Best ecommerce events: Top 15 global conferences & trade shows [2025]

Dates: January 12–14, 2025

Location: New York City, New York, USA

Summary

The National Retail Federation (NRF) is a retail trade association that’s existed since 1911. Its members consist of department stores; specialty, discount, catalog, online, and independent retailers; chain restaurants; grocery stores; and multi-level marketing companies.

Retail’s Big Show is an annual three-day event that takes place in New York City. The NRF conference assembles people from 90+ countries, with 39,000+ attendees. One of the biggest ecommerce events today, it's one that you'll definitely want to attend if you have an ecommerce venture.

Highlights for 2025

This year, Retail's Big Show will boast over 1,000 exhibitors and include the NRF Innovation Lab to promote future-forward technologies as well as the Startup Hub to highlight up-and-coming companies that hold lots of promise.

In addition, with the theme of "game changing" this year, the NRF is going to offer 175+ sessions featuring industry specialists and leaders speaking on a variety of topics to aid retailers in keeping pace with innovations and become game changers themselves. The lineup of speakers at Retail's Big Show this year includes a wide range of big names in the retail industry, such as the following:

• Alex Rodriguez, CEO and Chairman of A-Rod Corp
• Dylan Lauren, Founder and CEO of Dylan's Candy Bar
• John Furner, President and CEO of Walmart U.S.

2. DX3 Canada

Dates: March 4–5, 2025

Location: Toronto, Canada

Summary

Dedicated to retail, marketing, and technology, DX3 is a key conference and trade show for retail sellers and digital marketers who want to learn more the effects of ever-changing technology on their industries in order to help their businesses adapt and grow. By providing provocative content and immersive experiences, DX3 joins leading tech companies around the world with agencies, brands, marketers, and retail professionals in Canada.

Highlights for 2025

The theme of this year's DX3 event taking place at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel is "Growth and Resiliency." Attendees can look forward to experiencing a retail summit, a marketing and innovation summit, a virtual exhibition, and talks at the event, with 100+ industry experts and thought leaders present. Some of the speakers expected in the 2025 lineup are as follows:

• Naheed Adil, Consumer Retail Expert and Consultant
• Ashwin Aggarwal, CEO of Canadian Down and Feather
• Robert Allan, Director of Paid Media at HomeHardware

3. Los Angeles eCommerce Summit

Date: March 5, 2025

Location: Los Angeles, California, USA

Summary

The Los Angeles eCommerce Summit is a live boutique-style event that gathers together numerous ecommerce experts and leaders in the industry to share their thoughts and ideas. Attendees can expect to hear from speakers from established companies, merchants, retailers, and solution providers.

This one-day conference includes presentations, panel discussions, and one-on-one meetings revolving around a variety of ecommerce-related topics such as customer experience, loyalty, marketing, customer service, operations, supply chain challenges, payment and shipping solutions, strategy, etc.

Highlights for 2025

This year, the Los Angeles eCommerce Summit will be held at the JW Marriott LA. The event is set to feature at least 20 speakers, which will include the following:

• Cary Lawrence, CEO of Decile
• Bert Barnes, Director of Sustainability at TheRealReal
• Justin Brown, Chief Supply Chain Officer at Dollar Shave Club

4. Adobe Summit (in-person and virtual sessions)

5. Shoptalk

Dates: March 25–27, 2025

Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Summary

Founded in 2015, Shoptalk is an event held every year in Las Vegas. Aimed at big-name retailers and branded manufacturers, startups, tech companies, investors, media, and analysts, the conference brings individuals and companies together. Here, attendees can enjoy plenty of opportunities to join forces with others, evolve, learn, and work on the development of their network.

In addition, Shoptalk has made networking easier than ever for people attending the event with the introduction of its Meetup feature. With Meetup, attendees can express interest in connecting with other attendees during the conference. If both parties agree to meet up, Shoptalk will facilitate a meeting between the two.

