Partners and Endorsers

Our sponsors are key to the success and development of the World Retail Congress. We’d like to welcome all our sponsors and friends old and new, to the 2010 Congress. 

The Consumer Business specialists in Deloitte’s global network combine deep industry experience and understanding of regional markets to help retailers and consumer products companies around the world succeed wherever they operate. These professionals provide audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory services to both public and private companies, and they are unified by a collaborative global culture that fosters integrity, outstanding value to markets and clients, commitment to each other, and strength from diversity.

For more information, please visit www.deloitte.com/consumerbusiness

About MasterCard Worldwide
MasterCard Worldwide advances global commerce by providing a critical economic link among financial institutions, businesses, cardholders and merchants worldwide.  As a franchisor, processor and advisor, MasterCard develops and markets payment solutions, processes over 22 billion transactions each year, and provides industry-leading analysis and consulting services to financial-institution customers and merchants. 

Powered by the MasterCard Worldwide Network and through its family of brands, including MasterCard®, Maestro® and Cirrus®, MasterCard serves consumers and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories. 

For more information go to www.mastercard.com.  Follow us on Twitter:@mastercardnews.

Beyond Analysis Unlocks the Value of Human Behaviour

At Beyond Analysis we strive to champion the customer in our clients’ businesses, using our expertise and the creative use of data to solve business problems, drive incremental revenue and reduce costs.

We work with blue chip clients across retail, banking, travel; leisure and entertainment, telecoms and media to deliver powerful customer insights across all areas of the client’s business, from marketing through to operations.

Find out more by visiting www.beyondanalysis.net

DEMANDTEC (NASDAQ:DMAN) enables retailers and consumer products companies to optimize merchandising and marketing decisions, individually or collaboratively, to achieve their sales volume, revenue, and proftiability objectives.  DemandTec software services utilize DemandTec's science-based software platform to model and understand consumer behavior.  DemandTec customers include more than 195 leading retail and consumer products manufacturers.

For more information, please visit www.demandtec.com
 

 

DHL is the global market leader in the logistics industry. With approximately 300,000 employees operating in more than 220 countries, we offer superior service and expertise in international express, air and ocean freight, road and rail transportation, contract logistics and international mail services. DHL supports climate protection, disaster management and education.   

For more information, please visit www.dp-dhl.com

emnos is a consulting and services business that helps retailers and consumer goods companies achieve customer-centric growth. emnos has deep expertise in analysing and evaluating customer data, developing strategies for customers, products, pricing and promotion and offering tools and technologies to support their implementation. Clients include e.g. Carrefour, Waitrose and Real (METRO Group).

GfK Retail and Technology is the world's leading market research company for tracking point-of-sale data in consumer technology markets.

We co-operate with retailers and resellers in more than 70 countries who provide us with data at model level. The GfK data platform, StarTrack, ensures manufacturers and industry leaders receive comparable information at international level.

Our market experts offer fact-based consultancy on brand share and channel performance at both country and international level. www.gfkrt.com.

GlobalCollect is the world's premier Payment Service Provider of local e-payment solutions for international Customer Not-Present (CNP) businesses such as internet, mail and telephone orders. Through a single-interface online payment platform, we offer access to an unrivalled portfolio of local and international payment methods in over 200 countries and for 170 currencies.  www.globalcollect.com

Imagine a new entertainment landscape where the viewer controls the entertainment experience and the traditional 30 second ad is an endangered species.  Now imagine a new company that produces original branded entertainment that viewers actually like.  Behold, Gone in 30 Entertainment: developing creative environments that let brands and entertainment live together in harmony.  Long live the new order!  Gone in 30 Entertainment: the standard in branded entertainment©

For more information please visit www.gonein30.com

IBM has the retail industry experience, business consulting capabilities and technology to help retailers apply innovation and create differentiation to meet the demands of today’s smarter consumer. Allow customers to shop whenever, wherever and however they choose. Synchronize assortments with demand. Boost performance and profitability. Find out how IBM is making retail smarter. 
www.ibm.com/smarterplanet/retail

Javelin Group is Europe’s leading ecommerce and multi-channel retail consultancy advising large retailers like Boots, B&Q, Carphone Warehouse, John Lewis, Mothercare, Marks & Spencer, Maxeda Group (Netherlands), Empik (Poland), Woolworths (Australia) and many others on their ecommerce strategies, operations and technologies, as well as delivering large scale ecommerce solutions.

Find out more by visiting: www.javelingroup.com.

Korn/Ferry International (NYSE:KFY), with a presence throughout the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, is a premier global provider of talent management solutions. Based in Los Angeles, the firm delivers an array of solutions that help clients to attract, develop, retain and sustain their talent.

Please visit www.kornferry.com for more information on the Korn/Ferry International family of companies, and www.kornferryinstitute.com for thought leadership, intellectual property and research.

NCR Corporation is a global technology company and leader in automated teller machines, self-checkouts and other self- and assisted-service solutions, serving customers in more than 100 countries.  NCR's software, hardware, consulting and support services help organizations in retail, financial, travel, healthcare and other industries interact with consumers across multiple channels.

For more information visit www.ncr.com

The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) is a leader in global payment services. Together with its Vigo, Orlandi Valuta and Pago Facil branded payment services, Western Union provides consumers with fast, reliable and convenient ways to send and receive money around the world, as well as send payments and purchase money orders. Western Union, Vigo and Orlandi Valuta operate through a combined network of more than 400,000 Agent locations in 200 countries and territories. In 2008, The Western Union Company completed 188 million consumer-to-consumer transactions worldwide, moving $74 billion of principal between consumers, and 412 million consumer-to-business transactions. For more information, visit www.westernunion.com.