Dominant shopping mall owner Westfield is staging a seminar in Auckland next month to discuss the future of the sector.
Debra McGhie, PR manager, said the gathering at the Langham from 7am on Tuesday, March 13, would examine a number of aspects.
"Following on from the sell-out series in Australia last year, attendees will hear from four leading international retail experts on a range of topics including worldwide digital and marketing trends, pricing and research," McGhie said.
"The keynote speaker, Ruby Anik, is senior vice-president of brand marketing for JC Penney, one of America's largest multi-channel retailers."
Gwen Morrison, chief executive of Chicago's The Store (Americas and Australasia) runs one of the world's leading retail think-tanks and will be talking about retailing trends.
