Internet Retail Expo to begin on Feb 2

GURGAON, INDIA: The third edition of India's premier online retail event — Internet Retail Expo (IRE) 2012 — will be held at the Epicenter Convention Hall here on Thursday.

The 2-day event will scan the various aspects of online retail business, trends, insights, challenges and drivers with a magnifying glass view in order to empower retail in India.

The event 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.

It is a platform primarily dedicated to promote and power online retail business environment in India, on the lines of Internet Retailer in the US.

Various sessions are scheduled on topics like All that jazz about online retail, technology selection and planning for online retail, eCommerce as a Service (EaaS) - framework and benefits, how to successfully acquire an online customer, what you would not want to do in a startup, building online retail success, myths, realities and best practice, building multi-channel retail enterprise etc.

Over 25 key thought leaders, including Mahesh Murty, partner, Seedfund; Harish Bahl, founder, Fahion & You; Jaspreet Bindra, regional director, Microsoft; Prajakt Raut, president, Angel Investors Consortium (AIC), etc. will speak at the event.

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, who plan to go online, guidance with insightful knowledge would be provided. A thought leader will get an opportunity to invigorate thought process with newer dimensions.