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What they say
Great retailing minds brought together all under one roof.
Ajit Joshi, MD and CEO, Tata
I came to the Congress an arrogant innovator, I am leaving a humble student.
Vittorio Radice, CEO, La Rinascente
Enjoyable and stimulating – the event provided valuable contacts in the region and from around the world.
Biel Pera, Marketing Manager, Desigual
A great opportunity to understand the regional retail trends, gain insight from international retailing leaders and a chance to catch up with new and old friends.
Howard Abe, Partner and Consumer and Retail Practice lead in Greater China, A T Kearney
Found the seniority of the delegates to be high. It was well organised and the content of the conference sessions was relevant and timely.
Yu Yang, Vice General Manager, GfK China Retail and Technology Co., Ltd.
A platform where leading domestic and international retailers had an opportunity to share their experiences in developing their businesses in diverse countries in Asia Pacific. Enriching and knowledgeable.
Dr Peter Lau, Chairman and Chief Executive, Giordano International
The industry insights and experiences shared by the speakers and amongst participants were of a very high level.
Yoep Man, Commercial and Marketing Director, Spar China
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World Retail Congress Asia Pacific 2013 - Media Partners and Endorsers
The World Retail Congress Asia Pacific is proud to be partnered by some of the most influential and forward thinking organisations and associations in the retail world. Specialists in topics such as e-commerce, retail infrastructure, fashion retailing, store design as well as being leaders in their regions.
If you would like to align yourself with the World Retail Congress Asia Pacific 2013 please contact our marketing department:
Imaad Ahmed
Senior Marketing Manager
World Retail Congress Asia Pacific 2013
E: Imaad.ahmed@i2ieventsgroup.com
Tom Lindo
Marketing Executive
World Retail Congress Asia Pacific 2013
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Media Partners
Asian Global Impact (AGI) is an innovative monthly magazine fusing Pan Asian business and lifestyle content that is accessible, interesting, and thought provoking. AGI, in print and digital format, offers not only lifestyle orientated features, but also intellectually stimulating content that promotes an increased understanding of cultural and economic issues. AGI covers all areas of Asia, offering balanced, analytical writing that will be accessible and informative to all readers.
Drapers is your key to the UK fashion business. Every week Drapers features the finest news, trends, catwalks, top fashion jobs, exclusive sales data and insightful viewpoints.
Drapers finds out what’s going on in the business and how it affects yours with the finest collection of news, views and interviews, as well as eight special trend forecasting editions.
FashionUnited is the independent International B2B fashion platform. Globally active, the platform reaches more than 1.2 million industry professionals per month. Visitors can browse their local website, in their native language, which offers the latest fashion news, articles archive, display advertising, trade statistics, career centre, events calendar, eMarket and the FashionUnited Network on which fashion professionals can connect, discuss and share ideas. FashionUnited: more fun and efficiency in Fashion!
FashionNetAsia.com is a year-round trade and information resource dedicated to the fashion sectors.
We keep professionals plugged into the fast-changing industry through relevant news, business insights, market trends and exhibition updates, while members perspectives on industry matters are shared on our interactive discussion panels.
Our aim at FashionNetAsia.com is to offer industry professionals an online platform complementing their trade show needs, while optimising their business opportunities and industry knowledge in between visits.
www.fashionnetasia.com/en/home.html
The Global Retail Newsletter – www.globalretailnews.com – is a monthly newsletter aimed at key decision markers in the world or retail globalisation. Key topics include: new strategies, new markets, new competitors and commercial real estate all of which are contained in a 12 page summary ideal for CEOs, general management and international management of food and non-food retail firms, banks, developers and consultants based in Europe, the Americas and Asia. For more information please contact bguillot@chabot-associates.com
RECEIVE THE LATEST ASIAN RETAIL NEWS FREE!
Introducing Inside Retail.Asia - a new, independent source of retail news and commentary on the Asian retail market.
You’re invited to join the growing list of retailers and industry professionals receiving the latest in retail news, commentary and information on the fast paced retail market in Asia. It’s free. It’s timely. It’s relevant. And we’ll never sell or share your personal information with a third party.Click here to join our database. It will take just seconds.
InsideRetail.Asia is updated daily with relevant news, commentary, photography and information on the most exciting retail market in the world - Asia. Sign up today - it’s FREE!
iXtenso is the pan-European online resource for the retail sector, a treasure trove of the latest equipment for retail outlets and other customer-facing opportunities such as PoS kiosks, terminals, mail-order, restaurants, forecourts, tradecentres, warehouses, storage and distribution centres. Whatever the need, retail decision makers will find all the information they need at iXtenso. iXtenso is comprehensive and in-depth; its quick to use and easy to understand:
iXtenso presents all of the suppliers, products and services demanded by the retail sector -featured in-depth. iXtenso presents information ‘in extenso’, and that is why iXtenso is such a highly regarded resource.
www.ixtenso.com/en/home/index.html
Mergermarket is the must-have intelligence service for anyone involved in mergers and acquisitions.
