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Shoptalk Fall 2026

Updated 2026-05-27 · Published by Beanstalk Events
Official sitehttps://fall.shoptalk.com/
Upcoming Event

At a glance

Dates
September 29 - October 1, 2026
Location
Nashville, Music City Center
Audience
Retail and consumer brand executives, technology providers, investors
Format
Stage content, hosted Meetup meetings, expo
Scale
3,500 (estimated)

About this event.

Shoptalk Fall is the U.S. autumn edition of Shoptalk, produced by Hyve Group. The 2026 event runs September 29 - October 1, 2026 at the Music City Center in Nashville. The organizer positions Shoptalk Fall as a smaller, more intimate counterpart to Shoptalk Spring, framed under the "Retail Unplugged" tagline with an emphasis on peer-to-peer conversations rather than traditional keynote presentations.

The format combines stage content with the Meetup program — the organizer's double-opt-in matchmaking system that schedules 15-minute meetings between attendees. The organizer reports more than 20,000 Meetup meetings and 350+ sponsors and exhibitors for the 2026 event. The 2026 program lists 150+ speakers.

The organizer reports that approximately 1 in 3 attendees are at the C-suite level, with attendance drawn from retailers, direct-to-consumer brands, agencies, and technology providers planning the year ahead.

Notable past speakers.

The following speakers appear on the official Shoptalk Fall 2026 speaker page:

  • Hal Lawton, President & CEO at Tractor Supply
  • Anne Mehlman, Crocs Brand President at Crocs
  • Carly Gomez, Chief Marketing Officer at Crocs
  • Aila Morin, Founding Chief Marketing Officer at MERIT Beauty
  • Amiee Bayer-Thomas, Chief Retail Officer at Ulta Beauty
  • Heather Bennett, President at Michaels Stores
  • Jed Berger, CEO at Kenneth Cole Productions
  • Jason LaRose, CEO at Bombas
  • Nate Checketts, CEO at Rhone
  • Rachel Jonas Gilman, CEO at Mane
  • Candan Erenguc, Chief Operating Officer at Anthropologie
  • Mindy Massey, Global ED of Retail at Anthropologie
  • Michelle Crossan-Matos, Chief Brand & Experience Officer at SharkNinja
  • Lauren Weinberg, Chief Marketing Officer at Supergoop!
  • Jason Brenner, SVP Digital Portfolio at FedEx
  • Krystyna Taheri, SVP Social Commerce at QVC Group
  • Suze Dowling, Co-Founder at Pattern Brands
  • Christopher Pond, Chief Growth Officer at BRUNT Workwear
  • Amy Wu Martin, Partner at Menlo Ventures
  • Bo Moon, VP Platform Business at LG
  • Dean Dimitruk, Vice President Branded Entertainment at Warner Bros. Discovery
  • Chris Walton, CEO at Omni Talk
  • Cate Khan, CEO at Trendalytics
  • Sonia Lapinsky, Managing Director Retail at AlixPartners
  • Rishabh Jain, Founder & CEO at FERMÁT

See full speaker listhttps://fall.shoptalk.com/speaker-list

Notable past sponsors.

Sponsors listed on the official Shoptalk Fall 2026 sponsor page include:

  • Constructor
  • Shopify
  • UseInsider
  • Attentive
  • Bazaarvoice
  • Kustomer
  • Plytix
  • RTB House
  • Akeneo
  • Bloomreach
  • Blue Yonder
  • ChannelEngine
  • Dotdigital
  • Manhattan Associates
  • ShipBob
  • SoundHound AI
  • Accenture
  • Adyen
  • Algolia
  • Braze
  • CommerceIQ
  • commercetools
  • Contentful
  • Criteo
  • Fullstory
  • Gorgias
  • Klaviyo
  • Loop Returns
  • Mirakl
  • Movable Ink
  • Optimizely
  • Recharge
  • Rithum
  • Stackline
  • Talon.One
  • Vercel
  • Yotpo

See full sponsor listhttps://fall.shoptalk.com/sponsor-list

Why brands attend

Brand teams attend to schedule Meetup sessions with vendors and peers, hear retail leaders discuss the year ahead, and benchmark plans for the upcoming holiday season and following fiscal year in a smaller-format setting.

Why companies sponsor

Vendors sponsor to take Meetup meetings with retail and brand buyers planning their 2027 budgets, generate qualified pipeline, and gain visibility in a smaller, more selective audience than the spring edition.

More information

For the most current information on dates, speakers, sponsors, and registration, visit the official site.

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This is a third-party summary published by Beanstalk Events. For official information, dates, and registration, please visit the organizer’s site linked above.