Scaling lean: How retailers are growing without the baggage

Event Details

Who's Invited

Join an exclusive group of your peers for a candid, closed-door discussion on how retailers are scaling without the baggage; modernizing supply chain, connectivity, and digital experience while actually effort of running the technology behind them.

​Over a private dinner, retail operations and technology leaders will share candid perspectives on cutting costs without cutting corners, where operational weight is worth carrying in-house versus handing off, and what it really takes to scale efficiently.

This invite-only roundtable is designed for senior retail operations and technology leaders, including:

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• CIOs, IT Directors, and Transformation Directors

• Supply Chain, Logistics, and Distribution Directors

• Retail Operations and Operations Execution Directors

• Heads of Infrastructure, Platforms, Applications, and IT Operations

• Enterprise Architects, Heads of Integration, and Engineering Directors

• Procurement Directors and Heads of Managed Services

Event Agenda

October 15th 2026 at 6:30 PM

6:30 PM – 7:15 PM: Networking Session with Welcome Drinks

7:15 PM – 7:30 PM: Introductions, Opening Remarks

7:30 PM – 8:15 PM: Starters, Facilitated Discussion 

8:15 PM – 9:00 PM: Main Course, Closing Remarks

9:00 PM – 9:30 PM: Extended Networking

Venue​

Ormer Mayfair

Flemings Mayfair, 7-12 Half Moon St, 7-12 Half Moon St, London W1J 7BH, United Kingdom

Discussion Points

Scaling lean: how retailers are growing without the baggage​

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Retailers are being asked to modernize faster, better supply chain, better connectivity, better digital experiences, while also cutting the cost and effort of running their technology. Those two goals are usually treated as a trade-off: grow capability or cut cost, but not both. In practice, the retailers pulling ahead are proving that isn't true. They're finding ways to scale without carrying the operational weight that usually comes with it, often by rethinking how much day-to-day effort they're spending on things that don't need to live in-house.

Join retail operations and technology leaders for a candid conversation on cutting costs without cutting corners, and what it really takes to scale lean.