Highlights for 2025

Shoptalk 2025 presents a curated agenda featuring leading retailers and brands, offering deep insights into the evolving retail ecosystem. Attendees of this conference can look forward to various exciting activities, entertainment, and programs to improve their understanding of the latest and best business models, events, marketing strategies, technologies, trends and changes concerning consumer behavior.

Shoptalk guarantees exclusive content, including the Shoptalk Retail Zeitgeist—a unique framework for grasping today's critical retail forces and opportunities, all developed by the Shoptalk team. Furthermore, the 2025 edition of Shoptalk is going to feature 200+ top-notch speakers, including the following:

• Richard Dickson, President and CEO of Gap, Inc.
• Michelle Gass, President and CEO of Levi Stauss & Co.
• Adam Goldenberg, Fo-Founder and CEO of Fabletics

6. B2B Summit North America

Dates: March 31–April 3, 2025

Location: Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Summary

Available as both an in-person and a digital experience, B2B Summit North America is one of the most well-known events targeting B2B sellers and CMOs. With the aim of helping attendees to boost their revenue, the conference offers a wide range of sessions to align with the priorities of those in attendance, speaking sessions from leading companies and executives from around the world, and plenty of chances to engage in practical case studies and network with others.

Highlights for 2025

In 2025, retailers attending B2B Summit North America can look forward to a variety of session formats, such as analyst presentations, fireside chats, panel discussions, and others.

At this year's summit, attendees can discover the latest innovations, trends, and knowledge to create exceptional customer experiences and explore strategies for aligning functions to foster customer value and growth. In addition, they'll learn how data, technology, and artificial intelligence can be leveraged for competitive advantage. Attendees will also be able to gain knowledge on availing of the most recent market entry and revenue strategies to stay ahead in the evolving online sales sector.

A few of the expected speakers to attend the 2025 edition of B2B Summit North America include the following:

• Barry Vasudevan, VP and Principal Analyst at Forrester
• Amy Hawthorne, Principal Analyst at Forrester
• Cristina De Martini, VP and Research Director at Forrester

7. Netcomm Forum

Dates: April 15–16, 2025

Location: Milan, Italy

Summary

The biggest event in Italy involving the transformation of digital commerce and ecommerce, Netcomm Forum is a yearly gathering of international professionals. Here, they discuss the news, data, and trends affecting the evolution of online sales on both an Italian and a global scale, changes in consumer behavior, what business models are proving to be the most successful, internationalization strategies for Italian retailers, and more.

Highlights for 2025

This year, the two-day forum is going to feature six themes in the ecommerce space: payment and fintech; technology and platforms for commerce; AI marketing and customer engagement; consulting, strategy, and legal; retail tech and digital innovation; and logistics, supply chain, and packaging.

Speakers for the 2025 edition of Netcomm Forum have not yet been announced online, but attendees were able to enjoy hearing from speakers such as the following last year:

• Jacopo Allegrini, Director of Sales and Retail at Google
• Giacomo Bettazzi, Head of Marketing Italia at Trustpilot
• Elisabetta Bruno, CEO and Co-Founder of Thinkable

8. Sellers Summit

Dates: May 6–8, 2025

Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Summary

The Sellers Summit is an intense three-day workshop designed to provide ecommerce entrepreneurs with an intimate learning environment. This conference features knowledgeable industry experts detailing their own experiences in online sales, offering sellers solutions and inspiration to assist them in achieving greater levels of success in their own online selling adventures. Ticket sales for the Sellers Summit are purposely limited to 200 people to facilitate a group-learning environment and make interacting with others easier.

Highlights for 2025

The 2025 Sellers Summit will be split into two principal tracks to accommodate sellers with different kinds of online stores. Whether you’re interested in growing your Amazon business or your own online sales site, this event is meant to teach you various strategies to create a lasting brand and a successful business. This edition of the Sellers Summit will be hosted by Steve Chou, Founder of mywifequitherjob.com and other notable sites. Examples of additional people speaking at the event are the following:

• Neil Patel, Founder of NP Digital
• Ritu Java, Co-Founder of PPC Ninja
• Chris Shaffer, Ecommerce Expert at Brand Creators

9. Savant Berlin

Date: May 15, 2025

Location: Berlin, Germany

Summary

Geared toward senior online sales professionals, Savant Berlin is an annual conference designed to maximize opportunities to network and share knowledge. During this event, attendees from all retail verticals can benefit from sessions involving industry-leading speakers and panelists along with design-thinking labs and pub-quiz networking sessions for additional interaction.

