About
Τhe Future of Retail is a leading forum focusing on the interpretation of current facts about trade. International trends will be analyzed and conclusions regarding the future of trade will be drawn.
Organized by ESEE
Future of Retail
The Future of Retail” is the leading forum for dialogue, interpreting current data on commerce, analyzing international trends, and ultimately shaping a new proposition for the future of trade. It addresses significant questions regarding its own existence and evolution. The “Future of Retail” Conference aims to give new dimensions to the commerce industry and highlight that its evolution concerns us all. Distinguished speakers from Greece and abroad, as well as high-ranking executives from the international market, come together to address questions related to contemporary business. They offer a window for fruitful dialogue in evaluating the new conditions that undoubtedly outline a different future in the global retail industry.
Over the past decade, traditional retail businesses have faced the downgrading of physical stores in favor of transitioning to the electronic realm, embracing omnichannel sales through the capabilities of digital technology, focusing on building customerbrand relationships through experience shaping, and more recently, revitalizing physical stores through the use of Internet of Things (IoT) technology.
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Who we are
ESEE was created through the effort and the decision of trade associations to cooperate and join forces, in order to address common problems that the commerce is facing as a sector and to satisfy the demand for organization on a central level.
ESEE, as an institution, represents responsibly commerce and small and medium-sized entrepreneurship (SME), by including in its members 17 Federations, 340 Trade Associations and 5 Associations of Trade Agents from all over the country. It is the responsible “voice” of Greek commerce and SME, the powerful representative of the “backbone” of the Greek economy, within the country and abroad.
- Representing commerce and SMEs on national and global level.
- Participating as an equal social partner in the signing of the National Collective Bargaining Agreement as well as the sectoral trade agreement, while participating in the Economic and Social Council of Greece (ESC) and various institutions.
- Highlighting the social role of businesses and engaging in fostering a culture of social responsibility.
- Working to promote the role of Commerce as the engine of viable and sustainable economic development.
- Promoting competitiveness, economic development and general prosperity of the country.
- Counts 17 Federations, 340 Trade Associations and 5 Associations of Trade Agents.
Previous Editions
In February 2020, ESEE hosted the first conference titled ‘Future of Retail’, aiming to establish it as the leading forum for dialogue on the interpretation of current reality for commerce, the analysis of international trends and finally the drafting of a new proposal for the future of commerce, by providing answers to important questions around its very existence and evolution.
