On September 17-19, 2025, Tashkent will host the International e-commerce and retail forum Central Asia Retail Week 2025. The event will be held in the traditional offline format, which will be complemented by online broadcasts. The organizers of the Forum are the Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Retail Market Experts Association
A key industry event where retail development trends are discussed, government approaches to shaping the “face” of the modern retail market are defined, and industry problems are raised.
The Forum brings together on one platform the heads of trade authorities, management of leading retail chains, manufacturers, suppliers, representatives of the banking sector, analysts and experts in the retail sector.
The organizers have planned a four-day business program, which will include plenary sessions, expert sessions, business conferences, presentations and round tables. Several thematic blocks will also be organized as part of the forum business program:
The use of information technology in retail. New opportunities of video analytics, how artificial intelligence is taking over retail and modern cloud solutions from vendors. What IT trends are now the most popular in retail and what technologies retailers should pay attention to.
Expert platform on trends and growth drivers, leadership strategies, successful practices and technologies in e-commerce. The main trends in the development of modern online retail, market development forecasts and innovations.
A thematic block dedicated to optimization of logistics processes, inventory management, cost reduction and implementation of modern solutions in the industry.
A meeting place for marketing and marketing communications directors, brand managers, loyalty program experts. The program discusses new challenges and successful cases of interaction of retail chains and manufacturers with customers, trends in consumer behavior.
Thematic block dedicated to effective strategies of personnel development, employee motivation systems and new methods of human resources management in retail with the participation of leading analysts, experts and practitioners.
A platform to discuss innovative financial technologies for optimizing retail operations, using digital platforms to manage financial transactions, implementing modern payment services and managing financial transactions.
The purpose of the award is to recognize the most worthy representatives of the retail market of Central Asia, to attract the attention of the professional community to the most significant achievements in the field of retail development over the past year, as well as to equip professionals with the best practices of industry development.