Janice Bilyard Email & Phone Number

Richmond, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

Managing 2763 sq.ft. retail space, West London for flagship Little Dobbies.An immersive retail environment of indoor plants, horticulture and lifestyle products.Awards• Winner – Little Dobbies of the Year Award 2022• Gold Winner – Garden Trade News – Greatest Group Garden Christmas Team 2022• Bronze Winner – Garden Trade News – Greatest Group Garden Christmas Team 2021Store Launches. New store launch - Antrim, Northern Ireland (110,000 sq ft retail space - largest store to date in the estate) Oct 2023 . New store launch - Little Dobbies Cheltenham , April 2023 • New store launch – Tewkesbury (largest Dobbies UK store) Nov 2022• New store launch – Little Dobbies Richmond London Nov 2021• New store launch – Little Dobbies Chiswick, London Sept 2021• New store launch – Little Dobbies Westbourne Grove, London Jul 2021Overview• Top stocktake result across the whole UK Dobbies estate• Acting Regional Manager for Little Dobbies stores• Supporting role for Head of Format, Little Dobbies• Training and development ofLittle Dobbies store management teams• Setting the benchmark for visual standards through product merchandising• Analysis of reports and KPI’s

Initial support role in the launch of the Farm shop and Deli at the heart of the industry’s award winning Woodcote Green Nursuries Buying & merchandising - sourcing locally produced products, contract negotiations, product creations, sourcing new suppliers, growing relationships with current suppliers. Seasonal buying. Event planning - monthly tasting events - ‘meet our suppliers’. Seasonal event planning. Duty manager role - responsible for 100+ staff and 30 acre retail site and financial offices and Goods in yard.