1. Centre for Advanced Retail Studies (CARS) Professor Jonathan Elms The Sir Stephen Tindall Chair in Retail Management Director, CARS

2. Massey
Long history of applied and industry focused education & research
Emphasis on students’ & graduates’ employability skills & future resilience
Original Palmerston North campus - world leading in the fields of Agri-food/business & distributive trades
Auckland/Albany campus opened in 1993, with a focus on innovation & business connections
Recently leading the Growth North project
In 1999, Wellington Polytechnic was incorporated within Massey, becoming the College of Creative Arts

4. The Warehouse Group/Massey Collaboration
Endowment of The Sir Stephen Tindall Chair in Retail Management:
Shared mission:
To professionalise the retail industry
To change the perceptions of retail work & employment
To make retail a career of choice
Critically – industry-wide focus
Retail Programmes Advisory Board
Diversity & Inclusiveness Working Group
Retail Careers Working Group
Retail careers SPRINT; Schools project

5. Advisory Board

7. CARS Established in 2015 as a pan-University initiative
Mission is to be ‘a centre of excellence dedicated to advancing the knowledge base of retailing in New Zealand and internationally’
Largest specialist retail centre in Southern Hemisphere
12 full-time, academic staff, in addition to research students
Interests including: retail and services management consumer behaviour, design, branding and communications, logistics and supply chain management, HRM, retail analytics
Home to the Bachelor of Retail & Business Management (BRBM)

9. What we do…. Act as a ‘Hub’ Academic and applied research
Faculty projects
Students (e.g. internships)
Short courses and executive education
Media commentary
Industry engagement
Presentations and keynotes
Seminars
Thought Leadership events
‘Big Issues in Retail’ annual survey

10. BRBM NZ’s only retail degree
Developed in partnership with the retail industry, and is overseen by the Advisory Board:
Makes sure curriculum is relevant and up-to-date
Faciltates practitioners in the class-room
Identifies internship placement and employment opportunities

12. Why BRBM? Research-led with a strong practical focus
Including internships
Emphasis on retail industry and its stakeholders as well as general business and management skills
Pathway to a retail management career or a management role within a retail organisation
Scholarships and bursaries available
International exchange opportunities and study tours

13. BRBM for? Actual and aspiring managers, and future leaders
Skills are important and transferable
Those who are looking to study a relevant and important (and fun) subject

14. The Sir Stephen Tindall Distinguised Professor Lecture

15. Big Issues in Business Series

17. Big Issues in Retail Survey

31. Q&A Professor Jonathan Elms The Sir Stephen Tindall Chair in Retail Management Director, CARS