The Smart Retail Solutions Group (SRS) is set to make 2026 a Bumper Year for the industry. The partnership of industry-leading companies has announced two networking events this summer, in what will be its sixth year.
The first event, at the Concorde Conference Centre at Manchester Airport, will see the SRS group present delegates with an afternoon of market-leading insights and plenty of networking opportunities – all under the wing of that great game changer in transport: Concorde.
The Smart Retail Solutions Group Manchester summit will host keynote speakers, including IGD’s Head of Away From Home Insight, Nicola Knight. The event will also host two panel discussions featuring industry leaders and key sector decision makers, in addition to business owners and operators in the automated retail sector.
The event will conclude with the launch of SRS Group’s groundbreaking unattended retail offers – new for 2026 – which will offer delegates the chance to experience some exciting ready-to-buy package concepts.
Guests will also have an opportunity to go onboard the iconic aircraft G-BOAC ‘Alpha Charlie’, which was a flagship of the BA fleet, which provided over 22,000 hours of supersonic transatlantic travel.
July will see SRS host its sixth annual river cruise down the Thames. Delegates who attend the June SRS business summit will have exclusive access to the business networking river cruise around the nation’s capital.
Attendees will have the chance to network with industry peers, hear about The Smart Retail Solutions Group’s money-saving unattended retail offers and – hopefully! – enjoy the great British summer weather on board the Golden Jubilee, complete with entertainment and a BBQ.
The Smart Retail Solutions Group founder member Carl Hunter, Automated Retail & New Business Controller at Kepak Group, said ‘The Smart Retail Solutions Group summer events combine insight, advice and practical incentives to help customers to drive smarter, more profitable unattended retail solutions. In our sixth year of this collaboration of the biggest names in unattended retail, we want to provide an offering both to new delegates and to those who have been along with us since the beginning.
‘Our aim is to demonstrate to the sector once again that our combined approach allows us to offer market-leading packages and bring together industry leaders and speakers to showcase the growing opportunities within unattended retail. We’re look forward to welcoming delegates to Manchester this June.’
The Smart Retail Solutions Group founding member Ian Johnston, Coffetek’s Sales Director, said ‘the OOH and Automated Retail sector is expanding at double-digit growth and the two events planned in 2026 will be a fantastic opportunity for all sectors to gain valuable insight, see industry leading offers and avail themselves of unique networking opportunities.’
To sign up for your free delegate passes to The Smart Retail Solutions Group summer events, click HERE
*The Smart Retail Solutions Group comprises: 365 Retail Markets, nebrak, Britvic, coffetek, Kepak and Tower Leasing
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