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AI applications in retail · Customer journeys and experience · Delegates: not published
HOP! Le Sommet du commerce de détail 2026 is scheduled for 27 October 2026 in Montréal. The venue is Grand Quai du Port de Montréal. Useful for Quebec retailers comparing technology and industry priorities with regional peers. The new AI stage adds a focused route through a broad summit.
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📅 WHEN
27 October 2026
💰 PRICE RANGE
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🎯 Why go
Useful for Quebec retailers comparing technology and industry priorities with regional peers. The new AI stage adds a focused route through a broad summit.
👥 Who it is for
✅ Best for
Quebec retailers, entrepreneurs, retail decision-makers and solution providers.
◌ Probably not for
Visitors expecting a specialist marketplace course or using expired discounts as current ticket prices.
📊 Scale
1,200+ participants expected for HOP! 2026
More than 1,200 participants are expected. Six startup slots are a programme count, not total exhibitors.
Organizer navigation and participant routes were checked. Historical directories remain historical; named participants are not guaranteed meetings. The organizer confirms 27 October 2026 and an expected audience exceeding 1,200. The September discount deadline has passed; hotel rates are not admission fees.
🧭 Key topics
🛒 AI applications in retail
🤖 Customer journeys and experience
📊 Retail operations and performance
🤝 Startup innovation
📦 Quebec industry partnerships
These themes summarise the sourced programme or established series positioning. They are not a promise of individual sessions.
🎤 What to expect
Regional summit The CQCD convenes the Quebec retail ecosystem.
AI stage New 2026 sessions focus on retail applications.
Startup zone Six selected young companies are advertised.
Industry discussion Conference and partner conversations cover retail transformation.
Networking The format targets retailer and business-partner contact.
Formats are described from organizer material. Meetings, access and outcomes depend on the relevant pass and participation. Exact visitor opening and closing hours were not confirmed in the checked edition material.
The organizer confirms 27 October 2026 and an expected audience exceeding 1,200. The September discount deadline has passed; hotel rates are not admission fees. Organizer navigation and participant routes were checked. Historical directories remain historical; named participants are not guaranteed meetings.
↩️ Past editions
2025 — CQCD retains the preceding HOP! 2025 edition page.
💬 What people said
👍 What worked
No usable edition-specific attributable positive account found in the organizer/participant sources and saved targeted searches. Absence is not a satisfaction claim.
⚠️ What fell short
No usable edition-specific attributable negative account found in the organizer/participant sources and saved targeted searches. Absence is not a satisfaction claim.
Sources
About this guide: Checked 3 October 2026. Current plans, past-edition figures and selected participant accounts are labelled separately. Missing public information stays unknown. Check the official registration page before booking.
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