International Events - Reaching a global audience with InternetRetailing Media's exclusive new partnership with Clarion Events

InternetRetailing Partners with Clarion to Fast-Track International Expansion

Today, on the final day of IRX 2015, InternetRetailing Media announces an exclusive new partnership with leading global event organisers Clarion Events. The collaboration will see the award-winning InternetRetailing event series expand overseas.

Clarion operates over 200 events in 35 countries from offices in the USA, Germany, Brazil, Singapore, UAE, Turkey, Netherlands, South Africa and the UK. It has an impressive portfolio of retail, payments, gaming and transport trade shows attracting thousands of specialist online businesses every year. With internationalisation intrinsic to the multichannel retail industry, Clarion’s network and extensive reach will provide a platform for a successful partnership.

InternetRetailing Media, publishers of InternetRetailing Magazine, have created a unique series of events well known for high-level networking, innovative content and exclusive insight. These include InternetRetailing Expo, eDeliveryExpo, InternetRetailing Conference, eDelivery Conference and InternetRetailing Awards. Working with Clarion this distinctive blend of leading speakers, practitioners and suppliers will continue on a global scale.

“InternetRetailing’s award-winning events impressed us with the quality of their programming and reputation within the industry. 

The team’s ambitions for growth matched ours, and we’ve created a path to accelerate growth and scale using Clarion’s expertise and resources. We are excited to work with the InternetRetailing team on this shared ambition, extending the brand into new markets - all the while focused on meeting the agenda of the world’s best multichannel retailers.’’

Neil Gaisford, Managing Director – Retail Division, Clarion Events

“Our partnership with Clarion is an accelerator for our ambitions with the InternetRetailing brands of events and media. It will allow us, as Europe’s undisputed leader in news, research and industry analysis, to reach a global audience with InternetRetailing Magazine and the IR Top500 brands. 

We are excited about these new opportunities and to turning these into tangible, enhanced offerings for the internet retailing sector.”

Ian Jindal, Editor in Chief, InternetRetailing Media

 About InternetRetailing Media:

InternetRetailing Media, publishers of the InternetRetailing Magazine serves the multichannel retailing industry with events that include InternetRetailing Expo, eDelivery Expo, InternetRetailing Conference, eDelivery Conference and InternetRetailing Awards.

The flagship event, InternetRetailingExpo (IRX) is an award winning annual exhibition that is held at the NEC annually (www.internetretailingexpo.com). Launched in 2011 it has experienced rapid growth year on year. For 2015, a new launch; eDeliveryExpo (EDX) for supply chain and logistics businesses will be co-located with IRX extending the events reach into this sector.

The InternetRetailing Conference, takes place annually in London and has established itself as the leading conference for online and multichannel retailing, attracting a discerning audience of c-suite and senior retailing professionals.

The eDeliveryConference will launch on the 13th October 2015.

About Clarion Events:

Clarion Events can trace its roots back to 1947 and takes great pride in being one of the oldest independent event organisers in the UK. The teams at Clarion create uniquely effective and stimulating environments that can serve as a platform to build businesses and enhance customer relationships and experiences. More recently the firm has developed an international portfolio of brands and now delivers over 200 events in over 35 countries.

http://www.clarionevents.com/

Clarion Events UK (Head Office)
Fulham Green, Bedford House
69-79 Fulham High Street
London
SW6 3JW
United Kingdom

Telephone: +44 020 7384 7700
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