ORGANISER

Intercontinental Group of Department Stores (IGDS)

IGDS is the largest association for department stores worldwide. IGDS was founded in 1946 with the purpose of supporting and informing department stores around the world. Today, IGDS comprises one of the most unique and vibrant retail networks in the industry, with 44 members from 38 countries. Together, IGDS members generated total sales of over US$430bn in 2023. IGDS is the organiser of the IGDS World Department Store Summit (IGDS WDSS) which since 2023 has merged the two banners Global Department Store Summit (GDSS) and World Department Store Forum (WDSF), successfully held in London (2008), Moscow (2009), New York (2010), Shanghai (2011), Paris (2012), Istanbul (2013), Singapore (2014), Rome (2015), Zurich (2016), Toronto (2017), London (2018), Tokyo (2019), Seattle (2022) and Dubai (2023). www.igds.org