New look Retail Solutions show for 2008
Retail Solutions is relaunching for 2008, with a new location at London's ExCel centre and a paid-for conference (www.retailsolutions2008.com).
The event is bringing together multiple Retail Week conferences including supply chain, retail technology forum, multi-channel retail, business intelligence, merchandising and loss prevention.
The organisers say that delegates will enjoy high quality content delivered by prominent UK and international retailers. Also planned is a series of practical workshops around EPOS, PCI DSS and RFID.
This year's exhibition will host a 'green' feature, sponsored by BT Expedite, demonstrating how technology can help retailers respond to their customers' interest in greener products and stores. More than 200 leading solution providers will be exhibiting products and services available to the retail industry.
The European Retail Solutions Awards (www.europeanretailsolutionsawards.com) will take place on the evening of Wednesday 25 June.
The awards celebrate retailers and suppliers successful use of technology that has driven their businesses forward and recognises some of Europe's most progressive companies. There are 15 categories to be awarded including the European Retail Solution of the Year award, and new categories including best IT initiative and Best Multi-channel Integration.
Retail experts from Triangle will be on stand A30 at Retail Solutions 2008 to demonstrate the Retail manager Internet-based toolset for improved communications, effective collaboration and visible compliance.
K3 will be demonstrating its multi-channel solutions for retailers, as part of a joined-up thinking programme, on stand G26. K3's Microsoft Dynamics software enables retailers to create a unique connected shopping experience for customers.
VCS Timeless will be unveiling its latest BI, assortment planning, open to buy, store management and mobile retail applications at Retail Solutions. Visitors will be able to view the latest release of its Columbus Business Intelligence application.
European footwear retailer Andre (part of retail giant, Vivarte group), is currently deploying Colombus BI, which will provide dashboards, indicators, scorecards and alerts for real-time analysis and reporting on product sales and performance across its more than 100 store network.
May 2008
