France: MAPIC 2022 to Bring the Topic of Sustainability into Focus
Francesco Pupillo, MAPIC Markets Director
From 29 November to 1 December, MAPIC 2022 will take place at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes (France) under the motto “People, Planet, Profit: Navigating retail towards a more human world”. This year, the international trade show event for retail real estate will focus more on the topic of sustainability in the retail & leisure sectors.
Francesco Pupillo, MAPIC Markets Director, explains: “The entire retail industry has endured two of the most challenging years in the history, with many big transformations. Next generation retail will be about putting people and the planet first – the consumer is now looking for deeper meaning in what they do and what they buy, whilst businesses need to add a social role to have genuine social impact. MAPIC will emphasise the new ways of doing business, with more flexible models that will allow industry players to meet current customer needs.”
The 26th edition of MAPIC will feature a series of interesting keynote sessions and an extensive workshop on sustainability. Here, the new standards of mixed-use projects will be presented, transforming our cities into more sustainable places to live, play, shop and work, putting people and their needs in the forefront. The different exhibition areas and their thematic focuses will be divided into “Retail Village”, “LeisurUp”, “The Happetite Forum” and “MAPIC Innovation Forum”. (eap)
