14th September - Birmingham (UK)

The Venue - The Holiday Inn, Birmingham Airport

Convenient by road, rail and air

As with previous forums, participation is the key and there will be plenty of opportunity to network and exchange ideas and experiences.

PMA Retail Forum takes shape 

Final preparations for the PMA Retail Buisness Development Forum are under way and it promises to be an action packed day with experts and peers sharing their knowledge and experience.

And it’s going to be a very interactive day too. 

 The day starts with a two hour session “Introduction to the Mary Portas Masterclass”. You will have seen Mary’s programme on television, how she helps retailers understand what their business is all about and how to best present themselves. This  first session on the Masterclass is entitled “My Shop, My Future” and will ask you to examine the vision you have for your store. You will be asked to think as a retailer selling entirely different products and ask yourself how you would go about getting that message across. Then apply that same thinking to your own store, with the help of the Masterclass, using a mixture of experience and specialisation and a third vital ingredient which you will learn about on the day. 

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FUJIFILM states anti-virus position

FUJIFILM UK has moved quickly to react to reports from Australia that suggest a customer's PC   picked up a virus after using a photo kiosk in Brisbane. 

The customer found a dubious file on a USB drive which was used to carry pictures to be developed at a 'Big W' store. Chris Pearce, Senior Technical Manager from FUJIFILM, reaffirmed the company's UK position: "FUJIFILM UK adopts security measures across the imaging systems sold within Britain  to protect system integrity. Secure firewalls on the broadband connection, locked down desktop with multi-level password access along with other proprietary security measures are designed to reduce any impact on retail kiosks from potential unwanted attack." 

He continued: "Protecting the imaging network from malicious attack is a key responsibility for any retailer to protect business continuity and prevent expensive downtime. We work closely with our UK retailers to ensure our systems are as safe as they possibly can be."

 FUJIFILM's award-winning Smartpix kiosks are the hardware of choice for many leading photo retailers, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for further details.