Upcoming Events

Surface Design Show is the only event in the UK that focuses solely on interior and exterior surfaces and returns to London’s Business Design Centre 11-13 February 2020 to showcase the best in surface material design, development, innovation and manufacturing.

What can you expect to see at SDS20

• More than 180 exhibiting companies
• 30 Presentations from 50 Speakers across the architecture and design industry
• Dedicated sections for architectural lighting and natural stone
• 45 ‘New Talents’; exhibitors bringing innovation and creativity
• Surface Spotlight Live… an area of innovative and tactile materials around two themes ‘Close to Home‘ and ´Materials Live´
• The Surface Design Awards display and presentation

Integrated Systems Europe began life in 2004, with the first edition of the show being held in Geneva, Switzerland. It hosted 120 exhibitors and attracted 3,500 visitors. Most importantly, it laid the foundation for consecutive years of unprecedented growth for the annual show.

Fast forward 15 years, and ISE 2019 welcomed more than 1,300 exhibitors and over 81,000 visitors to the RAI Amsterdam.

ISE 2020 – which will be the final edition held in Amsterdam – is confidently expected to be the biggest in the show’s history with more attendees and exhibitors than ever before. One of the factors enabling this will be the construction of a permanent extension to Hall 5.

ISE is now recognised as the largest AV and systems integration show in the world. It is the European destination for an industry that is truly global.

As the show has grown, it has naturally changed and evolved. What started out as a temporary shop window for 120 companies is now a multi-faceted, four-day event that features a huge show floor, comprehensive education and professional development programmes, conferences, world class speakers and a multitude of affiliated and partner events.

ISE has helped formulate the systems integration industry and increased collaborative approaches across a wide range of complementary technologies.

In 2020 the seven existing dimensions (Shop Fitting & Store Design, Visual Merchandising, Lighting, Retail Marketing, Retail Technology, Refrigeration & Energy Management and Expo & Event Marketing) will have another one added to them. This 8th dimension at EuroShop will be called Food Service Equipment.

Completely Retail Marketplace is a level playing field event for the retail property industry, focused entirely on networking, facilitating brand expansion and helping brands that are new to the market.

Who attends? The event is designed for brands, property agents, landlords, franchise operators and developers – that’s it. The streamlined format, with uniform exhibition stands, means that whether you’re a large business or a one-man startup, everyone is treated the same and able to access the same opportunities.

The life and soul of the event is the brands who attend Completely Retail Marketplace – every retail brand is looked after from the moment they register free of charge. Not only does our dedicated team work hard to ensure all delegates get the most out of the day and that meetings are set up, we also contribute to flight costs for brands arriving to the event internationally.

To further put a spotlight on the attending brands, the event’s free of charge Soapbox platform gives startup or expanding brands the chance to take the next step in the business by pitching expansion plans to an audience of property professionals and specialist industry organisations.

Whether you are a retailer, designer, in the leisure and entertainment industry or in fact use visual merchandising to promote your products or services in any way, this Show is a must visit for everyone involved. The Show covers everything within visual merchandising and display from Mannequins, Print, Christmas Decorations, Display Services, Props, Design, Graphics, Bust Forms, TurnKey Service, POP, Lighting, Fabrics and everything in between.  View highlights from the 2018 event here.

Sign & Digital UK facilitates the UK’s largest network of sign and display manufacturers, distributors, re-sellers, installers and end users. For over 30 years, we have been the UK’s leading exhibition for showcasing the sector’s widest range of the latest and most innovative products and services.

You only have to read the news to hear of the significant challenges faced by the retail industry today.
Changing shopping habits and customer expectations mean the retail landscape continues to change at a frenetic pace. From product-centric tocustomer-centric, from efficiency to flexibility, from optimisation to inspiration and experiential.

Without the tools to capitalise, this change comes with a great risk of falling behind.

For those with new ideas and solutions, and those open to embracing them, there are also significant opportunities.
Now more than ever is the time to feel equipped and galvanised to rise to the challenge and to thrive in it.

Future Stores is coming back to central London with more content packed sessions, more in-store innovators and retailers and more valuable takeaways to guarantee the success of your new in-store transformation projects.

Save the date, 19 – 20 May, 2020. Connect with 250+ progressive retailers to learn how to invest in the right new store initiatives to ensure you’re keeping up with your competitors and offering exceptional customer experiences.

Discover how you can effectively implement new store formats that better connect the digital and physical channels, build a wow in-store experience, leverage advancements in technology and use accurate product demand forecasting, Future Stores is guaranteed to give you the answers you need to successfully transform your biggest in-store priorities from concept to reality.

To see our incredible speaker line-up, sessions and ways you can network, download the agenda here. If you’ve already made up your mind, book your ticket here. As a reader of Retail Focus, you can save by using RETFT2020 to get your discounted ticket here.

Future Stores. Retail. Reimagined.

The retail industry discusses what’s driving change

Omnichannel
Most consumers are channel agnostic. Their research and shopping journeys are fluid and multimodal, with customers moving between online and offline retailers to make purchases.

Real Estate
The real estate industry is experiencing a rapid transformation. Tenant dynamics, shifts in customer demographic and digitalization have been, and continue to be, major disruptors for the sector.

Retail Tech
Both brick-and-mortar and online retailers take advantage of enabling technology and automation. The Internet of Things (IoT), Augmented & Virtual Reality (AR/VR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are just a few of the tools improving the shopping experience.

Customer Experience
We believe in putting customers at the center of retail. Whether it’s reinventing loyalty programs or personalizing the buyer experience, retailers need to make use of experience and data to develop strategies that better serve customers.

Supply Chain
Customer convenience, response time and supply and demand flexibility will set a retailer apart from competitors. Businesses need to transform traditional supply chains using tools new technology offers.

New Retail Models & Trends
Retail is in transition. Sustainability, the circular economy, collaborative models and new marketing tools are all rapidly transforming the sector, providing new opportunities for retailers, but also challenges.  #RBEWC

The Creative Retail Awards are a dynamic and exciting annual event designed to recognise and reward innovation and excellence in retail design. The awards span a number of disciplines, including store design, surfaces, display systems, innovative technology, lighting and much more. The awards will be judged by a panel of industry leaders and experts.

Bringing together the whole industry, the Creative Retail Awards is a night that blends networking with an informal party atmosphere celebrating the diversity in our industry. The awards will recognise talent across the full spectrum of retail design and display in a broad range of awards categories, encompassing store concepts, visual merchandising, POP, lighting, signage and much more.

The night will offer plenty of networking opportunities to meet with retailers, suppliers and designers. Enjoy a champagne reception, live music, entertainment, DJ and more, celebrating into the small hours.

Completely Retail Marketplace is a level playing field event for the retail property industry, focused entirely on networking, facilitating brand expansion and helping brands that are new to the market.

Who attends? The event is designed for brands, property agents, landlords, franchise operators and developers – that’s it. The streamlined format, with uniform exhibition stands, means that whether you’re a large business or a one-man startup, everyone is treated the same and able to access the same opportunities.

The life and soul of the event is the brands who attend Completely Retail Marketplace – every retail brand is looked after from the moment they register free of charge. Not only does our dedicated team work hard to ensure all delegates get the most out of the day and that meetings are set up, we also contribute to flight costs for brands arriving to the event internationally.

To further put a spotlight on the attending brands, the event’s free of charge Soapbox platform gives startup or expanding brands the chance to take the next step in the business by pitching expansion plans to an audience of property professionals and specialist industry organisations.