The IADS attended the 2023 edition of the NRF, including the annual FIRA meeting, as the Federation of International Retail Associations has been a crucial and powerful tool during this past year to establish contacts with retailers and gather insights about markets. For that reason, our goal is to maximize the value of the FIRA membership (€1,400 a year).

This year again, the session was fruitful, both in terms of learnings and persons encountered.

Also, contrary to the 2022 edition, this year the event went back to its normal attendance size, with 29 federations attending, represented by 55 delegates (vs. 15 federations last year), with the notable absence of the IGDS, who joined FIRA last year.

This document sums up the FIRA meetings. The NRF conferences we attended are summarized in a separate document, as well as the store visits. Also, our comments or plans for future actions are written in blue.

FIRA 23 MEETING REPORT

FIRA Meeting 2023 AGENDA

Fira Jan 23 meeting participant list

SPEAKER BIOS

The India retail Transformation by Kumar Rajagopalan

Democratising Digital Commerce by Kumar Rajagopalan

Cross border implications of EU policy on digital commerce by Maike Jansen X Alien Mulyk

Retail Cybersecurity Risks and Opportunities for International Collaboration BY Christian Beckner

Giving customers a voice in a world full of numbers by Alexander Genov

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