Retail Leaders Circle MENA Summit launches today, Argaam participates as sponsor

Logos of Argaam and RLC

The Retail Leaders Circle MENA Summit kicks off from March 7-8 at the Fairmont Riyadh hotel.

The Summit will address the challenge of creating purpose-driven experiences as part of the overall theme. The Ninth Retail Leaders Circle (RLC) sheds light on the Kingdom’s exceptional effort to build a new model of the exceptional experiences of retailing and trade within a sustainable and comprehensive digital environmental system.

The Summit’s lineup comprises more than 80 speakers, who lead the retail sector. Speakers include Olayan Al-Wetaid, stc Group CEO; Mohamad Mourad, Managing Director and CEO of Cenomi Group; Ahmed Galal Ismail, CEO of Majid Al Futtaim, John Hadden, CEO of Alshaya Group; Patrick Chalhoub, Group President of Chalhoub Group; Renuka Jagtiani, Chairwoman of Landmark Group; Faraz Khalid, CEO of noon; Amin Magrabi, Chairman of MAGRABi Group; Nisreen Shocair, CEO of Virgin Megastore for MENA; Matthew Shay, President and CEO of the US National Retail Federation; Zia Daniell Wigder, Chief Content Officer at Insider Intelligence, and Michael Ward, Managing Director of Harrods.

“Saudi Arabia’s evolving retail sector is a huge opportunity for domestic and international investors. However, the nation’s sophisticated and demanding consumers make it imperative for existing retailers to reimagine and upgrade their offers to avoid the risk of obsolescence,” Panos Linardos, Chairman of the Retail Leaders Circle, said.

"Saudi Arabia’s existing malls should be preparing now for the hyper-competitive landscape that these next-generation developments will usher in. Changing consumer preferences and the continued rise of e-commerce make it imperative for malls to integrate digital technologies, immersive experiences and rich entertainment offers to their mix,” Linardos stressed.