About - Retail Innovation Conference & Expo

About RICE

Our Beliefs

We believe quality content is key to unlocking new solutions that reimagine the customer journey.

We believe community is a powerful accelerator for industry innovation.

We believe technology is transforming commerce to be immersive and contextual.

Our Mission

We want to shape the next decade of retail, together.

The Retail Innovation Conference & Expo (RICE) explores the evolved customer journey and how technology enables the convergence of content, community and commerce. The event is designed to speak to the new needs of retail businesses and their teams, creating a forum for the community to collaborate, ideate and uncover new business possibilities. Through strategic sessions, intimate C-level panels, meaningful offsite networking events and interactive learning experiences, attendees will be able to dig into topics and trends that are shaping the future of the retail industry. 

By the end of the event, attendees will be able to answer business-critical questions, such as:

CONTENT

How can we embrace new storytelling methods and vehicles to establish (and reaffirm) our cultural relevance?

COMMUNITY

How do we build and nurture a brand community that cultivates connection, engagement and loyalty?

COMMERCE

How can we adapt and evolve to the new consumer path to purchase to create commerce moments everywhere?

Note: we highly recommend bringing your team to divide and conquer and make the most of the full event experience.

The Schedule

You should plan to arrive by Monday night if you’ve secured your seat to attend Tuesday workshops, roundtables, or the Store Tours! After our last full day of programming and networking on Thursday, it’s not goodbye, but see you later as we begin planning for the 2025 event. View the full preliminary agenda here »

Our Audience

We bring the entire retail ecosystem together from start-ups to mid-size retailers, to big box retailers.

Join 4,000+ decision-makers across store design, ecommerce, social media marketing and omnichannel strategy to have inspirational discussions about the future of commerce, and explore how brands are bringing new experiences and business models to life.

Presented by

Retail TouchPoints

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