
The BHETA team would like to acknowledge and thank the senior teams at the retailers listed below who presented to, and met BHETA members, during 2023. LAKELAND FORUMIn January, Philippa Simons, Head of Buying, provided a webinar update on developments at Lakeland.TOOLSTATION FORUMRupert Nichols, Commercial Director, presented to members at BHETA’s Birmingham office in Toolstation Meet the Buyer.TESCO FORUMTesco's Senior Packaging Manager, Paul Earnshaw, talked packaging strategy in May.JOHN LEWIS FORUMMatt Thomas, Partner & Category Lead for Small Electricals, presented to members in May.DOBBIES FORUMIn May, Richard Hodges, Commercial Director, gave an update on Dobbies’ ownership and strategy.JOHN LEWIS MEET THE BUYERIn May, BHETA hosted a John Lewis “Meet the Buyer” event in Watford.LAKELAND MEET THE BUYERLakeland held a physical “Meet the Buyer” event with members in Solihull.WALMART FORUMWalmart.com presented in September to BHETA members about opportunities in their Marketplace.AMAZON FORUMDhawal Vora and Catherine Moses provided a Forum in September.TOOLSTATION ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL & GOVERNANCEPaul Field talked about current industry 'hot topics' within Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG).HOME DEPOT FORUMHome Depot’s MD of European Sourcing, Massimiliano Zampella, presented to members. This session was organised by HIMA.TOOLSTATION MEET THE BUYERThis physical “Meet the Buyer” event was held at the DoubleTree by Hilton Bristol North in November.2024 events:Are you a retailer and interested in BHETA organising a Meet the Buyer event for you? Or are you a supplier and interested in attending future BHETA Meet the Buyer events?In either case:Home Improvement/Trade/DIY/Garden - please drop Lee Martin an email at lm@bheta.co.uk.Housewares/Small Electrical - please drop Seema Grantham an email at sg@bheta.co.uk.