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LINK2026 is the only dedicated supply chain event built by and for retailers, grocers, product manufacturers, leading brands, and startups.
LINK’s conference program is developed by an advisory board of leading supply chain executives, providing an invaluable opportunity to bring your supply chain team together to network and learn, for internal planning and external meetings with valued partners.
Stretch Your Team’s Budget and Maximize ROI with LINK Connect
Looking to bring a larger team without increasing your budget? LINK Connect helps you do just that—offering complimentary registration, travel reimbursements, and pre-scheduled meetings to make every dollar (and minute) count.
- Free Registration and up to $1,000 Travel reimbursement - Bring more of your team to LINK2026 by combining hosted and paid registrations—without stretching your budget.
- Smart Scheduling, Real Conversations - Meetings are matched based on mutual interest, so every 15-minute conversation is focused and relevant.
- Plan Ahead with Confidence - Pre-scheduled meetings help your team manage time around sessions, networking, and key conversations.
- Seamlessly Integrated with LINK - LINK Connect fits around the full conference experience—sessions, networking, and learning—so nothing gets missed.
Bring 12+ and Elevate Your LINK Experience
Dedicated Meeting Space
RILA will provide you with a dedicated meeting room, which will serve as your team's home base for internal meetings and meetings with partners.
Reserved Team Seating
RILA will grant your team access to reserved team seating for specific conference keynotes near the main stage.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Heads of Supply Chain
LINK attracts more supply chain pyramid heads from major retail companies than any other event. Don’t miss out on convening with this community of peers!
Transportation/Logistics Leaders
Covering inbound, outbound, domestic, international…LINK is where logistics leaders meet to tackle the key issues in the retail industry (and connect with top service provider partners).
Distribution/Fulfillment Leaders
Across all roles—from running ecom fulfillment operations to scaling curbside/BOPIS to managing a DC and everything in between, distribution & fulfillment leaders come to LINK to share what’s working… and what could work better.
Analytics & Data Science Pros
More than ever, data is critical to running an effective, flexible, and responsive retail supply chain…and new technology is developing at a breakneck pace. LINK brings together retail experts to help accelerate your work.
Strategy & Technology Executives
Align with cross-functional partners to boost accuracy, agility, and visibility across the supply chain.
Digital & Omnichannel Leaders
Discover the latest in AI, automation, and fulfillment tech powering seamless customer experiences.
Trade & Customs Teams
The global trade landscape and impacts of customs/tariffs are inextricable from the ability to operate an effective supply chain. Retail trade experts convene at LINK to compare notes, learn from leaders, and prepare for whatever may be around the corner.
Transportation & Sustainability Champions
As the retail industry makes progress on climate and emissions goals, LINK is at the intersection of supply chain and sustainability, convening cross-functional discussions to facilitate learning from other retailers and from subject matter experts.
Workforce/Talent Planners
Technology is key, but retailers are only as strong as their workforce. LINK is where the future of work collides with the needs of modern, efficient, flexible supply chains.
Supply Chain Analysts
Are you early in your retail supply chain career? There’s no better place than LINK to learn from leaders in the industry and build your network for the road ahead.
Retail Supply Chain Executives + Teams Who Have Attended
- 7-Eleven
- A.C. Moore
- AAFES
- Aaron's
- Abercrombie & Fitch
- Academy Sports + Outdoors
- Ace Hardware
- Advance Auto Parts
- Aeropostale
- Agropur Ingredients
- Ahold Delhaize USA
- Aldo Group
- American Eagle Outfitters
- American Greetings
- American Journal of Transportation
- American Tire Distributor
- Apple
- Arhaus
- ASOS
- At Home
- Auburn University
- AutoZone
- Avery Products Corp.
- Backyard Discovery
- Badcock Home Furniture & More
- Barnes & Noble
- Bass Pro Shops
- Bath & Body Works
- Beall's
- Bed Bath & Beyond
- Belk
- Best Buy
- Big Lots
- BJ's Wholesale Club
- Blain's Farm & Fleet
- Bloomberg
- Bob's Discount Furniture
- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Bonobos
- Books-A-Million
- Brookshire Grocery
- Bumble Bee Foods
- Burlington Stores
- ButcherBox
- Cabela's
- Caleres Inc.
- Campbell's
- Canac
- Canadian Tire
- Cardinal Health
- CarMax
- Carter's
- Central Garden & Pet Company
- Chamberlain
- Chewy
- Chico's
- City Furniture
- Coca-Cola
- Colony Brands
- Columbia Sportswear Company
- Coppel
- Costco
- Crate & Barrel
- Crocs
- CVS Health
- DBM Journal
- DC Velocity
- Designer Brands Inc.
- Dick Blick Art Materials
- DICK'S Sporting Goods
- Dillard's
- Dollar General
- Dollar Tree
- Dynacraft
- ECCO
- Edcon
- Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc.
- El Rio Grande
- Elkay
- eMAG
- Energizer Holdings
- Eye for Transport
- Family Dollar
- Fanatics
- Fast Retailing
- Ferguson Enterprises
- FGL Sports
- Fiberon Decking
- First Quality Enterprises
- Five Below
- Floor & Decor
- Floor Found
- Foot Locker
- Ford Motor Company World Headquarters
- Fossil
- Freight Business Journal North America
- GAF Materials Corporation
- GameStop
- Gap Inc.
- Gates Corporation
- GatherCraft
- GE Appliances
- General Mills
- Giant Eagle
- Giant Tiger
- Global Brands Group Pte Ltd
- Glossier
- GNC
- Google Inc.
