Inspired by Valeria Kononenko from the magazine „Furniture business“ in Moscow a group of Russian furniture retailers visited the exhibition IMM Cologne and used the contacts of the European Retail Academy for store-checks and management discussions in Cologne and surroundings (guided by Gerd Dellbruegge and Julia Pasternak/ EHI Retail Institute).

Based on the case study of the BSE-food scandal in 1994 the vision of an EHI-label was to identify the sources for cows/beef - the mission was to enlarge the solution found in Germany in 1995 to European electronic systems. Chapter 1 of the English/German reader is describing the today's state of the art. Chapter 2 are essays of Western European experts of transparency and smartagrifood.

The CZ-Summit is an annual highlight for the Visegrad-Area. Organized by Blueevents, the University of Economics (VSE), the CZ Retail Association and being supported by the Federal Government about 800 top executives gather in Prague for an international dialogue. (more)

In December 2011, European Retail Academy and CEEMAN, headquarted by IEDC, have signed cooperation agreement. Established in 1986 as the first business school of its type in Central and Eastern Europe, the IEDC-Bled School of Management/Slovenia is one of the most prominent international management development institutions in Europe. It is a place where leaders come to learn and reflect, an international center of excellence in management development, a business meeting point, and a unique place where works of art complement a creative environment for creative leadership (see also here: News of 20.12.11). In 1999 the IEDC - Bled School of Management was one of the first two business schools to be awarded the IQA (International Quality Accreditation), while in 2005 it received international accreditation from the Association of MBAs (AMBA). In 2009, the IEDC was the only institution from Central and Eastern Europe to be named among the 100 top business schools worldwide in the Aspen Institute's Beyond Grey Pinstripes ranking, for having demonstrated significant leadership in integrating social, environmental and ethical issues into its MBA program.

The EuroCIS exhibition organized jointly by Messe Duesseldorf and EHI Retail Institute became the leading European platform to discuss technical innovation in retail. At 2011 the 350 exhibitors showed pure dynamism at 12,700 sqm net exhibition space. More info about the next event from February 28th to March 1st 2012 (here).