RETAIL EVENTS
2014 Retail Events wrap-up T
he year 2014 has not only been exciting but insightful as we sought to ensure that the industry – large or small players have an opportunity to interact with solution providers. We commend our all time sponsors – Total Solutions Limited and Nairobi Kitchen Care who have stood with us as we traversed the country through the retail conferences.
Retail Congress Africa 2014
Retailers Forum 2014 The second edition was held in Nairobi at the Sarova Panafric on December 4, 2014. The event attracted a total of 125 participants compared to the 60 who attended the previous one.
The second edition of the Retail Congress was also held in November in Johannesburg, South Africa. East Africa was represented by Kenya’s Nakumatt Holdings, Society Stores, East African Breweries Limited as well as Uganda’s New City Supermarket. The third edition of the same is scheduled for Cape Town, South Africa later in the year. It is our hope that more retailers and solution providers will plan to attend the event.
Retailers Conferences - Coastal Edition 2014
Speakers and sponsors in pictorial
We managed to successfully hold the first editions of the regional conferences in North Rift (Eldoret), Central Rift (Nakuru), South Rift & Lower Nyanza (Kisii), Western & Nyanza (Kakamega), Central Kenya (Nyeri), Nairobi & Eastern/Central (Thika) and Coastal Region (Mombasa) where we impacted some knowledge and empowered retailers in those regions with new trends and ideas The events were also captured on camera. We welcome more participation in the subsequent editions even as we seek to roll out the same in other regions such Meru to cover the Eastern part of the country.
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INSIGHT RETAIL | FEBRUARY - APRIL, 2015