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Cologne Fair to Host Summit on E-commerce and Furniture
January 2,
2015 by in Industry, Internet, Market 
Koelnmesse will host its second Congress Day at the upcoming Cologne Fair later this month.
In cooperation with Management Forum of publishing group Handelsblatt, the Congress will focus on e-commerce and the furniture industry. Featured speakers are Philippe Merk, of Who’s Perfect, Felix Riechmann of port; Ingo Heinrich of style fruits; Frank Levita of design3000; and Frank Esderts of DHL Home Delivery.
Social commerce, multi-channeling and process excellence are the buzzwords for the furniture and furnishing trade for 2015 and of the e-commerce Congress Day at imm cologne. Koelnmesse addresses this theme for the second time in 2015. After a successful launch in 2014, the event will be presented in 2015 under the banner “Mobile, social and individual – Commerce challenges for the furniture industry 2015” and will take place on Thursday, Jan. 22 at Congress Centre North.
“With 150,000 visitors expected to participate, imm cologne and LivingKitchen are the meeting point for the entire global furnishing industry. The congress offers the industry answers to the central questions within e-commerce and is expected to also support the furnishing industry with fresh and innovative ideas”, said Katharina C. Hamma, COO of Koelnmesse.
Additional agenda information is available online.