NRF 2025: Retail’s Big Show Europe, international speakers to address retail in age of volatility
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As the countdown to NRF 2025: Retail’s Big Show Europe continues, the debut Paris event has a packed agenda of keynote international retail speakers, who will be addressing the major issues facing their businesses as retailers seek growth in an age of volatility.
The show takes place in Paris from 16-18 September as its organiser and the National Retail Federation come together for the NRF’s first ever European event after their successful and ongoing collaboration in Singapore with an Asian-focused event.
The main topic of NRF 2025: Retail’s Big Show Europe
Fittingly, this year’s umbrella theme in Paris is ‘Retail Together’ and pre-registration is open, so visitors can order their passes, plus in a multi-faceted event, the extensive conference programme is also available online and there will be retail store tours around Paris and expo tours for an event expected to attract over 15,000 international visitors to the French capital.
Conferences of NRF 2025: Retail’s Big Show Europe
The opening keynote on 16 September will be by Sephora CEO Guillaume Motte as the beauty retailer continues to grow its presence around the world, while rapidly growing Dutch retailer Action will discuss its phenomenal expansion as CEO Hajir Hajji takes to the stage. Apple’s Duncan Olby and Adyen’s Roelant Prins complete the first day’s keynote sessions.
On day two German-based streetwear retailer Snipes will be first on stage, Best Buy’s Mark Irwin will talk supply chains and logistics and new MediaMarktSaturn CEO Kai-Ulrich Deisnner will outline the company’s omnichannel strategy as it repositions across Europe.
The final day will see Kiko and Morrisons discuss their vision of the future before Sam’s Club/Walmart EVP and Chief Experience Officer Diana Marshall delivers the final keynote in Paris, adding to the US perspective at the event.
“This is a crucial time for international retail, as some of the world’s biggest names come to Paris to talk about how they see the future,” says Arnaud Gallet, Retail Business Unit Director at NRF 2025: Retail’s Big Show Europe organiser Comexposium. “These must-not-miss sessions are absolutely key to our event and from store tours to sessions with CEOs and senior leaders from Europe and the US, attendees will get unique insights into the reshaping of retail.”
Indeed, at a time of continuous global volatility and economic and political uncertainty it has never been more important to be part of Europe’s biggest retail launch, as NRF 2025: Retail’s Big Show Europe truly represents the coming together of the industry’s most influential players amid an ever-evolving marketplace.
The event will be the most comprehensive retail gathering in Europe and will cover all the major industry themes, challenges and opportunities facing the major European retail markets and all the main disciplines, including: Seamless unified commerce; Store design innovation and equipment; Logistics and the supply chain; CSR and ESG; Marketplaces; Payments innovation; CRM systems; and The intelligent use of data.The only way to be involved in the change is to be part of it and NRF 2025: Retail’s Big Show Europe will truly see Retail Together.
