The World’s Most Effective Retail Meetings Program

Why participate in Meetup?

With Meetup, you’ll have access to efficient networking and collaboration across every use case: Here’s how it works:

Connect with new partners, prospects and industry peers
Strengthen relationships with existing clients
Discover innovative products, services and emerging startups
Recruit talent or explore new opportunities
Launch products, share announcements and showcase company news
Engage with media, analysts and other industry influencers
Explore opportunities for funding, investment or acquisition
Support or spot promising startups looking to grow
Meet a wide range of business needs aligned with your goals

✔ Maximize your time

Meetup takes the guesswork out of networking, removing the risk of wasted minutes by providing you with a sophisticated platform to clearly define your needs and identify the perfect people with whom to meet. The outcome? Months' worth of meetings packed into three productive days.

✔ You’re in control

Say goodbye to speculative connections, and hello to meaningful ones. With both parties required to opt-in to any given meeting, rest assured that you and the person sitting on the other side of the table are there because each of you recognizes the potential of that connection to be transformative for your business.

✔ Free with your ticket

Every single ticket to Shoptalk Spring includes complimentary access to Meetup. Plus tech providers can buy upgraded access to connect with retailer and brand tech buyers.

✔ Proven ROI

Meetup has a proven track record with over 50,000 meetings facilitated by us with 96% of attendees rating their networking experience as good or excellent.

BMO Capital Markets

“The fact that you are offering this is great!”

CNBC

“Excellent program!”

CreatorIQ

“Highly valuable.”

Heights

“This was an amazing experience, all conferences should replicate!!”

Inmar Intelligence

“Loved Meetup, all meetings were amazing.”

Lands' End

“I was impressed by the logistics. Super easy!”

Lang Antique & Estate Jewelry

“Astonishing how organized even with that many people!”

Red Wing Shoe Company

“I enjoyed the conversations enormously.”

The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.

“I was happy to see it was so casual and easy.”

Under Armour Inc

“Well Worth It”

Unilever Plc

“I derived a ton of value from meetups”

Petticoat Lane

“Wow, I met some amazing people there.”

Amazon

“So well planned! Bravo!”

How does Meetup's pre-event process work?

Four weeks before Shoptalk Spring starts, we’ll reach out to guide you step-by-step through a simple process to participate in Meetup:

Step 1: Profile Completion. Complete your profile, letting all participants know about you, your organization and your goals.
Step 2: Make Requests & Opt-In. Review thousands of profiles and request who you want to meet with, use filters, lists, and searches to make it easy. Thousands of other attendees will be doing the same. Then, opt-in to the meeting requests you receive.
Step 3: Meeting Acceptance & Scheduling. After you review and accept your meetings, we’ll automatically schedule them and send you calendar invites.

Then, simply join your meetings onsite. And remember, all meetings are double opt-in, guaranteeing you'll only meet people you want to meet who also want to meet you.