Highlights for 2025

The 2025 edition of Savant Berlin, marking its 11th year, is set to focus on building customer relationships and offering value. Attendees, including over 250 professionals from the area's top brands, retailers, and manufacturers in ecommerce, digital marketing, and customer experience, can learn more about consumer needs, personalized marketing, digital engagement, the use of AI technologies in customer experience, market trends, sustainability, and business transformation to succeed.

While this year’s speakers aren’t yet listed on the website, some of the featured speakers from previous Savant Berlin events include the following:

• Michael Kern, Head of Performance Marketing at Decathlon
• Jan Hieronimi, Retail Business Lead Display and Video at Google
• Melissa Weston, Marketing Director - CE at Ticketmaster DE

10. Accelerate

Dates: May 21–22, 2025

Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Summary

Combining learning, networking, and entertainment, Accelerate brings together ecommerce leaders who wish to learn more about the current state of online sales and what the future may hold for the internet commerce ecosystem. One of the major aims of the summit is to investigate complex key issues and provide simple real-world solutions.

Highlights for 2025

Accelerate25 is a dynamic two-day summit where attendees can join and connect with over 1,500 leaders from the industry, including brand experts and online sales executives who wish to focus on data-driven strategies. The summit features interactive sessions led by more than 75 executives, offers unique opportunities to work on network development, and includes exclusive presentations from influential keynote speakers, providing a comprehensive learning experience in the field of ecommerce.

Although the list of speakers for Accelerate25 is yet to be released, here are just a few of the well-known names that spoke at the previous year's conference:

• Jessica Simpson, Entertainer, Entrepreneur, and #1 NY Times Bestselling Author
• David Wright, CEO of Pattern
• Meghan O'Keefe, Senior Manager of Digital Marketing at Samsonite

11. Retail Fest

Dates: May 28–30, 2025

Location: Broadbeach, Gold Coast, Australia

Summary

Bringing together Australia’s online e-tail community, Retail Fest, organized by Retail Global, is a three-day event revolving around online sales. With speaking sessions, workshops, and an exhibition, opportunities to learn and expand your network abound.

Highlights for 2025

Taking place at the Gold Coast Convention Centre, Retail Fest 2025 will boast over 150 speakers, more than 100 sponsors and exhibitors, as well as a special charity concert with Ministry of Retail, featuring John Close, to close out the event. The concert is in partnership with Thread Together, an organization that aims to reduce the amount of new clothing ending up in landfills while giving these clothes to people in need.

Here’s a sneak peek of some of the speakers participating in this year’s conference:

• Vince Lebon, Founder, CEO, and Designer of Rollie Nation
• Tara McKeon, Director at Proud Poppy Clothing
• Mike Smith, Founder of Zero Co

12. CommerceNext Growth Show - NYC

Dates: June 24–26, 2025

Location: New York City, New York, USA

Summary

The CommerceNext Growth Show is an annual conference for online sales, marketing, and technology leaders that takes place in NYC. Attendees can expect visionary keynotes from successful executives, dynamic breakout sessions on the latest industry trends, and ample chances to network with senior leaders from major ecommerce and tech companies. The event is free for qualifying retailers and brands, with travel reimbursements available.

Highlights for 2025

This year's Growth Show is going to feature over 150 industry-leading speakers and attract more than 2,700 attendees from retailers, direct-to-consumer brands, and innovative tech companies. With over 75 sessions, the conference covers topics such as AI in ecommerce, omnichannel retail experiences, and conversion rate optimization, providing actionable insights to drive retail success.

