{"id":16739,"date":"2022-03-21T08:19:10","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T08:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/?p=16739"},"modified":"2022-05-23T07:41:42","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T07:41:42","slug":"retail-leaders-circle-summit-in-riyadh-is-where-the-action-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/2022\/03\/21\/retail-leaders-circle-summit-in-riyadh-is-where-the-action-is\/","title":{"rendered":"Retail Leaders Circle summit in Riyadh is \u2018where the action is\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. --><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">The two-day Retail Leaders Circle event, a strategic forum focusing on the global retail industry, will take place at Riyadh\u2019s Fairmont Hotel in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, March 22, and Wednesday, March 23.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It\u2019s the Middle East\u2019s second edition and the eighth globally.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This year\u2019s theme is \u2018Building responsible and inclusive growth\u2019 and explores four key concepts: purposeful growth \u2013 how purpose-driven companies can amass profit while appealing to consumers\u2019 \u2018hearts and souls\u2019; new consumer \u2013 how shifting demographics and the post-pandemic landscape are altering consumers\u2019 preferences; tech meets humans \u2013 how digital innovations and media can appeal to consumers\u2019 emotions; and, next frontiers \u2013 how next generation commerce is reshaping the traditional business context.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Panos Linardos, chairman of the Retail Leaders Circle, said: \u201cOur ambition is to bring the Retail Leaders Circle to where the action is.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThese days all eyes are on Riyadh and the wider kingdom, and so across the two agenda-setting days, the 2022 meeting will introduce new and ground-breaking programmes, onsite initiatives and live experiences aiming to facilitate learning, collaboration and partnerships at scale and reinvent the industry norms in real time.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Prominent speakers include: Regis Schultz, president of Al Futtaim Group\u2019s retail division; Cyrille Fabre, director of Bain &amp; Company\u2019s Middle East division; Ahmed Galal Ismail, CEO of Majid Al Futtaim Properties; and Nisreen Shocair, CEO of Yoox Net-a-Porter\u2019s Middle East Division.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At the summit, the <em>GCC personal luxury: a story of early recovery and growth<\/em>\u00a0report, a collaboration between luxury retailer Chalhoub Group and The Fashion Commission of Saudi Arabia\u2019s Ministry of Culture, will be released.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Patrick Chalhoub, group president and CEO of Chalhoub Group, said: \u201cWe look forward to the announcement of an exclusive collaboration and launch of our report \u2018GCC Personal Luxury in 2021: A story of early recovery and growth\u2019; with a deep dive on KSA; bringing together to the industry our proprietary insights and data to support regional and international brands and businesses.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Amjad Shacker, acting CEO of the Saudi Conventions and Exhibitions General Authority, parners of the event, said: \u201cRiyadh is proud to host the eighth edition of the Retail Leaders Circle MENA Summit, which provides an excellent platform for the industry to deliberate on issues impacting the sector.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWith retail accounting for 12 per cent of Riyadh\u2019s GDP, and Kingdom-wide annual growth in e-commerce expected to reach 18.95 per cent by 2025, the Summit is a significant opportunity to share knowledge and experience from across the region on how we can unlock even greater potential as we undergo unprecedented transformation.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia hosts summit for world&#8217;s leading retail executives. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":16740,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[3958,2683,3972],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16739"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16739"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16739\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17087,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16739\/revisions\/17087"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meretailnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}