A whole new situation is shaped in current retail trade, brought about by the quick commerce ‘bet’, meaning the delivery of e-orders even within one day. The challenges created in the industry due to this development will be an interesting subject to be discussed at the 13 th DIY & Home Improvement Convention, which will be held on Thursday 24 November (9:00-17:00) at Benaki Museum (138 Pireos Street, Athens).

Lysandros Falireas, Commercial Strategy Senior Manager, efood market, will be discussing in its presentation titled ‘DIY meets Quick Commerce’ the differences between q-commerce and e-commerce, the advantages to be found for retail chains and stores in collaborating with delivery platforms and services so that they can provide consumers with products very quickly, as well as why q-commerce is the future of DIY & Home Improvement products.

Panagiotis Gkezerlis, Founder and President, Convert Group, in his presentation titled ‘ E- commerce in DIY: Creating value through the retailer-supplier collaboration’, will share with attendees the e-commerce trends in our country for 2023 and what retailers and suppliers can do to improve their market shares and e-shelf profitability.: Under the caption ‘Keep rolling’, the pivotal themes around which the 13 th DIY & Home Improvement Convention will revolve, are:

• WIN CONSUMER TRUST: Sustainability, environmental care, social solidarity and transparent communication
• THE FUTURE OF RETAIL TRADE: Emphasis on personalized experience and services
• CONSUMER SURVEYS: Discover the public and win it over
• QUICK COMMERCE: How feasible it is for DIY & Home Improvement
• OPEN INNOVATION: The importance of collaborative culture in the market
• PHYSICAL STORES AND BRICK AND MORTAR RETAIL TRADE: The ‘phygital’ symbiosis and balance between physical and digital stores
• DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION: Data, marketplaces and Omni channel at a time of upheaval
• GARDEN TRENDS 2023: Inspiration, products, services and eco solutions for ‘greener’ houses. The DIY & Home Improvement Convention is the biggest B2B meeting of the Home & Garden market. It is a unique networking event for top executives from all the major companies and representatives from all the departments of retail chains and brick and mortar trade stores in the field of home tools, paints, construction materials, technology and equipment.. As is the case every year, this year as well, the event will come to an end with a unique food & wine networking party, which will bring together all industry stakeholders.