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Q. What have Paul Loft, Matthew Stead, Zia Zareem-Slade and Chris Haighton got in common? A. The Internet Retailing Expo

The Internet Retailing team write  ..  With seven weeks until the Internet Retailing Expo in March we wanted to whet your appetite with some of the many highlights the show has in store. Read on and enjoy!
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The Speakers

We have a seriously impressive speaker line-up that includes:

– Paul Loft; Managing Director; Homebase,
– Colin Temple; Managing Director; Schuh,
– Bertrand Bodsun; Digital Director; Argos,
– Glyn Williams; Digital Marketing Director; ASDA,
– Mike Durbridge; Director of Omni Channel; BandQ,
– Matthew Stead; Multi-Channel Director; Pets at Home,
– Gracia Amico; Director of Ecommerce; Hobbs Ltd,
– Jennifer Roebuck; Multichannel Marketing Director; French Connection,
-Zia Zareem-Slade; Customer Experience Director; Fortnum and Mason,
– Chris Haighton; Head of Retail Logistics; Shop Direct Group,
– Ashley Payne; Head of Digital Operations; Debenhams,
– Peter Burns; Ecommerce – Online and Digital Marketing Manager; Waitrose,
– Mark Cody; Senior Marketing Manager – Mobile; Tesco

and more!

On Monday we’re interviewing Philip Smith of Trusted Shops live on Twitter ahead of his session ‘Overcoming The Three Main Stumbling Blocks When Crossing Borders‘ at IRX in March.  If you have any questions for Philip on the themes of localisation and international expansion, please email us at chloe@internetretailing.net or tweet them to @etail using #AskPhillipSmith.
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Top 500

Internet Retailing is mapping the multichannel ecosystem – retailers, suppliers and people – starting with our Top 500 retailer ‘footprint’ and feature lounge at the Internet Retailing Expo (IRX) and we want you to be involved.

On 26 March 2014 we will reveal the Top 500 footprint list at IRX, as well as the criteria upon which we will research the ranking of these retailers in October’s Multichannel Performance Index.

If you are a retailer or have retail clients, then make sure they’re included by nominating them using the appropriate form below or simply send a full list (which will not be made public) through to research@internetretailing.net for consideration.

I’m a retailer: http://goo.gl/mi5Yp6

I’m a supplier: http://goo.gl/4a1EQm
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Magento Pavilion

Magento, owned by eBay Inc, is the fastest growing eCommerce platform in the world. Supported by a global ecosystem of solution partners and third-party developers, they serve over 200,000 merchants worldwide. The Magento Pavilion will showcase a number of these suppliers across a ranges of support and consulting services to help eSellers get the most of our their business.

The partners that are currently joining Magento in their pavilion include:

2J Design, Vaimo, Space 48, Summit Media, Screen Pages, Peer1, FishEye Web Design, PureBlue.

Discover more about it here: http://goo.gl/3P1tdF
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IMRG Knowledge Lounge

Get a free 15 minute consultation with an industry expert at the IMRG Knowledge Lounge at IRX 2014.

Discover more about it here: http://goo.gl/DhWL0A
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To join in the conversation in the lead up to the event, leave a comment below with the sessions you’re looking forward to experiencing or tweet @etailexpo with #IRX14.

To get your free ticket, register here: http://goo.gl/mPxYbo
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See you in March!

The Internet Retailing team
Posted By Aaron O’Dowling-Keane