Ideation

Shop! Ideation 2024 will take place this Oct. 7-8 in Kansas City, MO. The event includes 1.5 days of collaboration, education and building important industry connections with leading producers, suppliers, designers, brand owners and retail professionals.

The program will also include the highly-anticipated Retail Challenge where some of the brightest minds in the retail industry will compete head-to-head in an interactive onsite design project.

This past year’s education program featured thought-provoking keynotes, general sessions and ample time for networking. Stay tuned for updates on our 2024 program and speaker lineup.

Registration Pricing:

2024 registration will open this spring.  For now, please add your name to the Ideation Insider List below and we’ll notify you once registration is open! Plus you’ll receive a discount on tickets!

Watch a recap video of the Shop! Ideation 2023 Retail Challenge below.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Shop! Ideation is a wonderful opportunity to showcase your company and enhance your reputation as a source of retail ‎expertise.  Please check back on this page for future updates on 2024 sponsorship opportunities. For sponsorship-related inquires, please contact Dina Meind.

What Past Attendees Had to Say About Ideation…

• In the ever-changing world of retail, coming together to share, learn and commiserate is more critical than ever. Shop! is an excellent forum for doing so. You spend quality time with peers and, together, talk about the things that we somehow don’t find the time to truly dig into. Further, the event creates opportunities to solve them. It’s an excellent time investment!”
• “Shop! Ideation Nashville was a huge benefit to everyone! From Students to season professionals Shop! had something for everyone to take home and talk about! This was a GREAT event!”
• “The energy, talent and insights generated and shared at Shop! Ideation were excellent. A lot of valuable take-aways and connections.”
• “The only event where you can creatively collaborate with the best innovators in the retail industry!”
• “Shop! pulled off a safe and successful live event in the music city, Nashville. I enjoyed participating in the “Retail Challenge” and the many content-rich sessions over the 2.5 day event. More so, after months of video conferencing, the in-person engagement with industry peers and influencers brought a recharged synergy.”
• “I loved my experience at Shop! Ideation 2021. The speakers were well-chosen and couldn’t have been more relevant. I was able to network with others after the world had been shutdown to opportunities like this for the past 18 months or so.”
• “Shop! brought the leaders of the industry together to unify and collaborate on the future of Retail, these leaders provided guidance wisdom and a great sense of curiosity towards the future of retail.”