The annual meeting point for Nordic retail
The Nordic Summit brings senior retailers together for two focused days of honest discussion, shared learning and practical collaboration.
- Dates
- October 28–29, 2026
- Venue
- Clarion Hotel, Tromsø
- Access
- By invitation only
- Language
- English
Retailers lead the room.
Leading retailers from across the Nordic region invite selected suppliers, central banks and retail associations to work on shared industry questions.
Nordic retailers choose the topics and share progress on joint initiatives. Partners contribute when they have relevant experience. This keeps the programme focused on decisions that affect customers, competitiveness and the Nordic retail market.
The format is simple. Keynotes provide context. Roundtables turn the discussion into a named next step. Dinner gives people time to continue the conversation without a microphone.
Nordic Initiative keeps the work moving.
Nordic Initiative brings the Nordic retail community together around shared problems and keeps the work moving between each Summit.
Retailers lead
Retailers own the agenda. Partners are invited in where they can genuinely move a topic forward.
Progress over presentations
Every roundtable ends with an owner and a next step, and we come back to it the following year.
One room, five markets
Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland in the same conversation, because the problems do not stop at borders.
The committee owns the agenda.
Seats are held by retailers across the Nordic markets, with Nordic Initiative turning their priorities into a running programme. Members are announced as they are confirmed.
To be announced
Chair, Nordics
Sets the direction for the programme and chairs the two days.
To be announced
Retail representative, Norway
Grocery and everyday commerce.
To be announced
Retail representative, Sweden
Specialty retail and omnichannel.
To be announced
Retail representative, Denmark
Payments and financial services in retail.
To be announced
Retail representative, Finland
Digital commerce and customer experience.
Nordic Initiative
Programme lead, Nordics
Turns the committee's priorities into a running programme.
From Malmö to the Arctic.
Each edition builds on the initiatives started at the last one.
2025
Malmö
Technology shifts and the payments stack
Two days on the technology changing retail, ending with central banks and retailers discussing resilience, wallets and trust in agentic commerce on the same stage.
2026
Tromsø
The entire customer journey
The programme covers payments, loyalty, agentic buying and personalisation, with a practical focus on cost, trust and the customer experience.
Join the Nordic retail conversation.
Nordic Summit 2026 takes place October 28–29, 2026 at Clarion Hotel, Tromsø, Norway. Tell us how you want to take part.
October 28–29, 2026Clarion Hotel, Tromsø, Norway