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The Global Department Store Summit 2022 is co-organised by The Official Dinner, held at the Fairmont Olympic hotel, will provide
Nordstrom and Intercontinental Group of Department Stores, the largest opportunities to discuss with peers from around the world and discover
association for department stores worldwide. IGDS was founded in 1946 the finalists of the ‘World’s Best Sustainability / CSR Campaign by a
with the purpose of supporting and informing department stores from Department Store’ award. The winner will showcase their inspiring
around the world. Today, IGDS comprises one of the most unique and success story on stage.
vibrant retail networks in the industry with 45 members from 38 countries. This distinguished award was inaugurated in association with the Global
Together IGDS members generated total sales of over US$100bn in Department Store Summit for the first time in 2016, with the purpose of
2021. IGDS is the organiser of both the Global Department Store Summit recognising the commitment and diligence of department stores towards
(GDSS) and World Department Store Forum. social and environmental sustainability.
Titled ‘Retailing From the Outside-In’, this year’s programme will For this year, the submissions are open department stores across the
address the important transformations retailing and other industries are world with the focus of the selection criteria on:
going through, characterised by changing customer expectations and Originality and pertinence of the campaign
behaviours, a push for omni-channel trading, digitalisation at all levels, new Execution
technologies and leadership challenges. Resulting audience impact
GDSS 2022 is about reimagining the business model by introducing new
ideas and sharing experiences from leading companies in retail and other The entries will be analysed by an international jury composed of
industries as well as different business models. retail leaders and experts who will then select the three finalists and elect
During the event, twenty-six highly experienced CEOs and experts from the winner. The winner will have the chance to present its message and
around the world will take to the stage, and these speakers are as follows: campaign during GDSS’ Official Dinner on 9 June 2022.

Pat Bajari, Chief Economist & Vice President – Amazon; Alberto Baldan, Members of the Jury:
CEO – Grandi Stazioni Retail; Ricardo Bennett, CEO - Paris Department Tamim Brahimi El Mili: General Manager Retail of L’Oréal Luxe (France),
Store; Chip Bergh, President & CEO – Levi Strauss & Co.; Shelley Chair of Award Jury
Bransten, Corporate VP, WW Consumer Goods & Retail Industries – Matthew Kilgarriff: Head of Sustainability/CSR of Richemont
Microsoft; Dimas Gimeno, CEO & Founder – WOW Concept; Kevin (Switzerland)
Johnson, Former CEO – Starbucks; Noel Kinder, Chief Sustainability Terry Lundgren: Former CEO of Macy’s (USA)
Officer – Nike; Kazuhiko Kitamura, Board Chairman – T Point; Vered Hiroshi Ohnishi: Former CEO of Isetan-Mitsukoshi (Japan)
Levy-Ron, CEO – Syte; Leslie McNamara, Managing Director, Specialty Pia-Maria Schlumberger: Head of Sustainability at L’Oréal Luxe (France)
Partners – Citi Retail Services; Miguel Müllenbach, CEO – GALERIA; Justin Smith: Head of WWF (SA) & former Head of Sustainability at
Erik Nordstrom, CEO – Nordstrom; Jamie Nordstrom, Chief Stores Woolworths (South Africa)
Officer – Nordstrom; Pete Nordstrom, President & CBO – Nordstrom;
Anne Pitcher, Group Managing Director – Selfridges Group; Pierre-Yves Nordstrom also invites GDSS delegates to join them for a unique Store
Roussel, CEO – Tory Burch; Philippe Schaus, CEO – Moët Hennessy; Pete Visit of their Seattle flagship on 10 June from 7.30 to 8.30am, designed to
Shimer, COO – Deloitte; Car Smyth, Founder – Responsible Business delight and inspire.
Coalition; Stephen Spencer, Honorary President – Woolworths Holdings; The world’s largest department store event, our Summit provides a
Bienvenido Tantoco III, President – Rustan Commercial Corporation; unique opportunity for leaders in the global retail and department store
Brad Tilden, Chair – Alaska Air; Heath Wells, Co-CEO – NuORDER and community to come together to explore strategic shifts in the market and
Ken Worzel, Chief Customer Officer – Nordstrom. discuss the things that matter most.
Located in the heart of downtown Seattle at 6th and Pike, Sheraton
The programme will provide forward-thinking and fresh insights in six Grand Seattle is walking distance to Seattle’s attractions, shopping
sessions covering the following topics: and dining.
‘State of the World’ GDSS 2022 will inspire and stretch participants’ minds about
‘Talking to and with Customers’ what the next ‘normal’ might look like. To learn more about
‘The Power of Data & AI’ the event or to book your place, please visit www.gdss2022.org
‘Driving Changes’
‘Social & Environmental Sustainability’
‘Leading People’
‘Store of the Future’

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