TECHNOLOGY DRIVES RETAIL. WILL YOUR SOLUTIONS ACCELERATE THE INDIAN RETAIL RUN?

The Future Shop presents concepts of global technology providers with futuristic retail prototypes.
With both operational and aesthetic aspects of retail evolving into a science in more ways than one, technology is necessarily playing out a dominant role in managing the complexities of modern-day commerce. Technology subsumes every aspect of operational verticals sourcing, warehousing, retail store management and makes a telling difference on profit margins.

At The Future Shop, some of the world’s leading service and solution providers flaunt the technological advancements that are changing the face and back-end of retail moulding technology in line with consumer expectations and optimising fast-paced shopping paradigms.

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
Firms in the business of:
  • Supply Chain Management, ECR and Logistics, RFID
  • Networks, Mobility and Wireless Solutions
  • Merchandise Management, Business Intelligence and CRM, Personnel Management
  • Checkout Solutions, EPoS Systems
  • Payment Systems, Loyalty Cards
  • Price Labeling, Mobile Computing
  • Weighing Technology and Food Service Machines
  • Electronic Article Surveillance Installations, Access Control
  • Cash Management, Security Services
  • Digital POS Media (Instore TV/Radio, Kiosk Systems etc.)
 Retailers are operating in a world vastly different from a few years ago as shoppers become more powerful than ever in a challenging market, with competition from a globalised retail world and competition from online retailers that provides shoppers with abundant information available at their fingertips. Retailers now need to operate across channels as efficiently as possible, breaking down organizational silos that prevent profitable multichannel retailing. Most importantly, intensified competition and changing technologies mean that every retailer must find new and innovative ways to differentiate themselves rapidly.

SAP supports the IRF, with solutions that provide retailers with the means to turn today's challenges into opportunities. Retailers now have the insight to better understand shoppers and the market environment that drives profitable multichannel retailing through operational efficiency and adaptability to capitalize on growth opportunities. Meet us at IRF to see how SAP is helping leading retailers like yours gain a competitive edge.  

– Marco De Lorenzo, Director Consumer & Trade Industries,
Industry Business Solutions APJ, SAP
Exhibitors over the years include: