EuroShop 2023 to Host Retail Technology Program

(PRESS RELEASE) At EuroShop, the World’s No. 1 Retail Trade Fair, from February 26 to March 2, 2023 in Düsseldorf, Germany, leading international suppliers of retail IT will present their latest customized products and solutions in the Retail Technology dimension. In addition, the Retail Technology Stage and the Connected Retail Stage will offer extensive lecture programs on all five days. Short lectures will present current practical examples as well as IT projects and trends. Visitors to EuroShop can attend the presentations on the two stages inside the exhibition hall free of charge and learn about the latest developments in compact lectures. Exhibitors and their retail partners will jointly showcase innovative approaches and current implementation examples of outstanding solutions.

Retail Technology Stage

Just as wide-ranging and varied as the topics covered by EuroShop 2023 will be the topics addressed at the Forum. Highlights of the Retail Technology Stage include the following lectures:

SMART CART Project Doomed to Fail? – There’s a Better Way
Frank Heinrich, Pentland Firth Software GmbH – a company of the EDEKA Minden-Hannover Stiftung & Co. KG, CEO

Value Added Friction: A New Way to Look at Loss Prevention at Self-Checkout
James Frank, Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, Innovations Consultant

End-to-End Digitalization in Claim Management
Reiner Sailer, Markant Services International, Lead Service Owner B2B-Integration and Markant Preis Monitor
Anke Schmidt, Dirk Rossmann GmbH, Management Board for an International Retail and Purchasing Organization

RFID as a Key Driver for the Evolution of Fashion Retail
Michał Wesołowski, Checkpoint Systems, Strategic Account Manager
Alexander Yashin, LPP, Senior Data Analyst, RFID Expert

The Future of Facilities Navigating through Sustainability Objectives and the Energy Crisis with Rich Asset Data and Automation
Leum Fahey, ServiceChannel, Principal Product Manager
David Schalenbourg, Delhaize Technique Belgium, Director
Siddarth Shetty, ServiceChannel, Chief Business Development Officer

Connected Retail Stage

The Connected Retail Stage will focus on the new challenges arising from changes in customer behavior. After all, from the customer’s point of view, sales channels no longer exist side by side, but are randomly combined during the purchase decision. Topics will include:

Rethinking Unsold Merchandise? Get Inventory Back in the Game
Peter Hanko, Ydistri, Head of Sales
Tomas Pimpara, Rossmann Czech Republic, Head of Logistics

How RFID Contributes to the End-to-End Supply Chain of C&A
Ivette Kint, Checkpoint Systems, Business Unit Director Benelux & Finland
Hans Peter Scheidt, C&A Services GmbH & Co. OHG, Unit Leader Merchandise Visibility Services

How Grocery Retailers can Gain Market Share from their Competitors
Jacob Tveraabak, StrongPoint, CEO
Niklas Zeitlin, Coop Sweden, Head of Online Operations

Immersive Commerce & the Metaverse
Xenia Giese, Microsoft Germany, Senior Industry Advisor Retail & CG
Orlando Ribas Fernandes, Fashable, CEO
Shish Shridhar, Microsoft Germany, Microsoft Global Retail Startups Lead
Antonio Squeo, Hevolus, Chief Innovation Officer

Business Case – Digital Twin used at E center Warnow Park
Stephan Cunäus, E center Warnow Park, CEO
Till Zehnle, Captana GmbH / SES-Imagotag, Business Developer

All lecture topics and speakers on both stages can be downloaded at https://tinyurl.com/y492vjux. The Retail Technology Stage will be located in Hall 6 Stand I 61, the Connected Retail Stage in Hall 6 Stand I 03. All presentations will be interpreted simultaneously (German/English). Presentations on both stages can also be followed via livestream at euroshop-tradefair.com and will also be available on demand after EuroShop.

EuroShop will be open to trade visitors from February 26 to March 2, from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm daily. Tickets are only available online at euroshop.de/2130.

For further information on visiting or exhibiting at EuroShop 2023, contact Messe Düsseldorf North America; Telephone: (312) 781-5180; E-mail: info@mdna.com; Visit euroshop-tradefair.com and mdna.com; For the EuroShop online magazine: https://mag.euroshop.de/en/.