2026 Global Retail Conference
January 28, 2026 | 9 AM - 5 PM | Virtual Program
February 25, 2026 | 9 AM - 8 PM | ON-SITE at PENN1, New York City
2026 Global Retail Conference
1RetailWorld brings together retail leaders to focus on the operating decisions that shape performance in 2026. The agenda connects omnichannel growth with the realities of pricing, inventory, fulfillment, and store execution, so strategy stays grounded in what teams can implement at scale. Conversations cover analytics and automation, supply chain resilience, retail media, loyalty economics, modern payments, and the customer experience standards that define trust and retention. By putting operators, technology leaders, and investors in the same forum, 1RetailWorld clarifies priorities, surfaces practical playbooks, and strengthens the partnerships that move retail forward.
SPEAKERS
ShiSh Shridhar
Paida Mugudubi
Maud Demurge
Rachel Dalton
Chris Fenwick
Massimo D'Angelo
PROGRAM
Wednesday, January 28 | VIRTUAL
PARTICIPATING COMPANIES
A leadership conference on retail performance and profitable growth
1RetailWorld convenes senior leaders who are responsible for retail outcomes across stores, ecommerce, and marketplaces. The program focuses on the decisions that shape profitability and customer retention, including pricing and promotion discipline, inventory availability, fulfillment performance, retail media strategy, loyalty economics, payments innovation, and customer experience standards that build trust.
Why It Is Important To Attend
1RetailWorld gives leaders time and context to step back from weekly execution and assess the shifts that will matter most in 2026. Discussions connect strategy with operating detail across merchandising, stores, digital commerce, and fulfillment, so participants can benchmark decisions, pressure test priorities, and leave with clear actions that improve performance.
Who Should Attend
The conference is designed for executives and decision makers accountable for growth, margin, and customer outcomes. Ideal participants include leaders in merchandising, ecommerce, marketplaces, store operations, marketing, retail media, loyalty, supply chain, payments, data and analytics, customer experience, and transformation, along with investors and partners shaping the retail ecosystem.
Why It Is Important For Business
Retail strategy now lives or dies in execution, and small improvements compound quickly across pricing, inventory, fulfillment, and retention. 1RetailWorld helps organizations align investment with measurable outcomes, strengthen partner networks, and adopt the operating practices that protect margins while raising customer trust and lifetime value.
The leadership areas that shape retail performance in 2026
1RetailWorld focuses on the decisions that move the numbers across stores, ecommerce, and marketplaces. These leadership areas connect strategy with execution across growth, margin, inventory, fulfillment, loyalty, and the customer experience standards that build trust.
Omnichannel Growth Strategy
Aligning stores, ecommerce, and marketplaces around a single plan for growth, profitability, and customer lifetime value.
Merchandising and Category Strategy
Building assortments that match demand and differentiate the brand while improving inventory productivity and sell through.
Pricing and Promotion Discipline
Managing price architecture, promotions, and markdowns to protect margin while sustaining value perception and trust.
Demand Forecasting and Planning
Using analytics and process rigor to reduce forecast error and translate signals into actions across the enterprise.
Inventory Availability and Allocation
Improving in stock performance by optimizing allocation, replenishment, and network visibility across channels.
Supply Chain Resilience
Strengthening sourcing, transportation, and network design so service levels stay reliable through disruption.
Fulfillment Performance and Last Mile
Meeting delivery promises through faster pick, pack, ship, and pickup models that control cost to serve.
Returns and Reverse Logistics
Reducing friction and leakage by improving returns policy, recovery, recommerce pathways, and inventory flow.
Store Operations and Workforce Productivity
Improving task execution, labor scheduling, service standards, and shrink controls in the place where retail happens.
E-Commerce Conversion and Performance
Improving discovery, search, content, checkout, and mobile experience to increase conversion and reduce abandonment.
Marketplaces and Channel Strategy
Expanding reach through marketplaces and partners while protecting brand control, margin, and customer data.
Retail Media and Monetization
Building high trust retail media networks with measurement discipline, governance, and strong advertiser outcomes.
Loyalty and Retention Economics
Designing loyalty value exchange and personalization that improves repeat behavior and customer lifetime value.
Brand, Marketing, and Customer Acquisition
Connecting brand building with performance marketing and attribution so spend translates into profitable demand.
Customer Experience Standards and Service
Setting experience standards across channels that improve trust, reduce complaints, and protect long term retention.
Payments Innovation and Fraud Prevention
Modernizing payments and risk controls to improve authorization rates, reduce loss, and streamline checkout.
Data, Analytics, and Decision Intelligence
Building a shared metrics spine that connects customer, product, and operations signals into faster decisions.
AI and Automation in Retail Operations
Deploying automation and agentic workflows that reduce manual work while improving speed, accuracy, and consistency.
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