Retail Acumen understands the cost to your business of you taking a day out of the office to attend an event, conference or training session.

Before you have to pay travel, accomodation or delegate fees your business has to absorb the cost of you not being in the office, adding value.

With so many events to chose from throughout the year how do you know which ones are going to provide you with the best return on investment for the time you dedicate to attending?

Below is our selection of the better quality events you may prefer to attend. These are selected due to the relevance of the content, the calibre of the speakers, the cost to attend and for the mix of delegates - ensuring you get a great day out to hear from, learn about and network with other retailers - all in all helping you improve your retail acumen, and get the best possible value from your time out of the office.

The Retail Conference takes place on 22nd September 2010 at the Cavendish Conference Centre, London.

Notably, attendance at this event is offered FREE of charge to retailers.

The Retail Conference is a not-to-be-missed event for those who want to:

Network with, learn from, and chat to around 200 retailers,

Discover what's going on in the market and,

Consider how that could affect your business... The Retail Conference is one of the UK's leading retail industry-focused events. It encompasses seminars, workshops, thought-leadership and networking for senior executives, decision makers and those who define business strategy in the retail sector.

Providing a unique event format, the content delivered is focused on what really matters to retailers, delivered by retailers. This is one of the only UK retail events to be offered FREE of charge to retailers, not-for-profit organisations and members of the press. A charge of £499+VAT is made to all other attendees.

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