Welcome To Retail IT VAR Of The Future 2015!

By The Business Solutions Network

In 2014, we dedicated a lot of editorial content to the changing landscape of retail IT and how solutions providers in this market are well-positioned to grow if they are willing to make some adjustments. In an attempt to help, Business Solutions held three Channel Transitions conferences in 2014. The shows were designed to help solutions providers take steps away from break-fix and toward the as-a-Service recurring revenue model. While the events garnered a lot of praise from attendees (and we’ll be holding more in 2015), the as-a-Service business model is just one of the changes taking place in the retail market. Of course, there are a lot of technological changes as well.

To address the biggest, most significant technology trends affecting the retail IT channel, we decided to launch this event, Retail IT VAR Of The Future.

Our goal over the next two days is to help you cut through the noise and hype to find the best opportunities for sustained growth. Whereas other conferences often provide a broad agenda for education, you’ll notice that we’re providing education on just four topics: payment processing (with a special focus on security/EMV and mobility), mobile POS, POS-as-a-Service, and customer experience/engagement. We arrived at those topics after surveying both small and large retailers on their top technology needs (and where they plan to spend), surveying our own readers, and studying analysts’ data on the market. Simply put, these are the most significant topics of today and the future.

We’ll be spending a half day on each topic. You won’t hear shameless vendor plugs on stage. No vague surface-level tips. Just actionable real-world advice from cutting-edge peers that can directly impact your business for the long term and into the future.

We understand how busy you are and how we’ve asked a lot to get you to leave your family and business for a few days to come to this conference. We respect that investment and thank you for your participation. I want you to leave this conference fully satisfied. If there’s anything you need or ways we can help you while you’re here, please let me or one of the other Business Solutions team members know.

Download the full show book from Retail IT VAR Of The Future below.