An event that is being organised on a large-scale in order to take the retail industry to a higher level

The World Retail Congress 2010 is scheduled to be held at the InterContinental Berlin in Germany from April 21-23, 2010. The venue for the event was decided keeping in mind the latest technology and comfort that was available in Germany’s leading business hotels.

The event provides a forum for retailers to develop new ideas to cater to customer requirements in a better way. It will include the Retail Safari study tour, which will aid the visitors to gain knowledge about the wide range of retail segments and store formats in Berlin.  

The event is being organised by Emap Ltd. The organiser of the event aims to provide an opportunity to exhibitors and visitors to connect with each other, thereby updating themselves about the latest trends and adopting the same to uplift the retail industry.     

The event will host 100 speakers. Some of the esteemed speakers include:

·         Andrew Jennings, former managing director, Woolworths South Africa

·         Eric Kuhne, founder, Eric Kuhne and associates

·         Sarita Nayyar, head of consumer industries, World Economic Forum the US

·         Paul Alexander, CEO of Beyond Analysis

·         Bob Thacker, senior vice President - marketing and advertising of OfficeMax

·         Fidi Jabbour, head of Retail, The Chalhoub Group

·         Gilbert Harrison, chairman, Financo

·         James Bidwell, European managing director, Anthropologie

·         Kevin Burke, President and CEO of The American Apparel and Footwear Association

·         Lev Khasis, CEO of X5

·         Rob Norman, global CEO of Group M Interaction

·         Sandy Kennedy, President of Retail Industry Leaders Association

·         Shahram Shamsaee, senior vice President of Majd Al Futtaim

·         Steve Tappin, CEO of Xinfu and author of “Secrets of CEOs”

The event will be attended by executives of leading retail firms, some of which include: 

·         Nike Inc

·         The Disney Store

·         Falabella Retail 

·         Stockmann  

·         GroupM Interaction  

·         Lagardere Services  

·         Team A Ventures 

·         Tesco.com

·         Dymocks

·         Tchibo

·         Debenhams

·         Flexa

·         Pão de Açúcar

·         Burberry

·         Kingfisher Group

·         Swisscom

·         Anttila Oy

·         Levi Strauss

For further information and registration enquiries please contact:

To register for the World Retail Congress:

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7554 5808

E-mail: info@worldretailcongress.com

Ian McGarrigle

Congress Director

Tel: +44 (0)20 7728 4762

E-mail: ian.mcgarrigle@emap.com

Kate Gallagher

Congress Manager

Tel: +44 (0)20 7728 4763

E-mail: kate.gallagher@emap.com

Joanna Pocock

Marketing Manager

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7728 3917