Retail Innovation Conference Announces Detailed Agenda For Hudson Yards Store Tours

#RIC19 Partners With Retail Store Tours To Provide Curated, Guided Tours


NEW YORK, April 25, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Retail Innovation Conference has announced the detailed agenda for the Hudson Yards Store Tours, scheduled for 2-5pm on Monday, May 6. The curated, guided tours will be led by the Retail Store Tours group.

Store visits featured in the tour will include:

  • b8ta
  • 3Den
  • Batch
  • Iris Nova
  • Brooks Brothers
  • Micro
  • Lululemon
  • Sephora
  • Verizon

Retail executives interested in attending the #RIC19 Store Tours can register by securing an All-Access Pass to the Retail Innovation Conference. Spots in the tour are limited, so interested retail executives should register as soon as possible.

“We are looking forward to working with Retail Store Tours to deliver a highly curated tour of the impressive Hudson Yards space,” said Andrew Gaffney, President of G3 Communications, the parent company of Retail TouchPoints.

Retail Store Tours creates customized Retail Store Tours™ programs at conferences and for companies. “Our tours are designed for discovery, human interaction and to maximize learning and networking,” said Daniel Hodges, Founder of Retail Store Tours.

Retail Store Tours has guided over thousands of business executives, and is now expanding its innovative, highly curated “safari” bricks and mortar experiences to the retail consumer commencing with Design Week Store Tours and in fall 2019, New York Fashion Week Store Tours. 

Store Tours Kick Off The 5th Annual Retail Innovation Conference
In its fifth year, #RIC19 will be held in midtown Manhattan at the Convene event space on 46th Street. Speaker highlights include:

  • Fireside chat with retail legend Nicole Miller;
  • Insights into innovation at Macy’s from Innovation VP Parinda Muley;
  • C-level speakers from Orvis, Kirkland’s, Vitamin Shoppe, ROAM Fitness, Glamsquad, Boll and Branch and more;
  • 2 Women’s Leadership panels, with speakers from e.l.f. Cosmetics, Wayfair, Retailwinds, TechStyle Fashion Group and more;
  • Keynotes – Featuring industry experts Brian Solis, Deb Gabor and Jeff Fromm;
  • Executive Panels covering topics such as: AI, Loyalty, Influencers and Experiential Retail; and
  • And so much more!

RIC19 also will feature the winners of the 6th Annual Retail Innovator Awards (RIA), recognizing the disruptive thinkers breaking the mold in retail today; as well as a Central Park Fun Run and numerous networking opportunities in a collegial environment.

In its sixth year, the program is designed to honor individual retail executives who have driven change and gained success through innovation and disruption.

Registration for the Retail Innovation Conference is open now and will cap at 500-550 attendees. Register now to reserve your seat!

Register for the Retail Innovation Conference here

About The Retail Innovation Conference & Retail Innovator Awards
In its 5th year, the 2019 Retail Innovation Conference (#RIC19) is an educational and networking event designed to spotlight retail disruptors thinking differently about today’s retail experience. RIC19 will be held May 6-8 at Convene in New York City and will feature live presentations by select Retail Innovator Award winners.

About Retail TouchPoints
Retail TouchPoints is an online publishing network for retail executives, with content focused on optimizing the customer experience across all channels. The Retail TouchPoints network is comprised of 3 weekly e-newsletters, special reports, webcasts, podcasts, exclusive benchmark research, an insightful editorial blog, and a content-rich web site featuring daily news updates and multi-media interviews at www.retailtouchpoints.com. The Retail TouchPoints team also interacts with social media communities via Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

Press Contact:
Sheri Butts
sheri@gthreecom.com
O: 201.257.8528 x248
C: 973.842.7961

A photo accompanying this announcement is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/8f31720d-a843-4dfd-b03b-ad0ed440e524

The photo is also available at Newscom, www.newscom.com, and via AP PhotoExpress.

ric-st-pr-image