Dear Colleague,

In 2005, Retail Week created a brand new awards event Rising Star Awards its purpose is to recognise and reward potential future leaders within UK retailing.

Extensive research amongst retailers and key industry bodies has revealed that there is wide industry support for any initiative from Retail Week that helps to elevate the role and importance of the next generation of retail talent, for example:

Now in its second year, we would like to invite your organisation to be associated as a sponsor of the Rising Star Awards. There are extensive profiling raising and branding opportunities available, including sponsorship of the award categories which for this year are:

• Buyer and Merchandiser of the Year (Food)
• Buyer of the Year (Non Food)
• Merchandiser of the Year (Non Food)
• Visual Merchandising Newcomer of the Year
• Marketing Professional of the Year
• Supply Chain and IT Department Star of the Year
• Store Support Manager of the Year
• HR and Training Professional of the Year
• Retail Property Professional of the Year
• The Store Management Star of the Year
• The Independent Retailer Rising Star of the Year
• The Retail Week Rising Star of the Year (selected from all category winners)

For complete details on the sponsorship packages, please contact the undersigned.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,

Guy McCulloch
Head of Sponsorship
e: guy.mcculloch@emap.com
t: 0207 520 3543
www.risingstarawards.co.uk