Commercial colloquium 2025: Focus on the future topics and top policy!

Commercial colloquium 2025: Focus on the future topics and top policy!

Nicht angegeben - On April 10, 2025, the 2025 trading colloquium welcomed over 350 participants, including industry representatives and top politicians. The congress, which is considered one of the most renowned of its kind in the country, was characterized by explosive topics and top -class speakers. As OTS reported, the event was on the market.

The managing director of the trade association, Rainer Will, opened the event and emphasized the importance of trade as an employment engine. Minister of Social Affairs Korinna Schumann emphasized in her contribution that the trading sector counts over 700,000 employees and thus plays an important role in the economy.

important topics of the trading colloquium

The central theme was the future of Europe, the challenges of the labor market, and the effects of Trump's customs policy. The moderator of the event, Daniel Cronin, led through a top-class economic talk, in which the declaration of war against dubious Far East platforms was also discussed. The participants called for uniform rules in European trade, such as a level playing Field, to ensure fair competition.

Another discussion point was the role of artificial intelligence (AI) and Retail Media in the trade. The potential of Retail Media was particularly mentioned, the sales of which could possibly increase in Europe to over 6 billion euros. Andreas Kranabitl presented innovations in the AI ​​area, while Florian Burgstaller presented self-checkout solutions.

innovations and sustainable approaches

In several lectures, experts discussed the success factors in global fashion business. Alexander Korosec gave revealing insights into sustainability, while Ruth Moss explained how domestic dealers can benefit from sustainable practices. At the traditional startup Zapping, young companies were able to present their concepts, which underlines the innovative strength in the trade.

The panel discussion entitled "Make Europe Great Again" dealt with the effects of Trump's politics and was accompanied by State Secretary Sepp Schellhorn, who promised support for deregulation and reforms. In addition, solutions for the challenges of Austrian trade were discussed.

The awarding of the "Austrian FMCG Award" to companies such as Iglo Austria, Coca-Cola HBC and Recheis provided special recognition. The revenue from the event of the event of the event flows to the Tafel Austria to combat food waste.

In addition, the ver.di union organized a conference on digitization in trade in Vienna. This took place on March 11 and 12, 2025 and dealt with the effects of digital technologies. Experts like Dr. Simon Janssen and Silke Zimmer discussed the opportunities of digitization and their influence on the world of work.

With these events and discussions, it becomes clear that the trade faces major challenges, but at the same time also offers numerous opportunities for improvement and innovative strength. The thematic discussion and the exchange are essential to actively shape the future of trade. Further information on digitization in retail can be found on the page of ver.di