Furthermore, attendees can avail of networking opportunities that include a Yacht Rock Welcome Cruise, VIP dinners at NYC's best restaurants, and interactive experiences in the Discovery Lounge. This year's speaker list hasn't yet been shared, but here are some people who have spoken at previous Growth Shows:

• Billy May, CEO of Brooklinen
• Angela Clark, VP of Digital Studio at Patagonia
• Ryan Fagan, VP of Digital at Lowe's

13. Retail Innovation Conference & Expo

Dates: N/A

Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Summary

The Retail Innovation Conference & Expo (RICE) in Chicago features content sessions and panels organized into different tracks, creating three separate smaller conferences to accommodate the wide range of needs and interests of the retail executives attending, be they start-up, mid-size, or big-box retailers. Involving the themes of online sales, design, and retail, these micro-conferences are fashioned to provide those who attend with a welcoming place to collaborate with and learn from other attendees as well as engage in active learning and discovery.

Highlights for 2025

There currently aren't any details available on RICE 2025, so here is some information for the 2024 edition of the Chicago-based conference and expo:

With simplified programming, RICE2024 featured three tracks: Content, Community, and Commerce. It offered in-depth sessions, workshops, and roundtables for added collaboration and learning. There were also opportunities for certification and career development with tailored courses held by a number of the top educators in the industry.

Here are a few of the people who spoke at RICE 2024:

• Ben Mand, CEO of Harmless Harvest
• Carrie Sweeney, VP of Global Retail at Pinterest
• Kevin Tulip, President of Primark US

14. NRF 2025: Retail's Big Show Europe

Dates: September 16–18, 2025

Location: Paris, France

Summary

The largest gathering in Europe of companies, service providers, and retailers in the ecommerce and physical commerce realms alike, Retail's Big Show Europe (formerly known as Paris Retail Week) is a three-day event designed by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Comexposium, one of the world’s leading event-organization companies. Decision-makers across a wide range of activity sectors attend the conference to come together to learn about the latest happenings in omnichannel approaches as well as share best practices, ideas, and experiences.

Highlights for 2025

For the first time, NRF and Comexposium are collaborating to offer Retail's Big Show Europe 2025 with 20,000+ professionals expected in attendance over the course of 3 days and 480 exhibiting companies present at the Paris Porte de Versailles exhibition center. With conferences, workshops, awards, tours involving stores and the latest innovations in ecommerce, and other activities planned, the event is sure to be full of inspiration and excitement for those attending.

Although the event hasn't made this year's speaker list available yet, here are some details for a few of the speakers from last year:

• Emma Recco, General Manager of Strategy/Development at IKEA France
• Isolde Andouard, CEO of Undiz
• Alexandre Rubin, CEO of Petit Bateau

15. Customer Engagement Summit - London

Date: October 9, 2025

Location: London, UK

Summary

Promoted as Europe’s largest customer engagement event, the Customer Engagement Summit by Engage Customer is now in its 15th year. With the voice of the customer being a key issue with increasing importance in e-tail, it’s more essential than ever that web commerce businesses work to provide a positive, memorable experience that meets (or even exceeds) the expectations and needs of their customers. This event aims to inspire attendees and help them learn how to take their CX to the next level.

Highlights for 2025

This year’s Customer Engagement Summit is set to be held at Evolution London in the historic Battersea Park. Although the duration of the summit is only a day, it’s set to be filled to the brim with all kinds of content involving topics concerning various elements of customer engagement, such as data and insights for consumer behavior, successful customer service, the future of CX, AI and robotics, disruptive strategies in CX, and more.

Those who attend the event can choose from over 250 presentations based on what suits their interests and business needs, roundtable sessions, presentations of real-life case studies, and 1-to-1 meetings for optimized network development. While the speaker list is not yet available on the event website, previous people who’ve spoken at the Customer Engagement Summit include the following:

• Tarv Nijjar, Global Senior Director, Global Strategic Insights CX & AI at McDonald’s
• Ceri Davies, Manager of Customer Centre - Digital Engagement Strategy at Virgin Atlantic
• Alessio Bagnaresi, Head of AI & Advanced Analytics at Google EMEA