£17Bn of online sales are reported as lost in UK retail today because websites are not accessible enough to people with disabilities. Mike Adams and Kevin Cooper will be sharing facts about the size of this opportunity, why it exists and how EnableAll will provide everyone the ability to bridge the chasm. Now is the time to unlock the true spending value of the Purple Pound and realise the sales potential
Presenters
Kevin Cooper – Managing Director, EnableAll
Kevin joined EnableAll at the early stages with the vision and ambition to build a world class digital experience for everyone. He understands the challenges faced by retailers today and sees the possibilities of creating a digital shopping environment that is accessibility first.
Kevin can be considered as a bit of a “digital pioneer”; (he was eCom before eCom was cool). He has been influencing retail’s revolutionary journey from the high street to online for over twenty years.
Kevin cut his teeth working for Land’s End (a US direct and digital market leader) before taking his skills with Daylesford Organic, Ideal Shopping & L’Occitane en Provence. This lead him to become a digital solutions consultant supporting retailers such as; Argos, Homebase, M&S, Pets at Home, Boots and Shop Direct to execute their digital customer strategies. Latterly Kevin lead eCommerce at Charles Tyrwhitt, with a focus on digital experience to make it easy for men to dress well.
Mike Adams – CEO, Purple
Mike Adams is CEO of Purple, a UK cutting edge organisation changing the disability
conversation with businesses and disabled people.
Purple see the £274 billion Purple Pound disability market as a value opportunity and Mike
is leading the development of products and services, to transform the landscape across all
business sectors and borders.
Purple Tuesday (www.purpletuesday.org.uk), created and co-ordinated by Mike, has
achieved international acclaim for its contribution to changing the customer experience for
disabled people, influencing the physical, online and work base environments.
Purple is unique in that it also provides direct support services to over 4,500 disabled people
to lead more independent lives.
EnableAll is the brainchild of Mike as the way to deliver a fully accessible online shopping
experience.
Mike was named in the Shaw Trust Power List of the UK’s top 100 most influential disabled
people for 2021.
Mike was awarded an OBE in 2012 for his services to disability.
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Tamebay live is your opportunity to meet speakers from marketplaces – Amazon, eBay, Alibaba, Fruugo, and Enable All will all be attending and ready to answer any questions you may have, so register now to ensure you don’t miss their sessions. As well as answering questions from attendees, the speakers from marketplaces presentations are designed to help you grow your business in 2022.
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