The IRE is focused to empower digital retail in India and it scans the various aspects of online retail business - trends, insights, challenges and drivers with a magnifying glass view, said a press release. The event will be held at Epi Centre Convention Hall in the city.

IRE 2012 features conference and exhibition with power sessions, learning workshops, latest technologies, and extensive learning experience and around the globe services, solutions and best practices, business prospects and relationships under one roof.

The event is aimed at business leaders, professionals, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. It will educate them with the best practices in the industry along with stress on potential projection of future strategies to scale up in digital retail.

It is expected to be attended by over 1000 professionals and key decision makers including CXOs, retail and Internet entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, senior digital professionals, Internet start-ups and enthusiasts.

“Internet Retail Expo 2012 is a platform primarily dedicated to promote and power online retail business environment in India, on the lines of Internet Retailer in the US. We believe that spreading awareness about online retail best practices, outlook and potential opportunities among various industry stakeholders is paramount, and hence the need for knowledge hub likes IRE,” said Abhinav Dinesh Garg, event head, Internet Retail Expo 2012.

Digital Retail in India is growing great guns and experiencing the exponential growth with every passing month. As the e-tail space is getting a lot of traction, it also getting competitive and needs new innovations, insights, leadership and knowledge to prosper and excel.

The IRE 2012 will expose various online retailers to latest innovations, trends and insights of the industry with magnified analysis. Decision makers will be helped to map out key challenges to expertise and viable solutions.

For the offline retailers, planning to go online, guidance with insightful knowledge would be provided of how to go online. A thought leader will get an opportunity to invigorate thought process with newer dimensions.