Retail Cities

Workshops

We run a series of workshops throughout the year, providing a safe and collaborative learning space. Our workshops will equip you with the relevant insights and tools to gain a deep understanding of the retail landscape, growth channels, key trends, and disruptive innovations.

These workshops bring 3 perspectives together:

  • The retail intelligence expertise, with presentations from the Retail Cities’ senior experts in retail insights.
  • The CPG view, with presentations from ex-CPG senior executives, who currently advise CPG clients.
  • The retailer view, with presentations from ex-retailer executives, who currently advise CPG/Retailer clients and set up retail operations globally.

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USA Virtual Workshops

U.S. Retail Growth M.A.P.

When: November 20-21, 2024; 8AM CST

Though growth feels hard to come by, between now and 2030 US Retail will grow by USD$3 trillion. This is an
unprecedented opportunity for both retailers and suppliers to capture as new rules are being written and old playbooks abandoned. Fine tune 2025 plans, get a head start on 2026 commercial mapping and provide fuel for the
essential 3-5 year strategic planning brands and retailers need to leverage this new growth map.

US Dollar Stores 2024/25 – A Return to Growth?

When: April 18, 2024; 11AM EST/8AM PST (Europe: 17:00 CET / 16:00 GMT)

2023 was one of the worst years for both Dollar General and Family Dollar/Dollar Tree. We explore how 2024 will be different and what that means for suppliers.

Hitting the GM(ROI) - The US Retail Economic Map

When: 24 April 2024; 11 AM EST/8AM PST

A look into how retailers' revenue /asset model is transforming, covering strategies for brands to achieve growth and improved returns with retailers.

The US Macro Growth Map

When: 12 June 2024; 11 AM EST/8AM PST

Winning the World’s Largest Emerging Market - Pockets of Growth. A new view of the US as a growth market and the opportunities that exist for brand suppliers and retailers to capitalize.

The US Commerce/ Content Growth Map

When: 12 September 2024; 11 AM EST/8AM PST

Winning the World’s Largest Emerging Market - Winning the New Traditional Trade. The blurring of B2B and B2C and how that changes channel strategy, managing the 3P ecosystem, and how to win in a fragmented content creation world.

2025-2030 US Strategy Growth Map

When: 9 December 2024; 11 AM EST/8AM PST

Retail Cities' predictions for the rest of the decade, looking at the consumer, shopper and retail dynamics driving the future of the marketplace.

EUROPE Virtual Workshops

France’s Grocery Multinationals – Times of Dramatic Change

When: 5 June 2024; 13:00 CET/12:00 GMT

Cora & Casino, two of France’s iconic grocers, restructured in 2023, providing opportunities and new approaches for Intermarche, Carrefour, and Auchan. How will these French Internationals manage growth in 2024/2025?

Turkey’s Discounter on Discounter Battles

When: July 10, 2024; 11:00 TRT/10:00 CET / 9:00 GMT

Turkey’s 3 discounters – Bim, A101, and Sok – control the bulk of modern trade and still have room to grow, both in Turkey and in expansion markets. We explore what comes next

Retail Media Networks – Resourcing for 2025/26

When: 5 September 2024; 14:00 CET/13:00 GMT

Leading drug and grocery retailers in Europe are building Retail Media Networks with the hope that revenues will significantly change the financial fundamentals of their P&L. How will this evolve? How do you build a Retail Media team for 2025?

The Next 10 Years with Europe’s Leading Discounters

When: October 2, 2024; 10:00 CET/9:00 GMT

Aldi & Lidl spent the past decade building scale in fresh groceries (bakery, fresh produce, meat, fish, and dairy). New priorities are emerging for the next decade. We list these and explain the short- and long-term opportunities and challenges.

Revenue Growth Management 2025/2026

When: 10 December 2024; 14:00 CET/13:00 GMT

Revenue Growth Management (RGM) has become an essential function in European Commercial Leadership, but it is rapidly changing and poorly understood. We will unveil our annual best practice survey results and case studies on aligning RGM and Go-to- Market strategies.

Europe’s Non-Food / Variety Discounters

When: December 11, 2024; 10:00 CET/9:00 GMT

Non-food / variety discounters, Action, Pepco-Poundland, and Tedi, have quietly internationalized their business models. We explore ways to leverage this fast growth while building channel presence with national variety discounters.