Retail Global

Retail Global Events was founded in 2005 by eBay Australia’s #1 Seller Phil Leahy as a conference to help other Australian eBay sellers be more successful both locally and internationally.

The annual Australian conference has evolved over the years from being eBay specific (PeSa Conference), to Marketplace focussed (Retail Global Conference) and now to servicing the whole eCommerce industry (Retail Fest). Since finding its home on the Gold Coast in 2011 the event has cemented itself as the connection and content event of the industry, consistently attracting over 1,000 attendees, with the 2021 and 2022 events attracting 1500+ and 1650+ attendees respectively.

Retail Global is driven by community and the mantra ‘Sharing knowledge without fear’ which is why the business is consistently recognised as a leader globally for trusted and actionable content, connecting businesses & building community.

Regardless of the event, Retail Global is a place where the smallest seller can connect with giants of industry to share knowledge, learn from each other and grow their business.

Retail Fest is the world’s leading conference for eCommerce with a key focus on Sustainability, Agility & Growth. Now in the fifteenth year, it remains independent and the organisers of the conference are experienced online retailers, ensuring that all Conference content is highly relevant to those who are in the business of online retailing. Retail Fest runs in Australia, New Zealand and will be hitting the North American market in 2023, with eyes on growth to Europe shortly after.

The Vendors in Partnership (VIP) Awards – The opening event of the NRF Big Show, the VIP Awards is an industry celebration for the solution providers that power the retail ecosystem. In addition to celebrating great solutions, the companies that are recognized are those that are willing to make changes that are meaningful in creating a better partnership with the retailers, increasing the success of all. The Awards nomination process requests intimate knowledge of solutions and partnerships during the application process allowing the judging panel to review directly and judge the winners accordingly.

Digital Day Live gives merchants the chance to hear from the biggest, brightest and best sellers, as well as industry partners like Amazon, Alibaba, Bigcommerce, Catch, eBay, Kogan, Magento, Salesforce, Shopify, Trademe & The Market via one day, live digital conferences. In 2021 we saw over 20,000 attendees have access to this content entirely for free.

CX Success Series – Monthly meetups both digitally and physically designed to connect the industry over good food, good drink and good times. The focus each month shifts as we unearth best practices.

RG Insights – is a customised interview with leading retail case studies to support your eCommerce services. Prepared in bite-size snippets for distribution across social media, email, and newsletter.

RG Events is a bespoke event company facilitating events globally such as the National Retail Association Awards, Mivacon, Dotdigital ‘dotties’ and many more.