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Retail Business Technology Expo and Cards & Payments Solutions – the fastest growing retail event in Europe

Retail Business Technology Expo and Cards & Payments Solutions launched in March 2011 to great acclaim and is doubling in size for 2012.  It will feature 300 exhibiting technology solution providers including many leading global companies as well as an extensive educational programme of seminars (many with European and global content), keynotes and panel discussions and a full networking schedule.

There is a strong demand for an event of this nature from European retailers, as there are no similar events within Europe where European retailers can get an overview of the international retail landscape.  With retailers having to look to overseas territories to grow their market share, and internationalisation on most major retailers’ agendas, it is business critical that there is a central and accessible annual event where the retail community can come and see all the latest innovations and meet face to face with the largest gathering of retail solution providers in Europe.

The UK and Europe – the most influential and important retail market in the world – now has a new yet fully tested and proven solutions exhibition.

It offers:

• Two major exhibitions featuring 300+ exhibiting technology solution providers including many leading global companies
• Seminar and Conference programme (all FREE of charge) with 4 seminar theatres featuring over 100 independent presentations and discussions (many with European and global content)
• Keynote speakers and panel discussions
• An Innovation Showcase
• Shop of the Future
• RFID zone
• A full networking schedule
• Hosted buyer programme for European retailers

Entrance to the show and all the seminars and features are free of change.

WHY YOU NEED TO VISIT
With the growing importance of internationalisation, the event offers the perfect opportunity to see all the latest innovations and meet face to face with the largest gathering of retail solution providers in Europe.  

The educational programme will feature over 100 seminars, workshops, panel debates, Q&A’s and conference sessions covering ALL the topics and business areas that will help retailers to equip their business to compete in such a challenge market.  The programme is independent and features many leading retail and hospitality organisations – ALL FREE OF CHARGE

WHO SHOULD VISIT
This is a must visit event for European retail, hospitality, leisure operators and etailers who want to keep up to date with all the latest solutions as well as take advantage of the strategic and tactical  advice that will be available to help them.  Retail Business Technology Expo and Cards & Payments Solutions is relevant to the IT, operations, multichannel, marketing, supply chain, eCommerce, logistics, loss prevention and finance department heads.

THE EXHIBITORS
Retail Business Technology Expo and Cards & Payments Solutions is a unique event, as it covers end to end solutions that address retailers’ needs.  The 2012 show has a very strong emphasis on every aspect of ecommerce, multichannel  and home delivery but also covers everything  from EPOS, store systems, supply chain and logistics all the way through to CRM, loss prevention, finance and payments.   EXHIBITOR LIST

COME TO LONDON
Located at Earls Court, London, the venue can be reached easily from all four London airports, St Pancras International for Eurostar.  VISITOR INFORMATION

It’s never been a better time to visit London:

• By March 2012 excitement around the Olympics will have reached fever pitch and Verdict predicts a £100m uplift in retail sales due to the Olympics.
• It has recently been announced that London has overtaken New York as fashion capital of the world for 2011.
• The UK is currently the largest per-capita eCommerce market in the world.
• Overseas retailers such as Crate & Barrel, Marmot, Kate Spade, Coolway, Sacoor Brothers, American Eagle, Forever 21, Victoria’s Secrets and Bosideng International are looking to the UK to grow their brand – London is the place to be.

A trip to the Expo also offers the opportunity to also catch up on why London is the most popular retail city in the world and to see the latest retail developments including the new Westfield Stratford City, situated next to the Olympic Stadium

Hundreds of international visitors attended Retail Business Technology Expo and Cards & Payments 2011, with visitors coming from as far as Australia to find out how they can they make theirs a world class business.  2012 is set to attract substantially more international delegates, with a full programme for European Hosted Buyers involving 80 leading senior directors from the top 150 European retailers being flown in to attend the event – REGISTER FOR YOUR FREE BADGE