EuroShop is just around the corner. As in previous years, Euroshop 2026 is the go-to event where retailers from across Europe and around the world come together to define the global direction of retail.

More than an simply an exhibition, Euroshop has become a strategic platform for market leadership.

In this episode of the Retail Gazette Unpacked podcast, we speak with Taras Pylypyuk, CEO of Modern Expo Europe, toexplore how events like EuroShop are evolving into powerful instruments of brand leadership, and what it signals to the global retail industry when a Ukrainian company becomes the largest partner of such a landmark event.

We discuss the key trends shaping retail over the past three years and why exhibitions are shifting from deal-driven marketplaces to trust-building ecosystems.

The conversation also looks at how retail leaders should approach networking, ROI, and strategic goal-setting to extract real, long-term value from EuroShop 2026.

We also discuss Modern Expo, which is a global provider of retail infrastructure and last-mile solutions, with over a decade of presence in the UK market, and what the company has in store for retailers at the 2026 show.

Agentic is undoubtedly one of the buzzwords of our time. However, the lightning-fast speed at which it's impacting the retail industry shows no signs of slowing. Much like the advent of ecommerce as a pivotal channel, it shows promise of genuinely fundamentally changing how much of the retail ecosystem operates.

The question is, what will that look like? In today's episode of Retail Gazette's Unpacked podcast, we sit down with AI guru and CEO of 7Learnings, Felix Hoffmann to dig into the realities that many retailers will have to face as soon as this year.

With his unmatched experience from within both retail and evolving technologies, Hoffmann explains in no uncertain terms how agentic AI will augment the shopping experience, and what will be the commonalities within the retailers who come out on top.

To truly tune into potentially retail's next big evolution, listen now.

Customer expectations. We’re constantly talking about them. However, it’s a nuanced discussion as evidence shows they’re fragmenting, accelerating and, in some cases, colliding.

In the latest episode of the Retail Gazette’s Unpacked podcast, we sit down with an expert capable of putting these changes into perspective, Oscar Strachan, digital strategy consultant at Columbus Global. Together, we unpack what retailers must get right as they head into 2026 at speed.

From personalisation and privacy to fulfilment, marketplaces and the growing influence of Gen Z, the conversation focuses on what’s actually changing customer behaviour, and importantly, where retailers risk falling behind.

For retailers looking to understand what customer experience leadership really looks like heading into 2026, this is a conversation worth listening to.

Listen to the full episode above, and explore the full Retail Gazette × Columbus report via the link below.