In 2007, The Retail Business Show attracted more than 3,200 visitors from around the globe. As well as all corners of the UK, delegates came from:
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Korea, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, and the USA.
Among
the many retailers
attending last year's
show were representatives
from: Alliance Pharmacy,
Arcadia. Argos,
Asda, Bathstore,
Bhs, Boots, C&J
Clark, Carphone
Warehouse, Chelsea
Stores, Comet, Direct
Wines, DSG International,
Early Learning Centre,
El Cortès
Ingles, English
Heritage, Entertainment
UK, Faith Footwear
Field & Trek,
The Gap, Hamlins,
Harrods, Harvey
Nichols, Heart of
England Co-op, Hitchens,
HMV, Home Retail
Group, Jaeger, Jessops,
John Lewis, Legoland,
Littlewoods, L K
Bennett, Marks & Spencer,
McDonalds, Midland
Co-op, Morrisons,
Moss Bros, Mothercare,
Next, Orange Retail,
Otto UK, Paperchase,
Pets at Home, Play.com,
Poundland, Prontaprint,
River Island, Sainsbury's,
Scotts of Stow,
Shoefayre, Signet,
Somerfield, Starbucks,
Superdrug, Ted Baker,
Tesco, The Entertainer,
The Royal Collection,
Thresher, T K Maxx,
Virgin Retail, Waitrose,
Woolworth, and World
Duty Free.
In 2007 the visitor mix was wide ranging with around 18% at ceo/md level and a further 15% with non-specific directorships. While some 11% of visitors had specific IT responsibility at management or director level, 6% were involved in business development and there were also key groups with specific responsibility for fraud or security matters and e-commerce.Visitors also had control over purchasing an enormous array of products for their organisations. The list or areas mentioned included: e-commerce systems, digital media, EPoS hardware, revenue management software, in-store systems, workplace management applications, loss prevention/security systems, business intelligence and supply chain technology.
