Austia- Day of Trading 2018 - Daniel Albrecht spoke on the new Chinese E-Commerce Law

More than 180 local trade decision-makers discussed the day of the trade on 27 September together with their partners and top-level political representatives on where the new trade is heading. The 14th edition of the annual mandatory retail event took place in the exclusive ambience of the Vienna Albert Hall and was initiated by trade association president Stephan Mayer-Heinisch. From the most exciting retail trends in the promising market of China to the costs of regional planning, the effects of trade tariffs, the potential for cooperation between agriculture and the food retail industry, and the future of city centers, everything went hand in hand. Also a own trade logistics emphasis could not be missing, whereby u.a. Smart Urban Logistics, the protection of critical infrastructures and current EU regulations in logistics. One of the many highlights of the "Day of Commerce" was the first-time award of the Austrian Trade Award for outstanding achievements in domestic trade. This year, the award was presented to a personality who decisively influenced and shaped Austrian retail: Luis Drexel, chairman of Spar AG Austria for almost 20 years and Chairman of the Supervisory Board for 10 years.

Top speakers & top-class guests

Top-class speakers such as Elisabeth Köstinger (Federal Minister for Sustainability and Tourism), Trade Association Vice-President Frank Hensel, Gerhard Drexel (Spar), Markus Hengstschläger (MedUni Vienna), Peter Michael Lingens, Daniel Albrecht (Starke Consulting), Peter Umundum (Austrian Post), Walter Trezek (CLS), Iris Thalbauer (WKO) and many more presented the latest trends in the field and innovative best practice examples. Presenter Gabriele Jiresch, founder of retailreport.at, led the day. Rainer Will, Managing Director of the trade association, thanked all partners and 180 visitors at the end of the event - a new attendance record.

Among the numerous visitors were: Walter Bauer (Kapsch), Alfred Berger (Kienbaum), Peter Bernert (The carrier pigeon), Günter Birnstingl (DHL), Joerg Bitzer (EHL Real Estate), Stefan Forsbach (KiK), Eva-Maria Gantar ( ÖBOG), Ernst Gittenberger (SME Research), Anton Jenzer (VSG direct mail), Vinzenz Kastner (Accenture), Julius and Alexander Kiennast (Kiennast), Robert Knöbl (Unimark), Martin Kowatsch (The Feeder), Martina Kratzer (Dennree), Sigrid Anna Kuhn (Media Markt Saturn), Simon Lindenthaler (Lidl), Walter Lukner (Payback), Karl Mayr (Fussl), Josef Pirker (Metro), Franz Radatz (Radatz), Karin Saey (Dorotheum), Alois Schellhorn (WK Tirol) , Mario Schwann (McArthurGlen), Roman Schwarzenecker (ACSC), Oliver Seda (Spar), Florian Seikel (Dealer Association), Wolfgang Tratter (Action Retail Austria), Albert Vogl (Carployee), Dieter Wasserburger (Rewe), Thomas Zechner (Markant) , Thomas Zehetner (Thalia), and much more.