World Retail Congress 2026

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Apr 2026
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Berlin, Germany
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What: The IADS attended the 2026 edition of the World Retail Congress, held in Berlin on April 28-29. 

Why it is important: During this edition, John Lewis’ Managing Director, Mr Peter Ruis, attended a roundtable on AI along with the CEOs of JD Group and DFI Retail Group, while Newstores, an IADS partner, gave a much-commented presentation on the “best global new stores”. The IADS had the opportunity to moderate a roundtable between Selfridges’ Group CEO, Andre Maeder, Christian Louboutin’s CEO, Alexis Mourot, and Diriyah Company’s Chief of Retail Leasing, Nermeen Nosseir.    

World Retail Congress 2026 IADS report