The Global Department Store Summit (GDSS) and World Department Store Forum (WDSF) are renowned leading discussion platforms for department store CEOs and senior executives
The Global Department Store Summit (GDSS) and World Department Store Forum (WDSF) are renowned leading discussion platforms for department store CEOs and senior executives and their stakeholders including brands, suppliers and service companies to meet, network and exchange ideas.
The two events address the latest economic, social-demographic and commercial developments and their impact on the department store business from a global perspective, among an exclusive circle of industry peers.
GDSS and WDSF are organized every other year and were succesfully organized in London (2008), Moscow (2009), New York (2010), Shanghai (2011), Paris (2012), Istanbul (2013), Singapore (2014), Rome (2015), Zurich (2016) Toronto (2017), London (2018) and Tokyo (2019). The next event – 7th Global Department Store Summit (GDSS) – will be announced in due time.