This year's Conference will welcome more than 135 participants from over 27 SPAR Partners worldwide in what is now a familiar virtual setting. Held over two mornings 27 and 28 October from 09:00-13:00 CET, the Conference will address many topics impacting this critical area of our global retail and wholesale organisation.

The Conference will focus on digital transformation heralding the next era in supply chain management. This will lead to suppliers and customers coming together in entirely new ways, blurring the lines between the digital and physical worlds.

Our customer expectations continue to evolve, often driving added costs into our business. It has never been more important to share knowledge, insight and best practices to support profitable development.

Bringing colleagues together for two half days of insight sharing, through a combination of live and pre-recorded presentations, we will explore developments in light weight robotics; optimisation techniques in transport, slotting and picking; data analytics; automation; and FMCG supplier collaboration.

Being a virtual event, this year’s Conference is an opportunity for many more SPAR colleagues to participate.