About Us
Our story so far
The Retail Academy is a division of Small and Mighty Group, established to support the global retail industry.
The Retail Academy was established in Denmark in 2011 by Torben Soelvsteen and Lars Bach in collaboration with several industry partners and retailers. It was originally created to address the need for a nationally recognised leadership education programme for the retail industry.
A stakeholder group representing 20 of the largest retail and FMCG chains in Denmark provided their input and together, they created a Degree in Commerce (Retail) which is still being offered to retailers by a leading Danish University.
Following the launch of the university course, Torben continued to develop and deliver education and leadership programmes for major retailers across Scandinavia as an independent consultant.
In 2022 Torben Soelvsteen joined forces with Small and Mighty Group in Australia, where the Retail Academy was reinvigorated. It now forms one of the company’s three divisions. The Retail Academy by Small and Mighty Group now offers a specialised unit dedicated to the retail industry and sales organisations, regardless of whether they are B2B, B2C or B2B2C.
The extended team of professionals has a proven background in retail, sales and service. They have both the theoretical and practical expertise to create tailor-made industry-relevant courses and programmes that are practical, easy to implement and produce long-lasting results.
