Held on Thursday, June 26th at The Steel Yard in London, The Smart Retail Solutions Group hosted over 180 visitors at their 5th annual, Out of Home Summer Gala.
This yr’s gala demonstrated to attendees that the way forward for retail is going on now throughout all sectors. Guests had been taken on an immersive adventure thru The Steel Yard’s iconic arches, the place each and every gala spouse had created bespoke hubs that introduced a distinct client challenge to lifestyles—from meals to head, to move, to lodge and recreational. These interactive stories showcased how The Smart Retail Solutions Group is redefining the way forward for retail throughout all sectors.
Attendees then took their seats underneath the primary arch of The Steel Yard, for the keynote speech, handing over a channel assessment and preview of by no means observed ahead of unique knowledge from IGD’s Head of Away From Home, Nicola Knight.
Following Nicola and to additional immerse visitors into the tone and really feel of the day, an LED efficiency was once dropped at lifestyles on degree thru a placing visible dance act that left visitors wowed and in a position to start out the overall a part of the gala.
The Out of Home Summer Gala attendees then persisted to community and attend all of the spouse immersive hubs ahead of embarking on the once a year spotlight, a sail round The Thames onboard The Dutch Master entire with reside song and lunch supplied by means of Kepak.
Carl Hunter, computerized retail & new industry controller at Kepak Group, mentioned this yr’s gala proved to be essentially the most a hit one but:
“I’m nonetheless receiving comments from visitors who attended this yr’s Gala announcing how a lot they loved it and the way nice of a possibility it was once, no longer handiest to community however to look the most productive of what this business can be offering. The gala has highlighted the facility of collaboration, with each and every spouse contributing to a unified, cutting edge imaginative and prescient that may handiest be skilled thru this distinctive collective. Being ready to convey this to lifestyles and supply like-minded colleagues the risk to get arms on with new inventions and gear plus discover alternatives and talk about adapted answers which they’ll want, has been essentially the most rewarding phase.
We’re already making plans what comes subsequent and we inspire somebody fascinated by the way forward for retail to be part of it!” he commented.
