Academy

The Academy is a strategic part of the IADS principles and foundation. Its core objective is the development of our young talented employees into our future leaders by giving them business insight, exposure to different international markets, ways of working, and a long term network for future communication and ideas development.

OUR PROGRAMME IS ABOUT BUILDING A SOCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL EXPERIENCE THROUGH AN ACADEMIC JOURNEY

TOPIC - AI and department stores' omnichannel activities: Given the number of possible AI applications, how can retailers develop a decision-making tool (in terms of investments, teams and time)? Once in the forecast, how can they decide and prioritize the right areas of application (examples: product development, customer loyalty, in-store operations, productivity-saving operations...)?

ACADEMY 2024 PRESENTATION

IADS 2024 ACADEMY PRESENTATION

MEETING # 9

October 10th 3-5 (Paris Time)

IADS - AC24 - MEETING # 9 VIDEO

MEETING #8

September 26th from 3-5 (Paris Time)

AC 24 #8 Meeting Recap

IADS - AC24 - Meeting #8 Video

BRAINSTORMING MEETING

September 3rd from 3-5 (Paris Time)

IADS - A24 - Brainstroming Meeting Video

MEETING #7

July 17th from 3-5 (Paris Time)

IADS - AC24 - Meeting #7 Presentation

IADS - AC24 - Meeting #7 video

MEETING #6

June 25th from 3-5 (Paris Time)

IADS - AC24 - Meeting #6 video

MEETING #5

May 22nd from 3-5 (Paris Time)

IADS - AC24 - Meeting #5 video

E. Tisseyre - Decision making and IA Presentation

MEETING #4

April 30th from 3-6 pm (Paris time)

Presentation IADS Group 2

IADS - AC24 - MEETING #4 VIDEO

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Speed of AI development stretches risk assessments to breaking point

The AI explosion in retail must be boiled down to business benefits _ AlixPartners

The rise of the chief AI officer

Where is artificial general intelligence? My grandfather's guess is as good as yours

MEETING #3

March 21st from 2:30-5:00 (Paris time)

IADS - AC24 - Meeting #3 Presentation

IADS - AC24 - MEETING #3 VIDEO

MEETING #2

February 28th from 3-5 pm (Paris time)

IADS - AC24 - Meeting #2 Presentation

IADS AC24- meeting #2 video

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How Will AI Impact your Business Evolution

Themes and thoughts for 2024 Evolution 

MEETING #1 - KICKOFF

January 30th from 2-4 pm (Paris time)

IADS AC24 - KICKOFF MEETING Presentation

IADS AC24 - KICKOFF MEETING VIDEO

Antitrust Guidelinies

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An Overview of Generative AI_Translink Capital

Every C-Suite Member Is Now a Chief AI

Insights from the leading edge of gen AI adoption_Deloitte

The Value of Digital Transformation_HBR

The data dividend Fueling generative AI_McKinsey

The Value of Digital Transformation_HBR

This could be the best decade in history or the worst_Financial Times

What really works when it comes to digital and AI transformations_McKinsey

Why Gen AI adoption among businesses will look radically different in 2024_Medium

4 Questions to Assess the Trustworthiness of Your Company's GenAI_HBR

Darwin and the Demon Innovating Within Established Entreprises_Geoffrey Moore

Decision-making how to get the big bets right_McKinsey

Four essential questions for boards to ask about generative AI_McKinsey

Three keys to faster, better decisions

Unlocking real EBITDA value with generative AI_Alix Partners

What is decision making_McKinsey

PARTICIPANTS CONTACT DETAILS

PARTICIPANTS CONTACT DETAILS

The Academy is a strategic part of the IADS principles and foundation. Its core objective is the development of our young talented employees into our future leaders by giving them business insight, exposure to different international markets, ways of working, and a long term network for future communication and ideas development.

OUR PROGRAMME IS ABOUT BUILDING A SOCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL EXPERIENCE THROUGH AN ACADEMIC JOURNEY

TOPIC - What skills will we need in the future and how to attract those talents?