The company started out in 2000, and we've now got offices and bureaus in 65 locations across Europe, North & South America, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. We've also got the largest team of dedicated M&A journalists and analysts anywhere in
the world. We're part of The Mergermarket Group which is the fastest-growing business in its sector.
Since 1998, Orchard Road Business Association (ORBA) has represented the interests and welfare of businesses along Orchard Road. Through the creation of activities, business development, promotion and marketing, ORBA preserves, promotes, improves and facilitates businesses on Orchard Road. ORBA also organises memorable events for visitors and tourists to Orchard Road, such as the Christmas Light-Up @ Orchard, Fashion Steps Out @ Orchard and Rev-Up @ Orchard. The Christmas Light-Up @ Orchard is an annual signature event that heralds the start of the festive season here in Singapore, which many look forward to as an unforgettable experience.
Our flagship publication is also the construction industry’s most widely read title. Providing unrivalled visibility to a broad range of companies in the building and property sectors, after more than ten years in the market PRC Magazine is the most ubiquitous industry publication in Hong Kong.
Serving both major corporations and smaller industry players across the region, PRC Magazine is now highly sought after, not just as an advertising vehicle, but as actual marketing collateral for business to use as their preferred in-house communication tool.
Planet Retail has been the world’s leading retail analyst firm since 1995 and provides unrivalled global intelligence, analysis, news and data covering more than 9,000 retail operations across 211 markets. Our unparalleled knowledge of the global retail scene provides suppliers, investors and retailers with critical insights that create competitive advantage. Planet Retail delivers global insights which help our clients identify key investment opportunities ahead of their competitors and minimise risk. Our long-established relationships with key retailers mean you get the complete inside track with our sales, market share and store number forecasts.
PLUS Journal is the most competent specialized multiregional periodical in the Eurasian market (Russia, CIS & others) since 1994.
The publication is distributed via subscription (by the Editorial Board and agencies) and at the events with participation of the journal in the Eurasian market publishing 12 issues a year with an average readership per Issue of 17,200 pers.
POPAI is the only global, not-for-profit, industry association exclusively operating as the focal point for Marketing at Retail excellence. POPAI has 20 offices covering 45 countries and more than 1,700 members worldwide.
Point-of-Purchase Advertising International (POPAI) is the only non-profit trade association
for the Marketing-at-Retail industry dedicated to serving its members by promoting, protecting and advancing broader interest of Marketing-at-Retail through research, education, trade forum and legislative efforts.
Retail&Loyalty Journal covers the best world and domestic practices, new innovative ideas in the field of retail business and self-services in the context of new development trends in the businesses associated with traditional and virtual retail services, loyalty and cobranding programs, etc.
R&L focuses on the most successful companies and innovation projects. Recognized experts in retail technologies contribute to the journal on the permanent basis.
The first edition of RFP Magazine was launched in 2004 to fill a gap in the market for quality, independent information for corporate Real Estate, Facilities and Project managers in Asia. It has grown to become the leading publication for property, buildings and design professionals across the region with a growing international readership in Europe, the Middle East, USA and especially Australia. RFP is published by Facility Media, the region's leading conference producer and provider of specialist media services for industries that make up the built environment in Asia. See www.facilitymedia.com for more information.
Retail Week is the UK's leading provider of retail industry news, top retail jobs, key retail market reports and data, from across the entire retail sector.
The Paypers is the leading independent source of news and analysis for professionals in the global payment community. Our products are created by payment professionals and cover all significant developments in cards and payments, with a special focus on the online payment, online banking, mobile payments and e-invoicing industry as well as in the Single Euro Payments Area.
Official Indian Media Partner
VJ Media Works Pvt. Ltd. is a media company with interests in publishing and industry events related to the marketing communications and retail businesses. The company owns three established publishing brands, Point-of-Purchase, Outdoor Asia and VMRD targeted at the In-Store Marketing fraternity, Out-Of-Home advertising community, Retail Design and VM industry in the country respectively.
The magazine concepts also extend to on - ground events as In-Store Asia - the exclusive show on Marketing-at-Retail and OAC Asia – Outdoor Advertising Convention.