- Guitar Center
- Hallmark
- Hanesbrands
- Hasbro
- Havertys
- H-E-B
- Helen of Troy
- HelloFresh
- Henry Schein
- Hibbett Retail
- Hobby Lobby
- Hollander Sleep Products
- Hot Topic
- HSN
- Hudson's Bay
- Hy-Vee
- Ideavillage Products Corp.
- IKEA North America
- Industry Dive
- J.Crew
- JCPenney
- JD Sports
- JOANN
- Johnson & Johnson
- Keen Footwear
- Kellogg Company
- Kimberly-Clark
- Knitwell Group
- Kohler
- Kohl's
- Kontoor Brands, Inc.
- Kroger
- L.L.Bean
- Lacoste
- Lamps Plus
- Lands' End, Inc.
- Lasko Products
- Lennox International Inc.
- Lenovo
- Levi Strauss
- Lion Brand Yarn
- Living Spaces
- LL Flooring
- Loblaw Companies
- L'Oreal USA, Inc.
- Lowe's
- lululemon athletica
- Macy's
- Marine Corps Exchange
- Maritime Executive
- Mars
- Material Handling & Logistics
- Mattress Warehouse
- Maui Jim
- Meijer
- Melissa & Doug
- Meta
- Michael Kors
- Michaels
- Micro Center
- Microsoft
- Modell's Sporting Goods, Inc.
- Mountain Equipment Co-op
- Neiman Marcus
- Nestle Purina PetCare
- Nestle U.S.A.
- New Era Cap
- Newegg.com
- Newell Brands
- NEXCOM
- NIKE
- Nordstrom
- Northern Tool & Equipment
- Office Depot
- OfficeMax
- Olaplex
- Ollie's Bargain Outlet
- Overstock.com
- Pacific Sunwear
- Party City
- Patagonia
- Peerless Media/Logistics Management
- Perdue
- Performance Health
- Pet Valu
- Petco
- PetSmart
- Pier 1 Imports
- Pilot Pen
- PPI Beauty
- Primark
- Princess Auto
- PUMA North America
- Purchasing Power
- PureCare
- PVH
- Qurate Retail Group
- Rack Room Shoes
- RAZ Imports
- Reckitt
- REI
- Rent the Runway
- Rent-A-Center
- Retail Leader
- RetailMinded
- Rethink Industries
- RH
- Ricoh USA
- RILA
- Rooms To Go
- Ross Stores
- Rue Gilt Groupe
- rue21
- S&P Global Market Intelligence
- Sally Beauty
- SAM'S Club
- SanMar
- SC Johnson
- Schnuck Markets
- Sephora
- Shipt
- Shurtape Technologies
- Signet Jewelers
- SiteOne
- Sleep Country Canada
- Smart & Final
- Societe Des Alcools Du Quebec
- Sonos, Inc.
- Sony Corporation of America
- Sparc Group
- Spencer Gifts
- Staples
- Staples Canada
- Supply Chain Network Project
- SupplyChainBrain
- Tailored Brands
- Tapestry(Coach, Kate Spade, Stuart Weitzman)
- Target
- TCHO Chocolate
- Tempur Sealy International, Inc.
- The Arizona Republic
- The Cato Corp.
- The Children's Place
- The Clorox Company
- The Container Store
- The Hershey Co.
- The Home Depot
- TJX
- TJX Canada
- TJX Europe
- T-Mobile
- Tory Burch
- Tractor Supply
- Tru Kids Brands
- Tuesday Morning
- Tuft & Needle
- Uline
- Ulta Beauty
- UncommonGoods
- Under Armour
- Unilever
- University of Arkansas
- University of Texas
- Urban Outfitters
- Vail Resorts
- Varidesk
- Verizon Wireless
- VF
- Vitamin Shoppe
- Vizio
- Walgreens
- Wall Street Journal
- Walmart
- Wawa, Inc.
- Wayfair
- Wegmans
- West Marine
- What Do You Meme?
- Wine Direct
- Yale University
- Zara USA, Inc.
Registration Eligibility
RETAILERS
To qualify as a retail attendee, an individual attendee must be an employee of a retail company (not engaged as a consultant, contractor, or agent thereof). A retail company is defined by RILA as a company whose core business is selling its inventory of consumer goods directly to end consumers.
CONSUMER PRODUCT GOODS
To qualify as a consumer product goods attendee, an individual must be an employee of a consumer product good (not engaged as a consultant, contractor, or agent thereof). A consumer product good is defined by RILA as a company whose core business is selling consumer products that it good to sell to end consumers or for resale to retailers to sell to end consumers. Companies that sell products to retailers for use in the business (e.g. security cameras, POS systems, or other products intended for use in the store, DC, HQ, or other locations) do not qualify as consumer product manufacturers for RILA purposes.
SERVICE PROVIDERS
Service providers are the companies that provide goods or services to the retail industry for use by the company, their stores, or their distribution centers. If you are attending RILA from a business development perspective, you would be included in this category. This applies to the various ports and any logistics company owned by a retailer that services other retailers. Individuals from service supplier companies must contract (as either an exhibitor, sponsor, or LINK Connect meetings program) in order to attend a RILA Event.
Registration Confirmations
All registrations will be confirmed, in writing, via email.
Schedule & Agenda
Explore the LINK Supply Chain Conference agenda—built by and for retail supply chain leaders. The schedule features high-impact sessions offering actionable insights through real-world case studies, peer-led discussions, and executive perspectives that drive results.
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