(Formerly FirstLook)
After closing the books on the last holiday season, it’s time to take a couple of days to think about the some of the macro-issues likely to affect digital retail in the future.
Each winter, Shop.org holds the Strategy and Innovation Forum, designed expressly for senior executives charged with taking a long view of their digital retail businesses. Technology adoption, economic impact, demographic shifts and evolutions in consumer expectations and behavior are all open to examination and debate at this provocative and interactive event for the industry’s most progressive leaders.
"I enjoyed the speakers out on the forefront of technology... I had been lazy to educate myself on (Web) 2.0 and this helped me jumpstart my understanding and provided a foundation for long to mid-term strategy in this area..." 2008 Strategy & Innovation Forum attendee
The 2009 Strategy and Innovation Forum
Opportunity from Change
The economy takes center stage at the 2009 SI Forum. The choices retailers make in challenging times can pave the way for our future success. Cutting costs, centralizing decisions, retrenching are common reactions. But there are also golden opportunities to invest in innovation and leapfrog the competition. When the dust finally clears, the retailers who have used this time to grow will not only survive; they will convert change into opportunity.
Some topics that we will cover at our 2009 Strategy and Innovation Forum include:
- Investing in innovation, to streamline as well as grow
- Technological innovations with immediate sales impact and limited upfront costs
- How to react to changing customer behavior
- Is international expansion a solution to help offset domestic challenges?
- Data’s double duty: tracking current performance and charting future courses
- Venture Capitalist Perspective: how to increase enterprise value during an economic downturn
- How corporate culture that fosters a loyal and motivated staff can help your organization achieve its goals
- Why multi-channel strategy has become even more important in a slowing economy
Looking Ahead
Recaps
