After 7 incredible years of building TRS into the thriving community it is today, we’re thrilled to share our next chapter. As the retail industry continues to evolve, we want to ensure that our community stays ahead of the curve and continues to have access to the best opportunities to learn from, inspire and connect with one another. That’s why we’re joining forces with the biggest event series in the world for innovation in retail: Shoptalk.

Shoptalk has been transforming retail conversations on a global scale since 2016, with events in Las Vegas, Chicago and Barcelona. Most recently, the team announced Shoptalk Luxe, launching in Abu Dhabi in January 2026, designed to meet the evolving needs of the global luxury and premium retail ecosystem.

We have always placed the needs of our community at the heart of everything that we do. Shoptalk’s scale and thirst for innovation combines perfectly with our focus on bringing together retail’s brightest minds to examine the sector’s seminal issues, challenge the status quo, build operating models and forge new partnerships that will thrive in today’s customer-centric world.

Like TRS, Shoptalk curates highly focused gatherings of senior leaders from retailers and consumer brands whilst also bringing the world’s most innovative technology businesses into the conversation. Shoptalk is also renowned for hosting the industry’s most powerful meeting programs to help the right people connect. Their future-focused, customer-centric ethos creates some of the best events we’ve seen.

So, while we won’t continue to run our Summits in Dubai and Riyadh, our partnership with Shoptalk means you’ll still have access to the same calibre of content and insights, against backdrops that are just as inspiring and with an equally well-curated cohort of your peers and other key industry players. What this partnership means is that you will also gain access to an even bigger network of high-quality connections and early exposure to the best-of-breed technological advances that are reshaping the retail landscape.

We’re so excited about what this means for our community, and we’ll continue to be closely involved, helping shape the future of retail at Shoptalk.

We know how important your trust is, so we’re working closely with Shoptalk’s parent company, Hyve, a global leader in business events, to ensure a seamless transition with the highest level of care. You will be hearing from us regularly as we work together with Hyve to help guide this next exciting phase.

If you would like more information about how Hyve handle personal data, you can find their privacy notice here. Just as a reminder, our privacy policy is available here. 

Thank you for being part of the TRS community. We’re confident that Shoptalk will offer everything you loved about TRS and more. We can’t wait to see you in Barcelona this June or Abu Dhabi in 2026.

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