Sri Lanka Retail Forum 2018: Towards a dynamic and evolving retail sector
View(s):The Sri Lanka Retail Forum – now the nation’s leading retail sector forum – has returned for a second consecutive year, and registration for the forum is open, the organisers said in a media release.
Owing to the overwhelming success seen at the forum held last year, with 450 participants, the Sri Lanka Retailers’ Association (Guarantee) Ltd (SLRA) is organizing the forum once again. This year’s theme is “Towards a Dynamic and Evolving Retail Sector” and is scheduled to be held on October 17-18 at Cinnamon Grand Colombo.
The Retail Forum has 18 resource persons lined up, nine of whom are foreign experts who are presently in the regional retail conference circuit and seasoned in the global retail ecosystem. This provides the forum a balanced perspective, with insights on international retail trends to Sri Lankan retailers. They will share their insights and leading deep-dive discussion on strategies that Sri Lankan retail companies can adopt and further build on.
“The Forum will focus on four thematic sessions: reshaping customer engagement, driving tomorrow’s retail today, new models challenging the status-quo – brands-culture-sustainability, and where retail in the region is heading. These sessions will explore tools such as data analytics, sustainable practice, a tourism – retail nexus, and digitization strategies. E-platforms for retail, customization and curation to customers, and how the industry can evolve into the digital ecosystem will also be a key discussion at the forum,” the release said.
“A dynamic and evolving retail sector should be a device that Sri Lanka can boast of as contribution to its economic growth, and this will establish the goods and services of local companies as superior products in the global market. The goal in which the forum is held is that Sri Lankan Retailers will learn strategies that will boost their performance, the performance of the industry, and ultimately the performance of the whole nation,” said Charitha Subasinghe, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of Sri Lanka Retail Forum 2018.
The Forum provides the best opportunity for networking and collaboration in the retail industry. Registrations are open until October 15. If you wish to take part in this event, call 115588852 or email niroshini@chamber.lk.