1500
attendees
2019 Keynote Speakers
2019 Speakers
What's on
Content
Foremost at Retail Week Live is two days of carefully curated content. 160+ speakers from some of the biggest names in the industry gave their insight on the industry today and in the future.
Launchpad
A platform for retailers to find the next digital disruption, while giving tech start-ups the opportunity to showcase their innovations to retail leaders from across the globe.
Partners
Our partners brought the latest in services and tech innovation for you to see. Delegates saw the latest tech toys and found products and services to help solve their problems.
Key Themes on the 2019 programme
Collaboration and partnerships
When surviving in a harsh retail environment, partnerships can provide some shelter from the headwinds. Across our programme, we take a closer look into the strategic partnerships and creative collaborations that have helped skyrocket sales and ratchet consumer engagement. How can we be smarter with our partners to bring real innovation to life and ensure both the survival of our business, and the loyalty of our customers?
People strategy
Digital transformation requires new skillsets and mindsets. If people are our most important asset, how can we find the right people, with the right skills? What does the head office or store worker of the future look like, and how can we prepare for their changing mindsets and expectations? Furthermore, how can we protect their wellbeing and ensure we give them to necessary tools and support to be the best version of themselves, both in and outside of the workplace. At Retail Week Live we will explore how you can create a diverse and inclusive people strategy to future-proof your organisation.
Business models
In this ever-changing landscape, it’s more challenging than ever to second-guess the latest technology, the next consumer trend. How can we know what the market will look like in three, or five years’ time? What business model do we therefore need to evolve into? Moreover, how can we get the balance right between planning for the next 12-18 months, and the next five years? Across the two day event, we will share insight into how you can ensure this balance protects and supports staff, all whilst delivering transformational change and growing the business.
Digital transformation
As an industry, it’s our responsibility to move faster, embrace change further and continue to challenge one another harder. Digital transformation is one of the most vital considerations for any retailer today, but what do we really mean by ‘transformation’ and how can we continue to put digital evolution at the heart of our business? Our programme features insights from organisations who have undergone significant transformation to future-proof their business. Hear how they predicted the unknown and invested in the best technology for future growth.
The role of the store
Creating a richly defined digital strategy is key for survival, but what does this mean for the future of the store? As technology continues to disrupt the shopping experience, how can we ensure that new approaches and technologies are adopted by our staff in-store? How can retailers successfully marry online and offline, and what does this mean for the future of the flagship? Retail Week Live will consider the extent to which digital transformation has changed the role of the store and what this means for its role going forward.
The consumer of the future
Understanding and predicting consumer behaviour is integral to any business, but when it changes so often, it’s difficult to know where to start. As soon as we got a hold on Gen Z, then came Gen Alpha, with whole new horizon of expectations, personal ambitions, and a constant stream of access to information and experiences. What can we expect from this next generation of spenders? Our trends experts and industry leaders will tell all at Retail Week Live.
What’s on: LAUNCHPAD
Retailers need speed, agility and early innovation to disrupt before their competitors do. Launchpad at Live provided retailers with a platform to find that next innovation, while giving tech start-ups the opportunity to flaunt their wares to a room full of influential decision makers in retail technology.
What’s on: LIVE LATE
Networking at it's best.
Live Late in partnership with Newton was our fabulous party for all attendees at the end of day one of Retail Week Live. Following the rigours of the day, this was a perfect opportunity to converse with colleagues and fellow attendees in an informal setting, against a back-drop of live music, drinks and entertainment. Live Late took place on the first night of the event and was free to attend for all those who purchase tickets to Retail Week Live.