ACADEMY 2023 PRESENTATION

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IADS Academy 2023 Presentation 

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iads Academy 2023 presentation recording

MEETING #8

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Meeting #8 Recording 

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The Robin Report Article 

• Click below for the Nieman Marcus Power of One People Report:

Nieman Marcus People Report 

• Click below for The Art of Leadership Studio's presentation:

The Art of Leadership Presentation

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IADS Academy presentation 

MEETING #6

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AC 23 #6 meeting recap

meeting #6 recording

Benedict evans AI and employment 

Generative AI and the future of HR

Neiman Marcus Group gets introspective

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How to attract talents presentation

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what skills we need in the future presentation

MEETING #5

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AC 23 #5 meeting recap

Meeting #5 Recording

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Innovation Foundation Presentation

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Company Culture Presentation

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hybrid working presentation

• Click below for the presentation on Incentive Systems:

Incentive sysetms presentation

• Click below for the presentation on Skills for the Future:

skills for the future presentation

MEETING #4

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AC 23 Meeting #4 recap

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ReD associates presentation

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Breuninger Presentation

El Corte Ingles presentation

El palacio de hierro presentation

manor presenation

Sogo presentation

MEETING #3

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AC 23 meeting #3 recap 

Inclusion isnt just nice, it's necessary

The Retail CEO Pipeline is running dry

how fashion can close its skills gap

stop wasting your most precious resource: middle managers

Resources Digest

meeting #3 recording

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Quadra consultants presentation

the future of people

a new game for c players

a players or a positions, the strategic logic of workforce management

how financial accounting screws up HR

how to set expectations with young talent

let's hear it for b players

make your company a talent factory

making mobility matter

the job no ceo should delegate

tours of duty

Survey of Global Talent Management Practices

A Quoi Servent les Revues de Personnel

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Breuninger presentation

El Corte Inglés Presentation

El Palacio de Hierro presentation

galeries lafayette presentation

magasin du nord presentation

manor presentation

sogo presentation

MEETING #2

MEETING #2 presentation

Meeting #2 recording - Part 1

Meeting #2 recording - part 2

AC23 Meeting #2 recap

Breuninger presentation

El Corte Ingles Presentation

El Palacio de Hierro Presentation

Galeries Lafayette Presentation

magasin du nord presentation

Manor Presentation

sogo presentation

MEETING #1 - KICKOFF

January 31st from 2-4 pm (Paris time)

Kickoff meeting connection link

Antitrust Guidelines

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Transforming the EU Retail and wholesale sector

the new rules of work

Why Skills are more important than ever

taking a Skills based approach to building the future workforce

5 traits of the workforce of the future

Purposeful work: the secret weapon in the new war for talent

 Make your employer brand stand out in the talent marketplace

The future is uncertain, here's how to ensure your team can adapt

Making work work better for deskless workers

the future of (hybrid work)

Resources Digest

IADS Presentation

IADS AC23 - Kamshim Lau Presentation

IADS AC23 - Kickoff Meeting Video

PARTICIPANTS CONTACT DETAILS

Participants Contact details

The Academy is a strategic part of the IADS principles and foundation. Its core objective is the development of our young talented employees into our future leaders by giving them business insight, exposure to different international markets, ways of working, and a long term network for future communication and ideas development.

OUR PROGRAMME IS ABOUT BUILDING A SOCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL EXPERIENCE THROUGH AN ACADEMIC JOURNEY

TOPIC - How can department stores maintain and improve the profitability of Private Labels?

We aim to look at:

•    Supply chain: with production tending to be more regional at the moment, and current issues with the supply chain resulting in an  impact on margins, implying closer monitoring will be needed to improve profitability.

•    Digital: while growth is expected to come from this part of the business, how will this affect the marketing and product strategies in the future?

•    Sustainability: as it comes at a price, it is both a concern and an opportunity to convey a strong message to consumers. Can it be instrumental to growth and profitability?

•    How will Private Labels' strategies evolve in the coming years? Are there alternatives to keep them fresh over time, such as buying out brands or sharing brands with other retailers?

