IRCE 2009 Is One of America's Fastest Growing Conferences

The Internet Retailer 2009 Conference & Exhibition is not only the world's largest e-retailing conference, it is one of America's fastest growing conferences. While overall attendance at conferences and trade shows grew at 5% last year, IRCE has grown at a compound annual rate of 86% in its first three years of operation—from 1,178 total attendees in 2005 to 4,087 total attendees last year. Based on last year's turnout and favorable conference evaluations, we project total attendance at IRCE 2009 will reach 5,000.

Drawing E-Retailers From Every Industry Segment
More than its overall growth, what is most remarkable about the attendance at the Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition is its breadth. Every key industry is represented—from retail chain, to catalogers, to pure-plays and branded manufacturers. All sizes of e-retailing business are also represented—from those measuring sales in millions to those in the billions—and all levels of management are in attendance as well—from department heads to corporate chiefs. Such diversity greatly enriches the IRCE learning experience by creating a networking environment without equal. Simply put, when you attend IRCE your expose yourself to e-retailing ideas from professionals in other retailing markets whose paths you normally do not cross.

More Than 2,000 Companies Will be Represented at IRCE 2009
Because of its size and scope the Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition brings together representatives of hundreds of retail, catalog, manufacturing and consumer service companies that specialize in e-retailing. Virtually all of the Top 500 e-retailers attend as well as hundreds of smaller players that fall outside this prestigious group. Of course, all notable vendors in e-commerce are represented along with scores of finance, research, consulting and publishing enterprises. In all, the 4,087 attendees at IRCE 2008 came from 1,887 separate e-retailing companies. At IRCE 2009, we expect the company count to exceed 2,000. As such, it is no exaggeration to say that the e-retailing industry meets once every year—at the Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition. Review a partial list of companies represented at IRCE 2009.