VMRD – Visual Merchandising & Retail Design
Point-of-Purchase
Target Readers
WGSN provides fashion and design businesses with the intelligence to drive commercially successful products and services.
WGSN empowers businesses to: Anticipate future trends, Increase speed to market, Make informed decisions, Drive productivity and supply chain efficiencies, Reduce travel costs and Minimise investment risk and maximise ROI
The Store, WPP's unique retail practice, provides expertise and added value to WPP client initiatives in retail and fast moving consumer goods. Through a network of communications & retail professionals from WPP companies around the globe, The Store builds on collective knowledge and skill sets to help clients navigate the changing landscape of retail, shifting shopping behaviour, format development, technology, and sales activation.
Associations
Founded in 1954 as the United Kingdom Manufacturers Representatives Association, becoming the British Business Association in 1974 and known as the British Chamber of Commerce since 1998, the Chamber has a long and proud history. Since the beginning, we have been funded entirely by membership subscriptions and income from our activities. The Chamber’s role has evolved and adapted as the needs of the business, economic and political environments in Singapore have changed.
Members consist of British, Singaporean, International companies and individuals alike. The network presently comprises over 1,200 individuals and 350 companies.
The Direct Marketing Association of Singapore (DMAS) is a not-for-profit trade organization established in 1983 to promote and protect its members' interests, facilitate the development of direct marketing infrastructure and share information and ideas on direct marketing. Members are invited to attend monthly networking and educational seminars, share in best industry practices and take advantage of exclusive business opportunities.
E-Commerce Alliance of Singapore is a independent website focused on latest E-Commerce related development, trends and events in Singapore. The objective is to make Singapore a preferred place for regional E-Commerce transactions and grow local merchants’ E-Commerce capabilities. E-Commerce Alliance of Singapore conducts annual Singapore E-Commerce survey and publish a free report for public access.
Established in 1979, and belonging to a worldwide network of 114 French Chambers (UCCIFE) in 75 countries with over 25,000 companies, the French Chamber of Commerce in Singapore (FCCS) is one of the leading chambers in Asia.
Our Mission is to develop relations between our members and the Singaporean business community, and to encourage economic, commercial and investment relations between France and Singapore.
We represent a dynamic business platform of 470 member companies, offering an extensive range of business services and giving access to people and information.
www.fccsingapore.com/index.php?id=251
RICS is the world’s leading qualification when it comes to professional standards in land, property and construction. In a world where more and more people, governments, banks and commercial organisations demand greater certainty of professional standards and ethics, attaining RICS status is the recognised mark of property professionalism
Over 100 000 property professionals working in the major established and emerging economies of the world have already recognised the importance of securing RICS status by becoming members.
RICS is an independent professional body that since 1868 has been committed to setting and upholding the highest standards of excellence and integrity – providing impartial, authoritative advice on key issues affecting businesses and society. For more information, please visit:
Singapore Retailers Association is the non-profit independent / non-governmental retail trade body in Singapore, funded entirely by the private sector. At SRA we seek to:
- Enhance the well-being and profitability of SRA Members and the retails sector
- Facilitate the creation and maintenance of a shoppers' paradise
- Ensure Members remain competitive via informative conference and seminars
- Assist Members with business development and regionalisation strategies
- Facilitate overseas trade links and business partnerships
- Work closely with government, ministries & other authorities in national retail related projects.
- Negotiate attractive rates for Members on useful services.
- Provide training for retail staff
- Develop and promote retail as an attractive career
- Orgainse Singapore's annual GREAT SINGAPORE SALE!!
- Provide research and statistical analyses for members to benchmark performance.
- Offer the latest information via our Magazine "The Retailer" and our newsletter "SRA NEWS"
The Textile and Fashion Federation (TaFf) is a non-profit organisation governed by an Executive Committee made up of influential businessmen and practitioners in the industry. It was formed through a coalition of the textile and garment associations in 1981. It organises trade shows, competitions and industry initiatives to propel local fashion businesses overseas. Since its inception, Singapore’s textile and apparel industry has been transformed from a manufacturing base to a regional fashion, marketing and sourcing hub. TaFf has groomed numerous young design talents and companies, and assisted them with global expansion.
TaFf is a member of the Asia Fashion Federation (AFF) as well as the ASEAN Federation of Textiles Industries (AFTEX).
The American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore (AmCham Singapore) promotes the interests of AmCham members in Singapore by providing insights, advocacy and exposure.
AmCham Singapore is the largest foreign business chamber in Singapore, with 4,800 members from 750 companies.
Our 200 annual events and committee meetings provide members the opportunity to meet with industry peers, learn from CEOs, and network with senior government officials.
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