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Milan, March 2nd 2015
Luxury and Fashion leaders to discuss global assortments
at TXT’s 5th Thinking Retail, March 19th in Paris:
The customer drives everything!
Thinking Retail, Europe’s top event for Luxury and Fashion Brands and Retailers, will take place at the
Westin Place Vendome in the heart of Paris on March 19th.
This edition of Thinking Retail revolves around ”Customer-Driven Assortment Management” and, more
specifically, on the seamless integration of Planning, PLM and Supply Chain Management to help
Retailers and Brands respond to the multichannel shopper, create effective assortments and optimize
inventory investments.
Organised by TXT Retail, a leader in End-to-End Planning solutions, the conference will include
presentations from leading Retailers Adidas, Miroglio, Pandora and Sephora, key global players in the
Sporting Goods Industry, Fast Fashion, Jewellery, Perfume and Cosmetics. They will share their
experience and highlight best practices in global planning projects. The event is delivered in association
with long-term partner Microsoft and consulting firms Viseo and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Thoughtleader George Lawrie, Forrester Vice President and Principal Analyst, will deliver the keynote speech.
“Planning for the multichannel shopper has created new challenges and calls for new rules, business
models and supporting technologies,” states Peter Charness, Chief Marketing Officer at TXT Retail. “At
the event, we will discuss how the end-to-end integration of planning, merchandising, design and
sourcing helps today’s retailers better understand cross-channel demand and ultimately transfer back
that insight to all levels of the value-chain for fast, effective innovation, assortment, and inventory
decisions.”
In his keynote speech, Forrester VP George Lawrie will analyse the global trends in Assortment Planning
and will provide the models and benchmarks that will help delegates understand where they are along
their journey and key actions to take, underpinned by research and real-life case studies.
Lawrie will also moderate an interactive roundtable under the theme: ‘Planning the perfect assortment
in design-driven organisations’.
As in past years, this event offers ample networking opportunities, in a venue where even the most
competitive Retailers are comfortable to share stories and information, while they gain insights from
industry experts, such as Forrester, PwC, TXT and others.
Peter Charness notes that Thinking Retail Paris has become the reference industry event for Retailers
and Brands focused on merchandise and assortment planning, PLM and supply chain. “Typical
attendance of over 150 delegates is a ‘who’s who’ of the most exclusive names in European and
American apparel, luxury and specialty retail. We are delighted this meeting has become such a key
strategic forum for the retail community”, he adds.
For more information and to book your place, visit www.txtretail.com
The next event in the series will be Thinking Retail New York, the 7th of May.
TXT e-solutions S.p.A. Via Frigia, 27 - 20126 Milano (Italy) Tel. +39 02 25771.1 Fax +39 02 2578994 www.txtgroup.com
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About TXT Retail
TXT Retail, is the first mover and leading provider of integrated and collaborative End-to-End Planning, PLM and
Supply Chain Collaboration solutions for the Luxury, Fashion and Consumer sectors. The TXT Retail solution is
based on a flexible platform that encompasses the full spectrum of activities involved with planning, designing,
delivery, and managing your assortment through every stage of its lifecycle. The TXT Retail projects leverage the
TXT AgileFit best practices processes and reference applications which ensure high quality and fast benefit
generation. TXT Retail counts on more than 300 employees and serves more than 300 Fashion, Retail and Luxury
customers worldwide, including leading global players such as Aeropostale, Arcadia Group, Auchan, Bestseller,
Carphone Warehouse, Desigual, Dior, Geox, Guess, Levi Strauss & Co., Louis Vuitton Malletier, Monoprix, Pandora,
Sephora and Tesco.
TXT Retail Global Headquarters are in Milan, Italy with offices in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain,
UK and USA. TXT Retail collaborates with selected specialized partners worldwide.
TXT Retail is part of TXT e-solutions, the company is listed on the Italian Stock Exchange (TXT.MI)
www.txtretail.com
TXT e-solutions S.p.A. Via Frigia, 27 - 20126 Milano (Italy) Tel. +39 02 25771.1 Fax +39 02 2578994 www.txtgroup.com