Join ECR Ireland 2011
Efficient Consumer Response Ireland is about Irish based companies working together to satisfy Irish consumer wishes and to drive out unnecessary costs from the supply chain.All retailers & suppliers of consumer products in Ireland are invited to join ECR Ireland 2011.
ECR Membership Details - ECR Membership Brochure 2011 - Service Providers Membership Details
Join ECR Ireland 2011
Efficient Consumer Response Ireland is about Irish based companies working together to satisfy Irish consumer wishes and to drive out unnecessary costs from the supply chain.
All retailers & suppliers of consumer products in Ireland are invited to join ECR Ireland 2010.
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ECR Ireland experienced a groundbreaking year during 2011 as it established itself as the leading association for Category Managers in Ireland by setting up the CatMan Workgroup, hosting Ireland’s first ever Category Management Conference and launching the ECR Ireland Category Management Award. The objective of the CatMan Workgroup is “to advance the standards of category management in Ireland”. It is expected that category management activities will progress further during 2011 as all companies active in category management participate and the first industry “Blue Book” on ECR best practice is published.
New for 2011 is the establishment of an ECR Supply Chain Workgroup and an ECR Shrinkage Share Shop.
The Supply Chain Workgroup will have the objective of delivering fewer, friendlier miles and promoting efficient sustainable distribution within the grocery sector in particular and the Irish supply chain in general. It will be held quarterly and participants from retailers, suppliers / manufacturers and 3rd party logistics providers will be welcome to join.
Shrinkage refers to all intended sales income that does not or cannot be realized. Such shrinkage can be malicious or non-malicious and in-store or process related. Either way, specific shrinkage management techniques are required to better control it. While the ECR Shrinkage Roadmap is a proven Best Practice methodology for shrinkage management, the objective of the Shrinkage Share Shop will be to establish best practices for managing shrink in Ireland. It will be held quarterly and participants from retailers, store owners/managers and suppliers/manufacturers of high value goods in particular are welcome to join.
Also new is the creation of a Service Providers Membership and Directory, details of which can be downloaded below.
The major initiative for ECR Europe 2011 is the launch of a Roadmap for Shopper Marketing at the ECR Europe Conference in April. The Roadmap, designed in conjunction with Dr. Brian Harris (designer of the ECR Category Management 8-Step Process in 1989) is the most significant ECR publication in many years and is expected to become a key & vital process for the global grocery industry. ECR Ireland will become an early adopter of the Roadmap and ensure that the members of the CatMan Workgroup become experts in its application.
Download ECR Ireland Membership Brochure 2011
Download Service Providers Membership Details
Benefits of ECR Membership
Join ECR Workgroups
Category Management
Shrinkage Share Shop
Supply Chain Workgroup
Pharmacy CatMan Workgroup
Category Management
Shrinkage Share Shop
Supply Chain Workgroup
Pharmacy CatMan Workgroup
Discounts for ECR Events
Christmas Shopper Research
ECR Annual Conference
Category Management
ECR Europe Conference
CatMan Training Courses
CatMan Breakfast Forums
Fundamentals of ECR Training
Collaborative projects
Christmas Shopper Research
ECR Annual Conference
Category Management
ECR Europe Conference
CatMan Training Courses
CatMan Breakfast Forums
Fundamentals of ECR Training
Collaborative projects
ECR Activities
ECR Europe Publications
Category Management Awards
Macro Space Planning
ECR Scorecards
ECR Roadmaps
Datasync.ie
Competition Law
CatMan Website
ECR Europe Bulletins
The Consumer Goods Forum updates
Establish relationships
Relevant networking
ECR Europe Publications
Category Management Awards
Macro Space Planning
ECR Scorecards
ECR Roadmaps
Datasync.ie
Competition Law
CatMan Website
ECR Europe Bulletins
The Consumer Goods Forum updates
Establish relationships
Relevant networking
Join an ECR Workgroup
o ECR Category Management Workgroup – Bi-monthlyo ECR Supply Chain Workgroup - Quarterly
o ECR Shrinkage Share Shop - Quarterly
o ECR Pharmacy Category Management Workgroup – To be launched in February 2011
Discounts for ECR Conferences
o ECR Ireland Annual Conference - 24th May 2011o ECR Ireland Category Management Conference - 8th November 2011
o ECR Europe Conference, Brussels - 5th – 6th April 2011
Discounts for ECR Services
o Category Management Training – courses for advanced & inexperiencedo Fundamentals of ECR Training
o Christmas Shopper Research 2010 including post-research interactive workgroup.
Participate in ECR activities
o Enter ECR Category Management Awardso Contribute to ECR Blue Book on Store Macro Space Planning
o Attend the Quarterly ECR CatMan Breakfast Forum
Category Solutions – 16th Feb 2011
Danone Baby Nutrition – 12th April 2011
TBC – 6th September 2011
o Benchmark your company performance with ECR Scorecards and Supply Chain & Shrinkage Roadmaps
o Contribute to the implementation of industry-wide initiatives such as Datasync.ie
o Competition Law Seminar hosted by Mason Hayes & Curran
Communication
o ECR members only access to ECR CatMan Websiteo Keep up to date with ECR Europe & The Consumer Goods Forum developments with ECR Bulletins
o Develop relationships with trading partners through collaborative projects
o Interact & network with retailers & suppliers at ECR events
A full calendar of events and further details of all of the workgroups is available at www.ecrireland.ie
ECR Ireland looks forward to working with you all to deliver some great benefits in these challenging times.
Who can join ECR Ireland?
Any retailer, manufacturer, supplier or service provider can join ECR Ireland once that company is committed to the ECR mission statement of “Working together to fulfil consumer wishes better, faster and at less cost”. ECR Ireland is well established in the food & drink sector and aims to establish representation within the Pharmacy, DIY & Off-Licence sectors during 2011.How much does it cost to join?
Full membership of ECR Ireland remains at €1,950 p.a.New levels of membership have been introduced for 2011 to cater for smaller companies and solution providers.
Retailers
0-5 stores €500
5 – 15 stores €1,500
15+ stores €1,950
Suppliers
0-20 employees €500
20-50 employees €1,500
50+ employees €1,950
Corporate Group €2,950
Service Providers
Small - Medium €1,000
Large €1,950