ACADEMY 2022 PRESENTATION

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IADS Academy 2022 Presentation

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IADS Academy Final Presentation Recording

KICKOFF MEETING

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Jérome Gilg presentation - Academy kick off

IADS AC22 - Kick off meeting

AlixPartners

mckinsey

The Nielson Company

Harnessing the power of private label online

What is a private label

The new appeal of private labels

The economic benefit of retailers own-brands

Antitrust Guidelines

IADS AC22 - Kickoff meeting video

PROGRESS MEETING #1

AC22 progress meeting #1 presentation

AC22 Progress Meeting recording

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Breuninger presentation

El Corte Ingles presentation

El Palacio de Hierro Presentation

Galeries Lafayette Presentation

Magasin du Nord presentation

MANOR PRESENTATION

SOGO PRESENTATION

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Mark & Spencer to sell rival fashion brands online

Mark & Spencer 2021 annual report

Mark & Spencer Statista

Mark & Spencer Drapers online

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John Lewis reveals major new fashion own-brand fashion

John Lewis 2021 Annual report

John Lewis Partnership Statista

John Lewis Drapers online

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Benedict Evens private labels

PROGRESS MEETING #2

IADS Progress meeting #2 presentation

IADS progress meeting #2 recording

Kea & partners presentation

Kea & Partners presentation recording

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Breuninger

GALERIES LAFAYETTE 

Magasin du Nord

Manor

Sogo

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Department Stars - John Lewis

Private label masters - Marks & Spencer

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How target hit 106 billion in revenue

Can Macy's hit the Private label bullseye

PROGRESS MEETING #3

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IADS Progress Meeting #3 recording

What's the difference between lagging and leading indicator

Anonymized Figures

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Department Stars - Figures analysis

Private label masters - Figures analysis

Department stars - John Lewis

Private label masters - Marks & Spencer

PROGRESS MEETING #4

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IADS Progress meeting #4 recording pt.1

IADS progress meeting #4 recording pt.2

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M&S Sportswear pl 'goodmoves' in the sports edit

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Department Stars - case study

Private label masters - case study

Department stars - figures analysis

Private label masters - figures analysis

PROGRESS MEETING #5

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IADS Progress Meeting #5 Recording

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IADS Progress meeting #5 presentation

Private Label Challenges

PROGRESS MEETING #6

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IADS PROGRESS MEETING #6 Recording

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IADS Session #6 Recap Notes

Galeries Lafayette KPI Presentation

PROGRESS MEETING #7

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IADS Progress Meeting #7 Recording

PROGRESS MEETING #8

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IADS Progress Meeting #8 Recording

PROGRESS MEETING #9

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IADS PROGRESS MEETING #9 Recording

PROGRESS MEETING #10

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IADS Progress Meeting #10 Recording

PARTICIPANTS CONTACT DETAILS

Participants Contact Details

SCHEDULE

IADS AC 22 Yearly Planning

The Academy is a strategic part of the IADS principles and foundation. Its core objective is the development of our young talented employees into our future leaders by giving them business insight, exposure to different international markets, ways of working, and a long term network for future communication and ideas development.

OUR PROGRAMME IS ABOUT BUILDING A SOCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL EXPERIENCE THROUGH AN ACADEMIC JOURNEY

DOWNLOAD THE 2019 ACADEMY BOOK

IADS Academy presentation - 2021

TOPIC - DESIGN A DIGITAL P&L FOR OMNICHANNEL. WHAT ARE THE NEW KPIS NEEDED?

In the age of the customer, channel-specific strategies, tactics, and organisational structures become irrelevant. Why? Customers expect seamless and connected journeys. Companies must therefore operate as a single unit. It is now urgent to achieve financial alignment with customer experience, a single P&L statement that measures and shows all channels as one integrated unit. If the company has a single P&L, there is visibility to budgets and allocations of funds to a consistent retail story executed wherever the customer wants to engage. The P&L becomes a tool to control productivity.

The topic is a challenging one which will demand skills from across our companies, not only from finance and controlling. We invite you therefore to select your candidate(s) for this Academy from among your most promising young executives, and those who will be capable of offering some real take-home value to our companies. They will be expected to come up with practical suggestions and innovative ideas.

