e-Business For The Retail Industry: Making The Supply Chain More Efficient

October 25th 2000: Networking is often the best way to learn about new ideas, so executives from the retail industry will be gathering in Paris next month to explore ideas on using the Internet to improve their supply chain. Consequently, the "e-Business For The Retail Industry" conference is attracting some of the biggest names in European retailing.

The International eRetail Association, the global association of Internet retailers and e-commerce professionals, has partnered with TenLive to support its upcoming conference "e-Business For The Retail Industry" to be held in Paris, on November 28th and 29th. The conference includes speakers from many of Europe's leading retailers, offering an opportunity to understand how European retailers are using the Internet to squeeze efficiencies from their supply chain activities.

"Retailers in Europe are embracing the Internet and, at the same time, looking for new ways to optimize the supply chain," says Nigel Fenwick, President of the International eRetail Association and eRetailNews. "This conference will explore many of the issues facing retailers as they move their supply chain infrastructure into an Internet enabled economy."

The event will focus on designing a successful e-business strategy for the retail industry. The main issues will be the technological and practical matters of implementing a web-based supply chain, e-procurement and e-logistics. Topics covered by the conference include: e-Business Strategy Supply Chain Management Collaborative Supply Chain Planning B2B Exchanges and Marketplaces e-Procurement e-Logistics

Attendees at the conference will hear from leading retailers helping to forge the new e-commerce market in Europe such as Selfridges, Royal Ahold, WHSmith, and Carrefour. Sessions are also being presented by leading technology companies including SAP, IBM and Retek.

Details of the conference can be found online at http://www.eretailassociation.org/conference.

About the International eRetail Association and eRetailNews

The International eRetail Association membership is drawn from the ranks of leading Internet retailers, consulting firms and analysts. Members have access to a range of benefits, including discounts to industry conferences such as "e-Business For The Retail Industry".

Through its companion website, eRetailNews, the association provides regular updates on eRetail strategy, marketing and technology.

With members from North America, Europe and Asia, the association's newsletter is distributed in over eighteen countries.

Online media kit: http://www.eretailassociation.org/press. For more information, please call USA (508)-833-8208 mailto:pr@eretailassociation.org