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Yelp Returns to the Independent Retailer Conference at ASD Market Week

Parker, CO (March 1, 2017) – The Independent Retailer Conference sponsored by Enspire Commerce is excited to announce that Yelp will return to their upcoming March 19-22, 2017, event in Las Vegas as part of the Independent Retailer Conference experience at ASD Market Week. Yelp has previously attended many Independent Retailer Conference experiences and looks forward to supporting the attendees of ASD Market Week in their efforts to strengthen their retail operations.

Yelp is the most frequently used review site for finding shopping destinations. 88% of consumers searching Yelp for shopping make a purchase after using the platform, while 87% of Yelpers share businesses they find on Yelp with friends,” explains Yelp representative Emily Washcovick. 

Held directly on the show floors of ASD, the Independent Retailer Conference is a retail conference dedicated entirely to the unique lifestyle and responsibilities of independent store owners – providing an educational and interactive experience for attendees of ASD Market Week to experience complimentary as part of their show attendance. Twice a year, ASD Market Week brings together 40,000+ attendees and 2,800 sellers in the wholesale merchandise industry. The events take place in March and August in Las Vegas and is listed among the top 20 of Top 250 Trade Shows. Bringing the world’s widest variety of merchandise together in one efficient consumer-goods trade show, ASD Market Week offers quality choices at every price point for a variety of retail sectors. Attendees benefit from discovering new suppliers, new product categories and new ways to profit thanks to the combined efforts of the Independent Retailer Conference and ASD Market Week.

We are thrilled to partner with the Independent Retailer Conference to help our attendees gain quality, trusted learning experiences from industry leaders. The quick learning experiences that the Independent Retailer Conference offers is a fantastic compliment to our expansive trade show, allowing merchants to source products for their stores while also gaining top notch education to bring back to their stores,” shares Camille Candella, Vice President of Marketing for Emerald Expositions.

Joining Yelp at the Independent Retailer Conference will include experts from leading retail resource companies Enspire Commerce, Square, Refund Retriever, RETAILMavens, TruckSkins, SellerActive, eCommerce Business School and English Management Solutions. Additionally, returning to the Independent Retailer Conference stage are internationally recognized keynote speakers and retail experts Rich Kizer & Georganne Bender, who will once again serve as event emcees. Additional speakers will include company founders who have been seen on Shark Tank and will be exhibiting at ASD Market Week, as well.

To discover the full line up of educational sessions to be held at the Independent Retailer Conference sponsored by Enspire Commerce at ASD Market Week, click here.

About Independent Retailer Conference

The Independent Retailer Conference is the nation’s only retail conference dedicated entirely to the unique lifestyle and responsibilities of independent store owners. Founded by industry veterans Nicole Leinbach Reyhle of Retail Minded & Kerry Bannigan of Nolcha Events, the Independent Retailer Conference offers independent retailers the chance to engage, learn, and connect with industry leaders while also getting inspired from retail experts, service providers and like-minded retailers from across the nation.

About ASD Market Week

ASD Market Week is a part of Emerald Expositions and based in Los Angeles, CA. ASD Market Week brings together 40,000+ attendees and 2,800 sellers in the wholesale merchandise industry. The events take place bi‐annually in March and August in Las Vegas and are the 15th and 17th largest expos in the U.S., respectively, covering over 700,000 sq/ft of exhibit space. ASD also produces regional events in New York City and Miami in the fall, which caters to the general merchandise retailers in the tri‐state New York and Florida and Caribbean area.

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