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RetailSystems 2002 will be held at the Markthalle, Frankfurt, Germany from May 16 to 19. Billed as the primary industry venue for sharing technology and systems strategies across all industry segments.

Expected to attend are more than 5000 retailers, consumer goods manufacturers, catalog retailers, distributors, logistics and transportation companies, multi-channel retailers, web retailers, CIO's, CFO's, CEO's, COO's, MIS SVP's, MIS VP's, MIS directors, system managers, project managers, system managers, project managers, system developers, system analysts, merchandising professionals, logistics professionals, operations professionals, e-commerce strategists, business development strategists, and webmasters.

The event will feature more than 375 exhibitors, more than 50 new conference sessions, and more than 15 guided expo tours. Its conference tracks include corporate business systems, store innovation, systems planning and integration, supply chain/fulfillment, a web technology conference series, infrastructure and operations, shopping and customer support, and sales and marketing systems.

A merchandise-plannig symposium will also be held before the show. The latest in e-commerce technologies, supply chain solutions, and retail and corporate store systems will be highlighted in more than 115,000 net square feet of exhibition space.The show is organized bySunDialMedia. The group provides analysis and insight about a broad spectrum of issues and trends through publications, conferences and expositions, Internet services, special reports, and customer research.