SHOPTALK SECURES $2 MILLION VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT

First Pan-European Event for Innovation in Retail & Ecommerce to Bring Together Leaders Shaping the Future! Galeries Lafayette, Google, Harrods, Hudson's Bay Company, IKEA, Metro, Pinterest, Tesco and Other Retail and Brand Executives as well as CEOs of Innovative Startups among Early Confirmed Speakers!


Shoptalk, which organizes the most important U.S. event for innovation in retail and ecommerce, today announced $2 million in venture capital funding to support the launch of Shoptalk Europe. Shoptalk also announced the first group of its expected 250+ world-class Shoptalk Europe speakers. Shoptalk Europe will be held at the Bella Center in Copenhagen on October 9-11, 2017.

Shoptalk Europe is the first large-scale pan-European event focused on innovation in retail and ecommerce, and the evolution of how consumers discover, shop for and buy all of their physical goods, from grocery to fashion and everything in between. It brings together leaders from established retailers and brands, disruptive startups, leading technology and Internet companies, venture capital investors and other key stakeholders. Shoptalk Europe expects more than 2,000 attendees at its inaugural event from all of Europe, all parts of the commerce ecosystem and all industry verticals who will come together to learn, network, collaborate and evolve.

Early confirmed Shoptalk Europe speakers represent established retailers such as Metro Group, Ikea, Harrods and Tesco as well as startups that have raised over $1 billion to disrupt traditional retail and ecommerce, and include the CEOs/Founders of Outfittery, windeln.de, Home24, Depop, Lesara, Lyst, Vestiaire Collective, Eve Sleep, 3D Hubs, Thread, Brillen.de and many more. See the full list here

GET INVOLVED

Shoptalk Europe is now accepting applications to speak. You can also now buy tickets with reductions available for retailers, brands and startups, or request to sponsor.

For more information check out www.shoptalkeurope.com or email Europe@Shoptalk.com