time to spare, if any changes or adjustments are required. The main requirement is that you need to be "no more than 2500 words" for the entire document. Everything else we can help you to adjust. Feel free to ...send in your draft essay, happy to read and suggest edits and changes to lift the voracity of your argument. Don't hesitate. Good writing to all of you, look forward to reading your hard work. Keith

03.01.2022 Topic 4 for the 2020 Joe Berry Award ask for a prediction on forthcoming challenges in local market share. We have been moving away from the control formerly held by the majors for some years but movement has been slow and the small-end of the market has felt the hit the most. We know that there is more competition on the way with European retailers targeting Australia in a number of markets, including fashion and food. New competitors, if successful, can only obtain mar...ket share by taking it from others. The market is not big enough for any retailer to avoid some level of ramification.If any American retailers find this market attractive, the seismic nature of the in-coming competition may be highly disruptive. The topic question may suggest that as competition increases the availability of services by retailers may decline. If competition is fierce there may be a rapid move to close unprofitable locations in favour of strong trading areas. The incoming retailers may / may not be spread widely enough across the country to be able to lift all markets and provide advantage for the consumer. Additionally, the new competitors may not have an offer suitable to the Australian market and fail to gain any significant market share.This may put the advantage back into the hands of the current share holders. The most interesting focus may be in the way that the long-term retailers react to the competition. This raises a great opportunity to predict how the market will react, what the suppliers will face as a result and giving perhaps a 5-year forecast, what the Australian market will look like. Be prepared to take on the current market conditions and use your own foresight to put forward both quantitative and qualitative ideas on who will own the market. Deciding if the consumer can win with competition will be your key. If you need help to get the recognition you deserve, dont be afraid to ask. [email protected]

02.01.2022 Joe Berry Award Podcast #8 - Esra Ozege & James Hepworth discussing Essay Writing & Employer Support

01.01.2022 There has been a number of busy essay writers sending in draft work for comment or direction. we are happy to receive preliminary work from any essay writers but remember, closing date is February 28th. We are busy lining up the essay judging panel for this year and we have a wide selection of executives who are both keen to read your work and ready to support this unique award. For many companies we have sent on the details of those who register and we will be doing the same for essay submissions. We promise exposure for your career and we will play our part. Remember also, that writing a well researched essay makes you the inside expert on the topic within your company. Once your essay is submitted take the time to spread the knowledge to your peers. Peer recognition is highly valued!

01.01.2022 Joe Berry Registation kicks off November 1st. Pre-registration is now available! Entry Kit will be sent out November 1st. 5 Essay Topics will be available Max Number of Words: 2500... Get Recognition for your work, and accellerate your career! 2020 Joe Berry Award Winner will recieve a World Retail Tour meeting some of the highest executives and CEOs within the Retail Industry. Enter the Joe Berry Award Today! http://joeberryaward.com.au/registration/ Good Luck Everybody! - Keith Quigg

01.01.2022 Most importantly we hope that all of our Joe Berry Award followers are in good health and finding plenty to do while at home. Not surprisingly, the JBA will have quite a different face this year. Several of our planned events have been cancelled,or they have been reset for later in the year. We will provide details of any deferrals once we have an idea of normality in the community. The essay judging is going ahead as planned and we have about 25% of scores returned so far. T...he judges have until April 29th to complete their assessments, so plenty of time over Easter to do some reading. The two key events are still happening, the Joe Berry Award finals and the Trading Partners Forum Scholarship, which will be judged by interactive video link using the same system that we would use in the Coca Cola Rooms in Sydney. The full details of this will be made available in May, once we have determined the people to be facing each panel. This will also include live-streaming so that, should we still be in some form (hopefully not) of lock-down, everyone will be able to watch the judging. We ask that everyone remain ready for the 34th Joe berry Award and to celebrate the eventual winners of the Award and Scholarship. Also we feel for Alec Renehan, our reigning winner, who has had to defer all of his study tour for obvious reasons. We will see that he gets his tour once we have clear skies. A special Thank You to our sponsors, we will be recognizing their support in every way that we can. We also recognize the efforts of our ASMCA Members as their merchandising teams work at full pace to help the supermarkets keep food and grocery supplies available on shelf. A big part of the essential services. WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER!