Retail Trade Shows & Conferences 2018-2019
NRFtech
TAKES PLACE:
July 15-17, 2018
San Francisco, California
NRFtech is a 2.5-day event that offers retail CIOs, CMOs and senior IT executives a unique opportunity to discover and explore the latest retail technology while networking with peers in the industry. The agenda includes insightful keynote speakers, roundtable discussions, collegial networking and a Tour of the Possible focus on emerging retail disrupters - your opportunity to hear pitches or see demonstrations from hot tech startups. You'll also have time to meet the startup innovators in person over lunch.
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NY NOW
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August 12-15, 2018 (Summer Market)
February 3-6, 2019 (Winter Market)
New York City, New York
Your search for quality design-driven products across HOME, HANDMADE, LIFESTYLE + GIFT Collections ends here. All under one roof and organized into a floor plan that guarantees you don’t miss a single opportunity to find your next best – sellers. 2,300+ exhibitors, with more than 67% launching new products, exhibit at NY NOW
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SuperZoo
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July 26-28, 2018
Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
SuperZoo is a pet professional’s perfect partner, helping you improve sales, boost profits and be better than ever. Through a comprehensive conference program, networking opportunities, exciting grooming contests and a robust show floor featuring the latest products pet lovers are looking for, SuperZoo is the best place to make your pet business even better.
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International Retail Design Conference
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October 2-4, 2018
The Motif Hotel, Seattle, Washington
Presented annually by VMSD, this one-of-a-kind conference is three days of design dialogue centered on best practices, evolving trends and fresh strategies for engaging shoppers and maximizing resources, and is recognized as the premier educational and networking event for the store design and visual merchandising community.
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Shop.org
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September 12-14, 2018
The Venetian, Las Vegas, Nevada
Shop.org gets the savviest executives from every industry that matters to give you the inside track on how to win the retail revolution. You’ll learn the secrets, successes and failures from the people that are changing retail.
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2019
CES
TAKES PLACE:
January 8-11, 2019
Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
CES is the world's gathering place for all those who thrive on the business of consumer technologies. It has served as the proving ground for innovators and breakthrough technologies for 50 years — the global stage where next-generation innovations are introduced to the marketplace. Owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), it attracts the world's business leaders and pioneering thinkers.
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Outdoor Retailer + Snow Show
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January 30-February 1, 2019
Denver, Colorado
Outdoor Retailer + Snow Show is where the outdoor and snow industries come together, creating an unprecedented opportunity to reach influential buyers across all product segments. This is the place for brands to reach a larger, more diverse and valuable retail audience, as well as an enhanced media presence to carry their brand stories into the consumer marketplace.
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https://www.outdoorretailer.com/home-winter/
Retail’s BIG Show
TAKES PLACE:
January 13-15, 2019
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City, New York
NRF BIG Show is your one-stop shop conference for everything retail. It covers every aspect of running and growing a store — from marketing and brand management, to merchandising, mobile retailing, store experience and more.
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NY NOW
TAKES PLACE:
February 3-6, 2019 (Winter Market)
August 2019 (Summer Market)
New York City, New York
Your search for quality design-driven products across HOME, HANDMADE, LIFESTYLE + GIFT Collections ends here. All under one roof and organized into a floor plan that guarantees you don’t miss a single opportunity to find your next best – sellers. 2,300+ exhibitors, with more than 67% launching new products, exhibit at NY NOW
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Toy Fair 2019
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February 16-19, 2019
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York, New York
With more than 1,000 exhibiting manufacturers, distributors, importers and sales agents showcasing more than 150,000 toy and youth entertainment products, Toy Fair delivers the world’s freshest ideas and hottest trends.
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National Grocers Association Show
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February 24-27, 2019
San Diego, California
Each year, The NGA Show brings together independent retailers and wholesalers, food retail industry executives, food/CPG manufacturers and service providers for unparalleled opportunities to learn, engage, share, network, and innovate.
NGA is the only industry association devoted exclusively to the needs of independent grocers. Given today’s ever-changing marketplace and evolving advancements in innovation occurring in the food retail industry, The NGA Show is a must-attend event.
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International Home + Housewares Show
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March 2-5, 2019
McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois
The International Home + Housewares Show: Where art intersects with engineering. Where technology informs style. Where exhibitors display innovation, buyers discover trends & the industry connects to do business. It's just plain smart.
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https://www.housewares.org/show/default
Global Retailing Conference
TAKES PLACE:
April 3-5, 2019
Tucson, Arizona
The Global Retailing Conference is brought to you by the Terry J. Lundgren Center for Retailing and is supported by the Center’s Corporate Advisory Board, which includes retailers and partners from the world’s largest and best-known organizations.
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http://globalretailingconference.org/
Retail Business Technology Expo
TAKES PLACE:
May 1-2, 2019
Olympia, London, UK
RBTE is the must-attend event for retail and hospitality organizations looking for the right tools, solutions, innovations and advice on how to best run their business.
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http://www.retailbusinesstechnologyexpo.com
World Retail Congress
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May 14-16, 2019
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The World Retail Congress brings together the leaders of today’s global retail industry from the established market leaders to the most innovative start-ups and disruptors; from national market leaders to the most international. What unites them all in this fast changing new retail landscape is their focus on serving the needs of today’s consumers and ensuring that their businesses are dynamic, evolving and focused on delivering innovation. For three days each year, the Congress provides an unrivalled high-level forum for these retail leaders to meet to share insight, form powerful connections and to help shape the retail future.
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https://www.worldretailcongress.com/
NRF PROTECT: National Retail Federation Loss Prevention Conference & Expo
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June 11-13, 2019
Dallas, Texas
The nation’s leading retail-specific loss prevention conference, this event focuses on key issues: organized retail crime, online fraud, e-fencing, interviewing, investigating, pandemic preparedness and more.
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GlobalShop 2019
TAKES PLACE:
June 25-27, 2019
McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois
Billed as the largest store design and at-retail marketing show in the United States, GlobalShop brings more than 10,000 products and 900 suppliers in one location. Activities will include: pavilions displaying store fixtures, lighting, flooring, marketing services, signage and visual merchandising and much more. Showcase your products and services, improve your relationships with current customers, and create new alliances at this fabulous event.
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Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition 2019 – IRCE
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June 25-28, 2019
McCormick Place West, Chicago, Illinois
Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition (IRCE) provides you with a conference full of industry experts and unrivaled agenda content, an exhibit hall filled with the latest and greatest solution providers, and a community made for networking with thousands of like-minded industry peers.
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ASD Market Week
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July 29-August 1, 2019
Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
ASD Market Week is the most comprehensive B2B trade show that brings the world’s widest variety of retail merchandise together in one efficient shopping experience.
The ASD Market Week show floor is filled with quality choices at every wholesale price point buyers could want to find. ASD Market Week is held twice per year in Las Vegas and is truly the wholesale buying event that can’t be missed for any small to large sized retail, distribution, or importing business.
ASD Market Week is also home to SourceDirect Trade Show, a component of the show that allows importers, distributors, wholesalers and large retailers to buy wholesale goods directly from overseas. SourceDirect is the destination for buyers looking to source new product categories and find new ways to directly profit from manufacturers coming from more than 14 different countries.
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https://www.asdonline.com/about/show-overview
2020
Euroshop
TAKES PLACE:
February 16-20, 2020
Düsseldorf, Germany
EuroShop is the world’s largest trade fair for retail investment requirements. Future-oriented and dynamic as the industry itself, the trade fair presents itself in eight fascinating retail dimensions with all the trends and topics that are moving the future.
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