2017 WORLD RETAIL CONGRESS HIGHLIGHTS - World Retail Congress 2025

The World Retail Congress 2017 brought the world’s best together for three days of invaluable retail insights at the five-star Madinat Jumeirah Hotel in Dubai.

Senior retail leaders from brands including Macy's, Neiman Marcus, Magasin Du Nord, Muji and Majid al Futtaim took to the stage to share their business stories and vision for the future of retail.

Day One Highlights

Day Two Highlights

Day Three Highlights

Manny Chirico

Manny Chirico

Chairman & CEO | PVH Corp

Julie Bowerman

Julie Bowerman

Global Vice President Omni – Shopper Marketing and Digital Commerce | The Coca-Cola Company

Rahul Kadavakolu

Rahul Kadavakolu

Executive Director - Global Marketing & Branding | Rakuten Inc

Karen Katz

Karen Katz

CEO, President & Director | Neiman Marcus

Guru Gowrappan

Guru Gowrappan

Global Managing Director | Alibaba Group

Laura Xiong

Laura Xiong

Senior Vice President | JD.com

Lewis Pugh

Lewis Pugh

United Nations Patron of the Oceans

Mindy Grossman

Mindy Grossman

CEO & Director | HSN, Inc.

WORLD RETAIL AWARDS 2017

WORLD RETAIL AWARDS 2017

We celebrated retail’s boundary breakers and recognised campaigns and initiatives from across 2017 that transformed the industry.

Bringing the world’s best together in celebration, the World Retail Awards were a great way to bring the World Retail Congress 2017 to a close.

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