{"id":1281879,"date":"2013-09-24T07:30:21","date_gmt":"2013-09-24T14:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.retailpro.com\/News\/blog\/index.php\/2013\/09\/24\/the-2013-retail-pro-global-conference-is-drawing-near\/"},"modified":"2013-10-02T10:43:29","modified_gmt":"2013-10-02T17:43:29","slug":"the-2013-retail-pro-global-conference-is-drawing-near","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.retailpro.com\/News\/blog\/index.php\/2013\/09\/24\/the-2013-retail-pro-global-conference-is-drawing-near\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2013 Retail Pro Global Conference is drawing near"},"content":{"rendered":"

 The 2013 Retail Pro Global Conference is quickly approaching, and attending merchants can catch up with the latest trends in the retail industry<\/a> while networking with their peers in Barcelona, Spain. Staying competitive means staying knowledgeable, and the conference will address a variety of important topics relating to omnichannel and mobile retail. <\/p>\n

Divided into two parts, the Business Partner Summit is scheduled for October 18-20, while the Customer Summit will be held October 20-22. To see the full scope of the event, merchants can read the agenda at https:\/\/www.retailpro.com\/Community\/2013Conference\/Agenda.php<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Customers will be able to hear from Neil McKeown, Vice President of Product and Process Management at Retail Pro International, as he presents "Gain Insight with Business Intelligence." Participating merchants will learn about the decisions that can help them expand their operations by turning data into a key component of their business strategies. <\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Business Partners will have the opportunity to attend the "Franchising: The Challenge And The Opportunity" with speakers Richard Kolodynski, Senior Vice President of Sales for EMEA, and Shaff Kassam, Vice President of Sales for Latin America. The presentation will help them understand some of the core strategies to smoothly managing franchises while avoiding potential difficulties. <\/p>\n

Register now for the 2013 Global Conference at https:\/\/www.retailpro.com\/Community\/2013Conference\/Registration.php<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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