Robert Birrell Email & Phone Number

Scotland, United Kingdom

Edinburgh

30,000 sqft Big box branded fashion and homeware business.£7m turnoverIncreased sales FY 12 4.3% LFL & FY 13 5.8% LFLReduced shrinkage by £76k, 1.2%Increased bottom line by £400k over 2 yearsDistrict training store for new ManagersDistrict community & charity championCurrently undertaking additional company projects

Consistently increased Areas sales targets year on year. This was achieved with commercial awareness, leadership and attention to detail.Controlled Area shrinkage within company budgets.Set payroll budgets quarterly achieving challenging cost to sell percentages.Successfully sourced and opened 4 new sites during 2009/10 (Lothian Road, Cowdenbeath, Lochee &.

£2m turnover, 10,000sqft store in a destination out of town Retail Park. Initially re-branded as Instore however part of the Poundstretcher group.Increased sales by 25% in first year whereon store was elevated to Regional Store of Excellence out of 50 stores in the Northern Region.Reduced shrinkage by 1 percentage point.

of the flagship Extra store in Corstorphine with annual sales of £57mManaged all night operations, night managers and team leaders. Total staff 107 (peak trading)Champion store within group for "simple replenishment" company initiative which lead.Significantly improved standards of operation. Increased productivity and fill levels resulting in increased.