India Retail offers over $17 Billion business for Design, Shop Fitting and Support Systems. Over 20,000 new exclusive brand outlets, 280 hypermarkets, 500 department stores, 1.200 mega specialty stores and 3,200 Supermarkets are to be built in India by 2011. Besides, more than 10,000 existing stores are to undergo complete facelift. By 2010-11, about 300 million square feet of retail space will need new ideas in design, shop fit and retail support systems. At the moment, though, design/shop fit business, shopping centre developers, brands and retailers do not have many choices. Be a catalyst in fashioning the future of retail in India and participate in India Retail Forum (IRF) from 16 to 18 September 2008 in Mumbai, Renaissance Hotel & Convention Center.

IRF is the most substantive intellectual information exchange for the retail business in the Indian subcontinent.

The conference and exhibition present the business of retail in the region to a global audience, with the explicit aim of facilitating understanding about and encouraging investment in this massive marketplace. It is a congregation of some of the best retail brands, companies and minds from across the globe, from retail real estate and design & architecture, to visual merchandising, retail support, and technology. IRF 2007 saw an impressive participation of over 50 International speakers, 250 Indian speakers, panelists, 200 exhibitors, over 300 international delegates and 2500 participants. Meet also at IRF 2008 all major Indian retailers, shopping mall operators and fashion brands such as Reliance Retail, RPG Retail, Pantaloon Retail, Tata Group, Reheja Group, Subhiksha, Vishal Group, Koutons, Madura Garments, Arvind brands, Benetton, Adidas, Reebok, Aditya Birla Retail, Bharti Retail, Wadhawan Holdings, PVR, Viveks, Sathyam Cinemas, McDonalds, Cafe Coffee Day, Metro...