RESOURCES

Profit & Loss

• The Most Important Metrics You're Not Tracking (Yet)
• P&L Management_A Complete Guide + Red Flags to Watch
• The retail footprint of the future
• Profit & Loss
• P&L1 Gross sales
• Retail Financial Ratios Benchmarks (2019)
• P&L2 Reductions
• Retail Math Formulas Cheat Sheet + Excel
• P&L3 COGS
• P&L4 Markup
• P&L5 Margin
• P&L6 GMROI
• PS Ecommerce Profitability
• KPIs Aren't Just About Assessing Past Performance
• Retail Metrics -14 Essential KPIs for T..
• Sephora -The Omnichannel Strategy Which Redefined CX in Cosmetics
• Retail Math - Effective Markdown Techniques, Planning Markdowns
• Omnichannel Case Example - Burberry
• 7 Key Metrics Every Ecommerce Owner Needs to manage
• John Lewis Omnichannel Strategy - How the UK's top homeware retailer has reached the top
• Alix on cashflow
• Walmart
• HRC Benchmark Template
• The Long View by Vogue Business - Luxury's new sales professionals
• JIE
• Five KPIs That Tell you Everything About Your Returns Customer Experience - Retail TouchPoints
• New Metrics for Omnichanel
• Profit & Loss #1: Gross sales
• Profit & Loss #2: Reductions
• Profit & Loss #3: Costs of goods
• Profit & Loss #4: Markup
• Profit & Loss #5: Margin
• Profit & Loss #6: Gross Margin Return on Investment (GMROI)

Others

• Five KPIs That Tell you Everything About Your Returns Customer Experience - Retail TouchPoints
• The most important metrics you're not tracking (yet)
• The Four Pillars of E-Commerce Profitability
• Retail metrics: 14 essentials KPIs for tracking your business' performance
• The Retail Footprint of the Future

VIDEOS

DAVE ULRICH EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF THE HR BUSINESS PARTNER IN A DIGITAL AGE

WHAT WILL BE THE ROLE OF HR IN 2025? Interview with John Boudreau

PARTICIPANTS CONTACT DETAILS

Academy Seminar 2021 participants contact details

SCHEDULE

academy seminar 2021 - schedule overview

KICK-OFF VIDEOCONFERENCE | 11 & 14 JANUARY 2021

Work starts. Topic presented. IADS & coach set tasks.

Agenda (Paris Time)

Monday 11 January:

14:00-14:30    Welcome & introductions (all)

14:30-15:00    Academy purpose (IADS)

15:00-15:45    Schedule & method of work (IADS, Alexander Alonso, questions & discussion)

15:45-16:30    Topic: "P&L for omnichannel" (IADS & discussion)

16:30-17:00    General exchange, questions and discussion (all)

Academy Seminar 2021: Welcome presentation - 11.01.21

Thursday 14 January:

14:00-15:00    Our greatest obstacles to omnichannel (prepared comments - all)

15:00-16:00    What is inappropriate about classic P&L and KPIs? (prepared comments - all)

16:00-17:00    The next steps: where do we go from here – the next tasks (all, IADS, Alexander Alonso)

INDIVIDUAL GROUP WORK | 15 JANUARY - MID-MAY

Set tasks; group meetings. Use of "coaching vouchers" as appropriate.

MID-TERM VIDEO MEETING | 27 & 28 APRIL 2021

The presentations from MAD and Clientela are available upon request for privacy reasons. Please contact Christine Montard at cmontard@iads.org to receive a copy.

Agenda

Tuesday 27 April 2021;  2pm – 5pm CEST time

14.00-14.15    Welcome and introductions

14.15-15.15     Guest speaker: Jean Revis, MAD Network, on customer KPIs becoming financial KPIs. Discussion

15.15-16.00     IADS group Omnis presentation: Strategic vision – a new language. Discussion

16.00-17.00    IADS group BB & NN presentation: Key elements, operational indicators and model. Discussion

Wednesday 28 April 2021;  2pm – 5pm CEST time

14.00-15.00    Guest speakers: Lorenzo Benazzo and Arnaud Barbelet, Clientela, on rethinking the P&L taking into account omnichannel. Discussion

15.00-16.00    IADS group NN presentation: Action orientation for department stores. Discussion

16.00-16.30    The next stage of work for each group

16.30-17.00    Schedule and working organisation for next two months

INDIVIDUAL & GROUP WORK | MID-MAY - 23 OCTOBER

REHEARSAL MEETINGS | 24-27 OCTOBER

PRESENTATION TO CEO GENERAL ASSEMBLY | 28 OCTOBER