Ian McGarrigle

Founder and Chair, World Retail Congress

Ian has close to 40 years’ experience working within the UK and international retail sector as a journalist, editor, and publisher and as founder and Chairman of the World Retail Congress.

He helped launch leading UK trade publication Retail Week and developed a range of initiatives that have become key industry events, including the Retail Week Conference and the Retail Week Awards.

In 2007 he launched the World Retail Congress to serve the international retail industry and in June 2024 was part of a Management Buyout of the Congress. Ian has written for a range of international titles and been a speaker at retail events around the world.