Meetup at Shoptalk Europe
Experience Europe’s biggest and most effective retail meetings programme
In 2025 we made retail history, facilitating 25,000+ business meetings across the industry with 94% of retailers and consumer brands telling us the networking was good or excellent. For 2026, we’re going bigger with even more meaningful meetings connecting you with decision makers that matter to your company.
Why participate in Meetup?
With Meetup, you’ll have access to efficient networking and collaboration across every use case:
- 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 grown
- Meet a wide range of business needs aligned with your goals
✔ Maximise 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 recognises the potential of that connection to be transformative for your business.
✔ Free with your ticket
Every single ticket to Shoptalk Europe includes complimentary access to Meetup. Plus tech providers can buy upgraded access to connect with retailer and consumer brand tech buyers.
✔ Proven ROI
Meetup has a proven track record with over 100,000 meetings facilitated by us with 94% of attendees rating their networking experience as good or excellent.
How does Meetup's pre-event process work?
Five weeks before Shoptalk Europe starts, we’ll reach out to guide you step-by-step through a simple process to participate in Meetup. Please see below for details...
- Step 1: Complete your profile and share details about yourself and why you are participating.
- Step 2: Request who you want to meet by reviewing the profiles of everyone participating and requesting who you would like to meet with - use filters and searches to make it nice and easy. Thousands of other attendees will be doing the same.
- Step 3: Opt in to the new requests you’ve received from other participants.
- Step 4: View your schedule! Download the Shoptalk Europe 2026 Mobile App and view your full meetings schedule!
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.
