Sri Lanka’s first international Black Belt in retail programmes this month

3W Consulting (3WC), Sri Lanka’s leading Enterprise Renewal and Management Consultants together with the Global Retail Association (GRA) has announced the launch of the international Retail Mastery Programme, which will introduce the country’s first International Black Belt in the Retail Series.

The first Retail Mastery Programme will be launched on February 8-9 in Colombo and aims to drive thought leadership and top retail talent in Sri Lanka, offering internationally recognised training and qualifications for Sri Lanka’s retail professionals in the country. The programme is the first of three events that will be hosted in Sri Lanka for completing of the Retail Black Belt Series, the organisers said in a media release.

Stefan Moraes, MD and Founder of 3W Consulting, said: “3W Consulting for the last 20 years has worked with crème-de-la-crème organisations both in Sri Lanka and international markets in the space of industry and Enterprise Renewal in major capacity building programmes, shifting strategic leagues of these businesses and solving complex business issues. We are of view this Retail Mastery programme will be a game changer for Sri Lanka’s Retail industry to build capacity and position itself to be leaders in retail in the Asian region.”

The programme trainers are international representatives of the Global Retail Academy - Prakash Menon from Dubai and Andrew Cavangh from Australia. Commenting on the programme, the Founder and Mastermind of the Black Belt Series, Mr. Menon said “This event is the beginning of a new retail revolution that we intend to bring to Sri Lanka, it’s time to uncover raw retail talent and bring the entire retail industry to the forefront of the country’s economy. Sri Lanka has the potential to become a next generation retail nation and I along with 3W Consulting are here to challenge, transform and develop retail professionals and organisations.”