A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for Metro Connect 2025 – customers, partners, and industry voices alike. Your energy, insight, and collaboration made it our most impactful event to date.

We’re especially grateful to all our speakers, contributors, and customers including: Phillip Adcock, Andrew Xeni, Card Factory, Cards Direct, Dunelm, Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity, Greene King, Halfords, Hillier Nurseries, Hobbycraft, Holland & Barrett, IVC Evidensia, Magnet, Midcounties Co-op, One Stop, Poundland, Robert Dyas, Schuh, Squires, Southern Co-op, Scotmid Co-op, The Range, and The Entertainer. Also, special mention goes to our partner sponsors Trust Retail, Talent Unlimited, VoCoVo, and MRI Software.

Here’s some of the highlights from the day:

• Numbers & Knowledge with Aniella and Emily from Team metro
• Keynote: Phillip Adcock
• Customer Story: Hobbycraft – Metro Learn
• Keynote: Andrew Xeni
• Customer Story: The Range – Retail Transformation
• Customer Story: Dunelm – Metro WFM
• Customer Story: Card Factory – Metro Print
• Partner Presentation – VoCoVo
• RMS – Metro Help Translations
• RMS – Metro Workforce Management/EM2 Update
• RMS, Schuh, Holland & Barrett – Metro V4
• RMS – Metro Activity Planner Update
• Partner Presentation – Talent Unlimited
• RMS – The Power of Engagement
• Keynote – Karen Dyke, CEO, RMS
• Drinks, dinner, awards, casino and more!

It was a day packed with fresh thinking, shared experiences, and practical takeaways – all focused on helping those attending to work smarter, stay compliant, and get more done.

The date for Metro Connect 2026 will be announced soon – and we’re already working on how to make it even better!

Thanks again to all who took part. We’ll see you next year.