The ChannelX conference will take place on Wednesday the 9th of October this week, and to help you plan your day, here’s what you can expect in the morning and afternoon plenary sessions:
Plenary Sessions in partnership with Criteo
09.30am Evolving Marketplaces and the Role of Retail Media
Pinki Choudhury, Marketplace & Retail Media Expert
Most recently at Kingfisher, Pinki will explore how traditional brick-and-mortar retailers are transitioning into marketplace models and discuss the rise of Retail Media on all marketplaces, how they create value for consumers and marketplaces and what are the key challenges.
09.45am Retail Media: The New Frontier in Connected Customer Engagement
Andy Stephen, Director of Monetisation UK, CRITEO
Paul Stafford, Head of Retail Media Europe, SUPERDRUG
One year on since the launch of Optimo (AS Watson’s global retail media ecosystem) Paul will share insights about Superdrug’s retail media journey and how they designed a strategy to deliver the best outcome for advertisers & shoppers.
10.05am Tesco Marketplace
Peter Filcek, Marketplace Director, TESCO
Peter will share the development of the Tesco marketplace which launched this year, with insights on the categories and product verticals seeing success and how to onboard.
10.20am Strategies for the Amazon Marketplace
Stacey Van Den Aardweg, UK Director – Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA) & Global Selling – Marketplace, AMAZON
Stacey will share insights into how Amazon has evolved its offering to innovate on behalf of sellers, customers as well as the community. Coming off the back of Amazon’s annual Prime Day sales, Stacey shares some of the lessons the business has learned and what businesses can be doing in order to prepare for the peak season.
10.35am Industry Landscape & European Marketplaces Report 2024 Findings
Ian Jindal, Editor in Chief, INTERNET RETAILING
Sophie Down, Advertising Director, SITRUNA
Octavie Gosselin, Vice President – Ads, MIRAKL
In this panel we will explore the latest trends on European marketplace, contrasting marketplace activity in the UK with opportunities for expansion to Europe.
16.10pm Retailer Owned Marketplaces – Debenhams
Dan Finley, CEO, DEBENHAMS
At 224 years old, Debenhams is one of the UK’s best loved retailers, having transformed from high street stores to the UK’s biggest online department store marketplace
16.30pm Rakuten Marketplace – Selling to Japan
Koki Araga, Senior Partnerships Manager, RAKUTEN GROUP
Discover how UK and European retailers can sell to Japan (without needing a Japanese entity) through Rakutan’s marketplace
