RETAILtech Congress Conference Programme - Cutting Edge Presentations by Retail Opinion Leaders

BUDAPEST, Hungary--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 2005--RETAILtech Congress taking place at the Budapest Arena from the 1-2 June 2005 has over seventy vendors confirmed from twenty countries all over Europe, introducing the latest technologies to the Central & Eastern European marketplace. The event is sold out and is promising to be the most significant event of its kind this year.

The RETAILtech Congress, includes a two day conference focusing on the most important issues facing Retail and Wholesale companies in Central and Eastern Europe. Presentations include:

Identifying Latest Developments in Retail Logistics to Achieve Greater Company Success Dr Dieter Dornauer, Director of Logistics, SPAR Austria Making Point of Purchase Advertising Work For You to Attract & Keep Your Customers Eric Bondeau, General Director, MOSMART Russia Driving Customer Response and Revenue with Mobile Commerce Sunil Shah, Chief Executive Officer, Surpriseyourwoman.com Reducing Payment Card Fraud & Protecting Customer Interactions with Chip and PIN Anthony Pickup, Head of Chip & PIN Programme, Co-operative Group Sense & Respond Value Net to Analyse Real Time Business Performance & Market Conditions & Align Strategy & Customer Requirements Dr Grace Lin, Member, IBM Academy of Technology; Global Sense & Respond Leader, IBM

The updated programme is now available on the website at www.retailtechcongress.com.

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Please include the following details in your conference and exhibition calendars Event

Name: RETAILtech Congress

Description: Central & Eastern European Retail & Wholesale Technology Congress Dates: 1-2 June 2005

Location: Budapest Arena, Budapest, Hungary Contact

Tel: +357 22 849 303

E-mail: rte@marcusevanscy.com

Website: www.retailtechcongress.com

Further Information

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