LIVE: Retail Week x The Grocer 2026
3 March 2026
Business Design Centre, London, United Kingdom
LIVE: Retail Week x The Grocer is a one-day, content-focused retail event exploring the future of retail through the lenses of innovation and transformation. The 2026 edition took place at the Business Design Centre, London on 3 March 2026, with panels, presentations, fireside chats and workshops on technology, digital strategies and consumer trends, led by industry speakers from retailers and grocers.
29 sessions · 41 speakers
Organiser (1)
Sponsors (17)
Logile Inc · Vistex · Tillo · Sway Me Good · Klarna · Fujitsu · Discover® Network and Diners Club International® · VusionGroup · Klaviyo · Clearscore · Markem-Imaje · Apply Digital · Instacart · UserTesting · Sierra · Gophr Same Day Logistics · Purecloudsolutions
Speakers (41)
- Nick Archer Managing Director - consumer and convenience, DHL Supply Chain UKI
- Chris Brook-carter Chief Executive Officer, itim Group plc
- Roy Horgan Vusion
- Dan Murray Co-Founder, Heights
- Caroline Birchinall VP Product Management, EMEA Merchant Services, J.P. Morgan
- Shannon Osman Head of Retail, Footasylum
- Adele Gingell Director of Impact, Finisterre
- Adam Leyland Editor-in-Chief, The Grocer
- Allan Leighton Executive Chair, Asda
- Amrit Bhachu Principal Customer Experience Consultant, UserTesting
- Anna Lungley Head of Sustainability Solutions, Fujitsu
- Chris Allan Sustainability Director, Decathlon
- Claire Humphris Strategic Advisor, British Cycling
- George Arnett Intelligence and Insights Editor, Retail Week
- Greg Lucas Sustainability Manager IKEA UK&IE, IKEA
- Linda Ellett Partner, Industry lead (Consumer, Leisure & Retail), KPMG
- Lucy Grimes Head of Retail Operation, EE
- Nick Burton IT Director, Screwfix
- Nick Young RVP, Enterprise Sales, Sierra
- Pete Chong Global Head of Retail, Just Eat Takeaway
- Rami Baitiéh CEO, Morrisons
- Remy Fontanet Solutions Business Development Manager, Markem Imaje
- Sanita Garley Senior Sustainability Manager, B&Q
- Sarah Welsh Chief Product, Brand and Commercial Officer, Matalan
- Sebastian Tranæus Software Engineer, Sierra
- Seth Daggett Product Design Director, ASOS
- Simon Dyer Regional Vice President EMEA, Mirakl
- Simon Harden Partner, The Strategy Group, KPMG
- Simone Chetcuti Director of Retail, Charities and Business Services, BT
- Sue Harries Digital Director, Screwfix
- Tia Wallace VP Business Development and Account Management - Ecommerce & Retail, DHL Supply Chain UKI
- David McIntosh Chief Connected Stores Officer, Instacart
- Harj Josson Retail Director, Holland & Barrett
- Jemma Haley Proposition and strategy lead - Retail Media, John Lewis
- Katie Kinchin-Smith Head of Brand, The Very Group
- Sathya Nandakumar Chief Technology Officer, Holland & Barrett
- Sharry Cramond Marketing Director for Fashion, Home & Beauty, Masterbrand and Loyalty, Marks and Spencer
- William Ullstein UK CEO, YouGov
- Duncan Shingleton VP of Product Strategy, User Testing
- Joanna Gluzman Director of Responsible Business, B&Q
- Nicola Harrison Director of Commercial Content, Retail Week
Agenda
- Welcome address 3 March 2026 · Main Stage
- Fireside chat with Allan Leighton 3 March 2026 · Main Stage
- The time to act is now: cyber resilience and the National Cyber Security Centre’s perspective 3 March 2026 · Main Stage
- The Sephora effect: building a beauty behemoth 3 March 2026 · Main Stage
- Exclusive data: counting the true cost of poor availability 3 March 2026 · Main Stage
- Exclusive research: Presenting the results of the Retail Week/The Grocer Digital Capability Index 3 March 2026 · Track 1
- Workshop 1 - Conversational commerce: building AI connections that feel human 3 March 2026 · Workshop room
- Metrics that matter in modern retail; defining, democratising and delivering 3 March 2026 · Track 2
- The human factor: why growth starts with your workforce 3 March 2026 · Track 1
- Need it now: how on-demand is transforming consumer expectations across all categories 3 March 2026 · Track 2
- The retail crime epidemic; causes, challenges and solutions 3 March 2026 · Track 2
- Workshop 2 - Future-proof retail: practical strategies for sustainable digital transformation 3 March 2026 · Workshop room
- Shop, studio, showroom, social space? The complex role of tomorrow’s store 3 March 2026 · Track 1
- Retail media 3.0: connected commerce 3 March 2026 · Track 1
- Building hype: how social storytelling is fuelling brand loyalty 3 March 2026 · Track 2
- Invite-only lunch - The future of automation 3 March 2026
- Invite-only lunch - Do less. Grow more: How the most innovative retailers decide trade-offs 3 March 2026
- Case study: the Screwfix digital transformation journey 3 March 2026 · Track 2
- Workshop 3 - Getting ecomm decisions right: the business impact of knowing your customer 3 March 2026 · Workshop room
- From novelty to necessity: the tech-led innovations that could transform your CX 3 March 2026 · Track 1
- Rewiring your business for innovation 3 March 2026 · Track 1
- Repair and resell as a growth engine, not a side project 3 March 2026 · Track 2
- Workshop 4 - The Fandom Advantage: the loyalty rules retailers can borrow from sport 3 March 2026 · Workshop room
- Beyond connectivity: when experience meets transformation 3 March 2026 · Track 2
- Smarter stores: a digital first approach to innovation 3 March 2026 · Track 1
- ‘Hi Chat GPT, where can I buy this?’ Redefining omnichannel amid the search evolution 3 March 2026 · Main Stage
- Mars Wrigley: how thinking in generations makes us future ready 3 March 2026 · Main Stage
- Fireside chat with Rami Baitiéh 3 March 2026 · Main Stage
- Closing remarks 3 March 2026 · Main Stage