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Are you ready for GDPR? We can help.

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For retailers that sell goods and services in the EU, the looming May 2018 deadline to comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation is not groundbreaking news – it has been barreling towards them since it was approved and adopted in early 2016. But while there are certainly some retailers locked, loaded, and ready to go, we’ve had many firsthand conversations with others on the opposite end of the spectrum. We’ve heard quiet rumblings among many retailers expressing fear over whether they will be ready in time and uncertainty over whether their current course of action will fully meet all requirements.

We are pleased to offer regional expertise to consult and provide insight into these compliance issues. SkillNet has been serving the global retail community for the last 20+ years with retail engagements in over 25 countries across EMEAI. Our experience specifically with retail implementations in the EU and the provision of internationalization accelerators for payment systems, tax requirements, and localized regulatory compliance for this region has put us in a unique position to be able to provide insight to retailers on how to best mitigate this transition towards GDPR compliance.

2-Week Rapid Assessment of GDPR Compliance

Are you unsure whether your enterprise is ready for GDPR? We can quickly put your fear to rest. SkillNet is offering a 2-week rapid assessment of your GDPR compliance roadmap. Within this timeframe, we can provide you with a tailored assessment of your current and future preparations to ensure you have taken all necessary steps to comply with the new GDPR requirements for marketing consent and profiling, as well as ensuring proper data protection compliance and procedures are in place. We want to help you better understand how your enterprise and compliance approach stacks up to these regulations.

For those organizations determined to be noncompliant, the fines are significant. The maximum penalty for serious infringements can incur a fine up to 4% of annual global turnover or € 20 million with tiered fines for lesser infringements. We are here to help you make your preparations far in advance of the deadline to reduce your risk and losses from noncompliance penalties and fallout.

Join SkillNet at the Oracle Retail Industry Forum, Europe 2017

Please contact us for more information on this topic or come meet us in person. SkillNet is proudly sponsoring the Oracle Retail Industry Forum Europe in Barcelona September 19-20. Please reach out to us at the event or set up a meeting in advance, we would be thrilled to discuss any issues or concerns you may have on this topic with regard to your enterprise.

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iain-long

Iain Long

Director Business Development EMEA

Iain is business development director for SkillNet EMEA. He is a senior retail professional with strong commercial and business acumen with extensive experience in multi channel solutions, business development, sales, retail merchandising and logistics supply chain environments. He is experienced in software based solutions for multi channel retail organisations at an enterprise and store level. Iain’s areas of expertise include merchandise planning, stock management, supply chain, CRM, wholesale, BI analytics, multi channel integration and store solutions incorporating professional services, hardware and support services.

Iain has a keen interest in rugby, football and motorsport. Active participation on the pitch is now a distant memory but Iain still enjoys spectating from the comfort of the stands!

  • With SkillNet since 2013
  • Located in Kent
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