ABOUT US
We offer risk-free, affordable access to first hand industry expertise with specialisms built from skills and knowledge acquired from real-world scenarios – our knowledge 'edit' helps skip pain-points and gain benefit much more quickly
IN NUMBERS
£1BN
Leadership, development & delivery of a capital programme returning £1bn in sales per year
10+
Years, setting and delivering business strategy through three reinvention strategies
4,000
Leadership of teams spanning 412 sites, including through COVID-19 furlough and op model rebuild.
-30%
Stock Optimisation
Space Reduction
Op Cost Reductions
Omni-channel P&L savings
>£300M
New customer concepts
New Formats
Business rebrands
GM, Food & Services
+146%
Sales growth sales from a customer centric review, alignment to brand values, with a refocussed website redesign
WHO AM I?
My name is Richard Bonner and I founded Rebar following 20 years in industry, with roles on the Board at English Heritage and senior roles in John Lewis, latterly leading a £1bn capital investment programme.
I've had significant business wide exposure, led teams >4000 through COVID-19, developed strategies, value propositions and led commercial operations >£75m, alongside change programmes and restructures.
WHY REBAR?
"I founded ReBar with the sole intention of building a network of specialists, with real industry experience who have lived it, loved it and got the battle scars to prove it!
To create partnerships at a point in time when our skills, experience and expertise will help the most. Leaving a legacy fit for the future is our singular vision for success”.
Richard Bonner, Founder
WE OFFER
Risk-free, affordable access to first hand industry expertise with specialisms built from skills and knowledge acquired from real-world scenarios – our knowledge edit helps others skip the pain-points and jump to more certain outcomes. We:
- Love to solve problems
- Offer new insight and a fresh perspective
- Drive issues through to resolution
- Passionate, positive and future focussed
OUR MISSION
To create partnerships when our skills and experience help the most
To help, to partner, to complement
To solve problems, to build, to fix
To facilitate change & leave a legacy fit for the future
OUR SERVICES
CONSULTANCY
Expertise, insight, knowledge, or bringing people together. One-off pieces of work for a specific outcome or support for programmes of change. Typical consultancy benefits:
- Independent advice & council
- Breadth & depth of experience
- Leverage new skills
- Diversity of ideas
- No recruitment costs
- On/Off support
INTERIM SUPPORT
Skills, knowledge and experience that can be called upon to fill a gap; usually called upon during times of change or gaps in expertise. Typical Interim benefits:
- Instant impact
- Specialist expertise
- Fresh look and face
- Activity continuity
- Industry knowledge
- An interim partner
THE HALLMARKS OF OUR ENGAGEMENTS
What we do and how we do it are equally important to us. Particularly if we are to develop long lasting change and create a legacy fit for the future.
CURIOSITY & CREATIVITY
HONESTY & INTEGIRTY
ENERGY & AMBITION
THINK LIKE A CUSTOMER
ACT LIKE A CO-OWNER
ALWAYS IN PARTNERSHIP
PERSONAL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
STRATEGY & EXECUTION
Business, Capital, Customer, People Strategies
Customer & Retail of the Future Strategies 2030
Created a framework to unify customer development across product, services & channels
Proposition Development & Launch unifying products, services and platforms
Supported major consultancies in transformations
CUSTOMER PROPOSITIONS
Originated, launched, scaled omni-channel propositions, concepts and formats
Re-defined and executed customer service standards initiatives, re-established accountable leadership.
Established regional team to improve awareness & capabilities for creative standards across a retail estate.
CAPITAL PROGRAMMES
Developed and delivered £1bn capital programme
Led a multi-specialism matrix team of >200
End-to-end accountability: catchment strategy, acquisition & disposal, development to delivery
Led new concepts and formats, insight to delivery
Delivered numerous CI programmes for productivity
Led elements of the John Lewis & Waitrose rebrand
COMMERCIAL PERFORMANCE
Led commercial operations, >£70m
Accountable for revenue cost centres >£100m
Responsibility for large single units and >400 sites
Retail (Home, Fashion, Beauty, Kids, Tech), F&B, support centres, events, food, and others!
Macro and micro space teams >5m sq. ft.
Created divisional omni-channel P&L
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Leadership of teams up to 4,000 (including through COVID-19), single & multi-site, across specialisms.
Matrix led internal and external indirect teams
Built learning and development curriculums, engagement and happiness workstreams
Led continuous improvement programmes including; people and culture; capital, and governance; customer experience and commercial.
ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE
Translated strategy into programmes of change
Led organisational change programmes, reshaping, regrouping activity, operating models and systems
Supported outsourcing including call centres, financial services and maintenance
Key deliverables post change including; new ways of working, clear contracting, governance and decision making; engagement & development programmes
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Give us a call now for a no cost, no risk catch up!