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Top 20 Retail Tech Conferences You Should Attend
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It’s an exciting time in the retail tech industry and whether you are a startup founder, an established C-suite executive, or a technology enthusiast, one of the best ways to gain insights into the industry is by attending conferences and events. Conferences are a perfect place to expand your knowledge, grow your network, and learn how to navigate the rapidly-advancing world of retail technology.
Retail tech conferences are guaranteed to equip you with the tools necessary to tackle challenges, as well as inspire you to pursue innovation. Below we have listed the 20 best retail tech events to get you excited about what the future of retail technology has in store.
- The LEAD Innovation Summit
This conference was built for brand and retail leaders to stay ahead of innovation and grow a more profitable direct-to-consumer business model. The LEAD Summit features over 140 speakers from brands and retailers who discuss leveraging resale for profitability, identifying new tactics for store traffic, and much more. - Retail Innovation Conference & Expo (IRCE)
IRCE is a one-stop shop for all your e-commerce needs. This conference and trade show offers you everything your business needs to stay ahead of the competition, in one simple location. It’s where digital teams and ecommerce leaders learn how to grow their brands across social, mobile, marketplace, and beyond. - eTail
This conference is where the top minds in retail meet, collaborate, and learn about what’s disrupting the industry today and what will change in the future. eTailis designed to give you the tools of how to build your business and profit with real experiences from retail innovators going through the same challenges. - Shoptalk
Shoptalk provides a platform for large retailers and branded manufacturers, startups, tech companies, investors, media, and analysts to learn, network, collaborate, and evolve. This conference offers invaluable insights into the ever evolving landscape of the retail ecosystem, addressing pressing challenges head-on and showcasing innovative strategies employed by inspiring executives to overcome them. - Modern Retail DTC Summit
The Summit dives deep into what it means to be a retail brand, how some companies’ business models have shifted and what they’re focusing on now. This event will look at all the ways technology is driving the retail industry forward and what new commerce strategies to apply to your business. - NRF Retail’s Big Show
An annual event held over three days in New York City, the NRF’s Big Showis the world’s leadingretail event. As one of the largest events globally, it brings together retail professionals from all types of sub-industries to network and explore the latest digital innovations in the industry. - Smart Retail Tech Expo
If you want all things focused on “new retail”, this expo is for you. It will showcase how the retail industry is using technologies such as AI, machine learning, and mobile applications to evolve the customer experience. Attendees have the opportunity to learn how to create the perfect customer journey which allows businesses to make both online and instore shopping more personal, tailored, and enjoyable. - The Retail Summit
As retail emerges from the impact of the global pandemic, the retail landscape has permanently changed. At the Retail Summit, attendees will meet leaders from every segment of the retail sector to explore how retail coincides with technology, experience, hospitality, and debate future trends. - Retail Week LIVE
Retail Week Live is an annual retail gathering where the retail community comes together to share new ideas, different perspectives, voice their opinion, and shape the future of the ever-changing industry of retail. - Re:Tech Disrupt
A three day retail innovation festival, Re:Tech Disrupt is where top retail and commerce executives meet the next generation of cutting-edge tech solutions coming out of Israel. - Retail Technology Show
This show is the must visit event for retail and hospitality organizations looking for the right tools, solutions, and advice on how to enhance customer experience, increase operational effectiveness, and drive sales. Attendees will be able to hear from the industry’s leaders and most influential voices. - World Retail Congress
The annual World Retail Congress brings together the brightest minds inside retail and out to discuss the core of key issues facing retail leadership. This Congress unites leaders and senior executives to learn, share insights, form connections, and play a key part in shaping the future of retail. - eCommerce Expo
The ecommerce Expo is the leading, and largest free to attend, eCommerce event in the UK. The conferences are built for you to stay informed on the latest trends and shifting behaviors that continue to drive the world of eCommerce. - Retail Fest US
Retail Fest is a three day event in San Diego that brings together the brightest minds in the retail industry from thought leaders to entrepreneurs. With a focus on omni-channel conferencing, Retail Fest is the perfect platform to excite, educate and elevate your business to the next level. - Prosper Show
This is the largest continuing education conference in the US where established marketplace sellers network, connect, and learn how to make their businesses more profitable. This event offers hands-on training to guide you through the key processes that will help you expand your business, and reduce the amount of time you put into developing your business. - DX3 Canada
DX3 is Canada’s largest conference and trade show dedicated to retail, marketing, and technology. This conference connects the world’s top technology brands with Canada’s leading brands, retailers, marketers, and agencies through engaging content and immersive experiences. It’s a great place for retailers and marketers to learn how tech is changing their industries and how they can innovate to grow their business. - Future of Retail
The Summit gathers over 300 of the most influential retail business leaders in person as well as more than 1,000 digitally, for free flowing discussions on how retailers can work together to understand the big picture and learn from others sharing similar challenges. This event gives attendees the unique opportunity to expand their networks, and build new relationships with some of the biggest names in the retail industry. - IRX @ DTX + UCX
This conference explores the digital tools and innovations changing the face of modern commerce. It brings together decision-makers from across different industries such as retail, travel, insurance, hospitality, and gaming, who are looking to improve their customers’ experiences and streamline operations. - RCC STORE Conference
Canada’s premier two day retail event explores global commerce trends, contemporary leadership, innovative technologies and so much more. At this event, attendees learn the latest insights on retail’s most critical issues from retailers, global retail visionaries, and solution providers. - Groceryshop
Groceryshop is a one-of-a-kind innovation event that includes several organizations, such as established and startup CPG brands, supermarkets, discount stores, warehouse clubs, and more. These organizations will join tech companies, real estate operators, investors and analysts to understand the disruptive new trends, technologies and business models they must now embrace to win in a rapidly changing industry.