This is how you join the most important event in retail

Shoptalk Fall is the essential gathering for retail’s most influential leaders, where the entire ecosystem comes together to shape what’s next.

From the agenda to the networking to the tech on display, every part of Shoptalk Fall is designed for leaders across retail, technology, and investment. Join a powerful community tackling the industry’s biggest challenges, exploring emerging technologies, and driving the future of retail.

In 2025, we’re back in Chicago with more insights, more connections, and more opportunities to advance your business. If retail innovation matters to you, this is where you need to be.

Meetup for Women
Meetup for Women
Meetup for Women

Where Women Build the Future of Retail, Together

Our highly popular Meetup for Women program comes to Shoptalk Fall uniting women leaders and rising talent from across the retail ecosystem to champion gender equality and propel more women executives.

Get ready to join exclusive women led peer-to-peer knowledge sharing, mutually matched 1-1 meetings, and networking opportunities, to accelerate your career goals and fuel tomorrow’s women shaping the future of retail.

Step into the future

Shopwalks is a backstage look at the most innovative and inspiring stores Chicago has to offer, offered exclusively to Shoptalk Fall retailer and consumer brand attendees. On September 17th, join an intimate group of up to 25 retail and consumer brand leaders for an insider's tour like no other.

Each 45-minute store visit will reveal the magic behind creative, immersive, attention-grabbing customer experience (and the bold strategies shaping them).

Your all-access pass to what’s next in retail

As a valued Retailer or Consumer Brand, we offer exclusive discounts with incredible perks. Get full access to the most important show this Fall to explore the latest technology solutions, gain insights from 130+ speakers, and network with peers to drive your business forward.

Full access to the event with all content sessions, networking opportunities, tech showcases, and parties.

Curated one-to-one meetings through our revolutionary Meetup program.

Personal Concierge service through our Attendee Experience team to maximize your time onsite.

Breakfast, lunch, and refreshments served throughout the day.

One Epic Party (Previous year’s headline acts included Flo Rida, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes)

Exclusive Retailer and Consumer Brand Events including Tabletalks, Industry Night, and VIP Networking Dinners.

Group discounts, meeting space for teams, VIP access to events and parties.

Shoptalk Kids: an engaging, safe and free daycare service for your little ones. Enjoy the event with a peace of mind!

Choose the best route to join!

Retail Innovator Pass

This option provides preferential pricing for retailers and consumer brands.

Buy in Bulk

Divide and conquer! Bring your team to cover more ground and make stronger connections. Save up to 30% when you purchase 2 or more tickets.

2
$1,800 per ticket
3-4
$1,687.50 per ticket
5-7
$1,575 per ticket
8-9
$1,350 per ticket
10-20
$1,125 per ticket

Key topics shaping the 2025 Agenda

From deploying AI to forecast in chaos to navigating tariffs, rethinking assortments, and redefining loyalty in a world of algorithmic discovery, we’re digging into the mechanics of leading through complexity.

Data-Driven & AI-Augmented Retail Intelligence

How retailers and consumer brands are turning to adaptive AI and real-time data to forecast, plan, and operate with precision, navigating disruption, inflation, and supply chain volatility.

Product Curation & Innovation Under Pressure

How product, format, and merchandising teams are rethinking playbooks, flexing inventory, and making bold calls as they navigate volatility, supply chain strain, and platform complexity.

Brand Identity, Loyalty & Customer Experience in a Shifting World

How marketers, CX leaders, and loyalty strategists are building emotional connection and commercial impact amid cultural shifts, budget pressure, and the race to personalize at scale.

Leading Through
Volatility & Change

How today’s executives are stabilizing while innovating, cutting costs while growing, and unifying while decentralizing, redefining leadership through the lens of geopolitics, labor, and organizational design.

Learn from the most innovative minds in retail

130+ senior leaders will reveal the critical trends, strategies, and insights shaping the future of retail.

Kim Lefko, Chief Marketing Officer

Kim Lefko

Chief Marketing Officer

Ace Hardware

Jenna Bromberg, Chief Marketing Officer

Jenna Bromberg

Chief Marketing Officer

Papa John's

Kelly Cook, CEO

Kelly Cook

CEO

David's Bridal

Wayne Purboo, VP, Amazon Shopping Video

Wayne Purboo

VP, Amazon Shopping Video

Amazon Ads

Smriti Jayaraman, Principal

Smriti Jayaraman

Principal

Corazon Capital

Ann-Marie Campbell, Senior Executive Vice President

Ann-Marie Campbell

Senior Executive Vice President

Home Depot

Nicklaus Hasselberg, VP, Performance Marketing & Ecommerce

Nicklaus Hasselberg

VP, Performance Marketing & Ecommerce

Every Man Jack

Sunny Jiang, President & CEO

Sunny Jiang

President & CEO

Eyebuydirect, EssilorLuxottica

Tara Paton, Founder & CEO

Tara Paton

Founder & CEO

Huemanize

Suveen Sahib, Co-Founder & CEO

Suveen Sahib

Co-Founder & CEO

K18

George Chang, General Manager, SHEIN USA Marketplace

George Chang

General Manager, SHEIN USA Marketplace

SHEIN

Dan DeMeyere, Chief Technology & Product Officer

Dan DeMeyere

Chief Technology & Product Officer

ThredUp

Kate Gulliver, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Administrative Officer

Kate Gulliver

Chief Financial Officer & Chief Administrative Officer

Wayfair

Liza Lefkowski, Chief Merchant, VP of Stores

Liza Lefkowski

Chief Merchant, VP of Stores

Wayfair

Alia Kemet, Chief Marketing Officer

Alia Kemet

Chief Marketing Officer

Shipt

Karina Dolgin, Chief Product & Revenue Officer

Karina Dolgin

Chief Product & Revenue Officer

James Avery Jewelry

Meet everyone who matters in retail innovation

Join thousands of industry players, with 1 in 3 at the C-suite level across retail, consumer brands, and tech, putting you face-to-face with those who can truly transform your business.

Not your typical event

Shoptalk isn’t just about tackling challenges and transforming your business—it’s also about having an unforgettable experience with industry peers.

Peer-to-peer knowledge sharing
Peer-to-peer knowledge sharing

Join like-minded retail and consumer brand leaders in Tabletalks—Shoptalk Fall’s curated roundtable discussions focused on the industry’s biggest innovation opportunities.

Build 1-to-1 connections
Build 1-to-1 connections

The largest meetings program in retail, featuring thousands of pre-scheduled, one-on-one connections

Premium dinners & parties
Premium dinners & parties

Make powerful connections through extraordinary experiences