Marketplaces to meet at ChannelX World 2026
It’s June and that means there’s only two weeks left to get your ticket for ChannelX World, so to whet your appetite here are the marketplaces you’ll be able to meet… and spoiler alert, two massive UK marketplaces will be talking for the first time and their marketplace launches are imminent. ChannelX will be the […]
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It’s June and that means there’s only two weeks left to get your ticket for ChannelX World, so to whet your appetite here are the marketplaces you’ll be able to meet… and spoiler alert, two massive UK marketplaces will be talking for the first time and their marketplace launches are imminent. ChannelX will be the your chance to meet them in person!
ChannelX World takes place on the 17th of June and you can snag your ticket by clicking the button below: Register for ChannelX 2026 Argos Timo Scherbaum, Director of Marketplace at Argos, will be on stage in the marketplaces track in the morning. Argos, one of the UK’s major retailers and now owned by Sainsbury’s, is to launch a marketplace.
It’ll be powered by Mirakl, making it ultra easy to Sell on Argos for brands and retailers already live on any other Mirakl platform and ensures easy integrations with third party providers.
Checkatrade Emma Grant, Director of Retail at Checkatrade will take to the stage just before lunch, to reveal demand signals that home-services platforms like Checkatrade have about high-intent audiences needing repairs, renovations, and installs and how product can be sold alongside services.
Patagonia How do you build a circular model that actually generates new revenue? Alexander Beasley, Regional Manager North Europeat Patagonia will reveal all! B&Q (Kingfisher) Discover how a Retailer-Led marketplace has taken the UK by storm, so much so that they’ve opened up to European sellers and launched sister marketplaces in other territories.
David Jaffe, Head of Marketplace Growth at Kingfisher will be on stage to reveal more! ASOS Shazmeen Malik, Director of Partner Brands & Flexible Fulfilment at ASOS will reveal how marketplaces leverage customer trust, data and loyalty to drive sustained growth and differentiated experiences.
OnBuy As Europe’s ecommerce landscape continues to undergo flux and fragmentation, marketplaces are quickly becoming the fastest, most scalable route for brands to reach millions of online customers across geographical borders. Bryn Marriott, Director of Operations at OnBuy will reveal the secret to their growth.
Amazon ChannelX is your chance to meet James Salter, Head of Seller Services at Amazon UK, where you can discover how to grow with Amazon intelligently, exploring the most pressing issues from platform opportunity to brand control to omnichannel integration.
TikTok Join Herculano Rodrigues, Head of Multi-Category GBS at TikTok UK, to discover how to turn viral social moments into lasting momentum and growth
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