The Best Retail Trade Shows To Visit In 2023

For many, 2022 was the year that saw a return to normality for the retail and consumer goods industry, as evidenced by the return of the bustling?trade show?calendar. With the year drawing to a close, and retail and CPG executives planning their travel commitments for the coming year,?ESM?looks ahead to the must-attend retail and food industry?trade fairs?taking place in 2023, in chronological order.

Dutch wholesaler Sligro Food Group has announced plans to acquire the majority of?cash-and-carry?giant?Metro's activities in?Belgium. Sligro, which will take over nine Metro?wholesale?facilities across the country and about a hundred employees from the regional network and head office, will pay €47 million for the outlets.

French?retailer?Carrefour?has teamed up with autonomous delivery provider?Goggo Network?to test autonomous delivery of Carrefour Drive orders for residents of Plateau de Saclay, south of Paris. According to the retailer, the next-generation?autonomous delivery?vehicle is capable of circulating on public roads, with or without traffic, and can travel at up to 70 km/h. The service will be available for customers located within 15 kilometres of the?Carrefour Drive?outlet in Massy, including students at Institut Polytechnique de?Paris.

British American Tobacco?has?said that it expects?to report full-year revenue growth of between 2% and 4% at constant currency rates, as more people use its?e-cigarettes?and oral nicotine products. BAT?forecast mid-single digit adjusted diluted earnings per share growth on a constant currency basis for the year ending December 31. The Lucky Strike cigarette maker also expects 'strong adjusted operating margin improvement despite increasing inflation in our supply chain', it said.

UK?retailer?Tesco?has?launched?a new online marketplace that allows suppliers with surplus products to connect with other vendors who need them. The?Tesco Exchange?marketplace allows suppliers to advertise surplus stocks for sale, which include crops, by-products, ingredients, or?packaging. Suppliers can also request for things they require on the portal and are sent alerts when these items are posted by others with surplus stocks.

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