Growth Summit 2026 brings together top UK retailers to discuss growth strategies. Powered by IMRG’s exclusive benchmarking data and invaluable peer-to-peer discussions, retailers will leave the event feeling more confident about the steps to take towards year-on-year growth. There is now a clear focus for retailers, and that is: how to deliver value to their business through AI.
eCommerce isn’t broken, but the old growth playbook is.
Traffic is harder to win, customers are tougher to convert, and loyalty is no longer a given. Margins are under pressure, expectations are rising, and incremental optimisation just isn’t enough anymore. To unlock the next wave of growth, retailers are taking a step change. That step change is AI.
Not hype. Not theory. Not something to “look at next year.” AI is already reshaping how leading retailers attract customers e.g., through personalising journeys, forecasting demand, and running leaner operations, and the gap between early adopters and everyone else is showing to be widening fast.
Growth Summit 2026 is where retailers come to understand what’s actually working right now, and how to apply it to their own businesses.


