
Real Estate 20/20
The New Store Experience
Given the competitive forces at work in today’s market, retailers must find new ways to attract and engage consumers and inspire their loyalty. They must create differentiated experiences that cannot be duplicated online or even elsewhere in-store. At this inaugural conference themed "A New Store Experience," WWD will take a look at innovations that transform shopping for fashion, footwear and beauty products, examining how new technologies work, the in-store experience they enable, the benefits retailers and brands receive, and the resources needed to plan and executive a successful strategy.
– Consumer 20/20: An in-depth exploration of today’s educated consumer across demographics. Our experts examine behavioral trends and the economic impact they have on the future of retail and real estate.
– Retail 20/20: Developers, retailers and brand partners share the opportunities and challenges of collaborating to transform physical spaces and why this evolution is necessary.
– Technology 20/20: Technology leaders, retailer and brand titans discuss the transformative implications in the brick-and mortar environment and how to stay ahead of the trends.
– Brand 20/20: A dialogue across diverse brands from thought leaders about their evolving real estate strategies to optimize ROI and surpass sales goals.
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Who Is Speaking?
Eric AndersonLensCrafters
Gabby Etrog CohenSoulCycle
Ben FayBirchbox
Miriam GasselBaubleBar
Shyam GidumalEY
Sean MacPhersonEsteemed hotelier, restaurateur and tastemaker
Uri MinkoffRebecca Minkoff LLC
Elizabeth MorinaMintbox
Bridget RussoShinola
Gregg PasquarelliSHoP Architects
Kendra ScottKendra Scott
Brendan SullivanVF Corp.
Jean-Georges VongerichtenChef & Restaurateur
David WeinrebThe Howard Hughes Corporation
JJ WilsonKit and Ace
Bryan WargoRetailNext
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What People Are Saying
u201cProvocative balance of speakers and size of brands. Great to hear from indie brands.u201d
Chief Merchant, SEPHORA
u201cAn engaging day full of unique perspectives from a strategic cross section of [menu2019s wear] industry leaders.u201d
VP, Menswear, SAKS FIFTH AVENUE
u201cThe blend of emerging brands, global power beauty brands and retail operators provided the diversity of views one would expect from a WWD conference. The innovation coming from the emerging brands is compelling to see and promises exciting years of growth for the industry!u201d
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