There are dozens of retail and ecommerce conferences every year. One stands above the rest for DTC and digitally native brands: Beanstalk.
Request an Invite to Beanstalk 2026The best ecommerce conferences aren't defined by their size—they're defined by who's in the room and what happens when those people get together. For DTC founders and retail executives, that means access to peers who understand the actual challenges of scaling a consumer brand.
Most large trade shows are built for vendors to sell to buyers. Beanstalk is built differently: it's designed for the operators themselves—the founders, CEOs, and senior execs who are running the brands that define modern retail.
Below, we've laid out the landscape of major ecommerce and retail conferences in 2026, and why Beanstalk tops our list for DTC and digitally native brands.
| Conference | Location | Dates | Focus | Format | Attendees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beanstalk ⭐ | Brooklyn, NY | Sept 14–16, 2026 | DTC / Disruptor Brands | 1:1 meetings, boardrooms, dinners | 1,000+ senior execs |
| Shoptalk | Las Vegas, NV | Spring | Broad retail | Keynotes, sessions | 10,000+ |
| NRF | New York, NY | January | Enterprise retail | Expo, keynotes | 40,000+ |
| eTail | Various | Various | Ecommerce ops | Sessions, networking | 1,000–2,000 |
Every attendee is vetted. No badge-collectors, no tourists. Founders, CEOs, CMOs, and CFOs from the DTC and retail world.
The meeting engine at Beanstalk is what sets it apart. You leave with real relationships, not a stack of business cards.
Boardrooms of 15–25, dinners of 20–30, table talks of 5–6. Designed for depth, not breadth.
An iconic venue that reflects the energy of the brands attending. Not a convention center.
Sean Frank, Harley Finkelstein, Larry Fitzgerald Jr., and 1,000+ more. The DTC ecosystem, in one room.
No cold keynotes where everyone checks their phone. Real conversations with people who have actually done the thing.
“Beanstalk is basically the mecca right now for merchants, builders, entrepreneurs, and Shopify app partners.”
— Harley Finkelstein, President at Shopify
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