ReTechCon, the first Retail Technology Conclave presented by the Retailers Association of India was held on April 6th -7th 2005 at Hotel Hyatt Regency, Mumbai. The two days conclave saw a participation of over 200 modern retailers.

In offered a platform for retailers and retail technology service providers to exchange useful insights on Retail Technology.

The inaugural address was given by B. S. Nagesh, MD & CEO Shopper's Stop Ltd. on 'Strategic Retailing in India, how does IT work', followed by the key note speech given by Prof. Venkat Ramaswamy, Professor of Marketing and Director of the Center for Experience Co-Creation at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan on 'Co-Creation experience of value with customers: The Future of Retailing.'

A steering committee comprising Chinar Deshpande, CIO Pantaloon Retail India Ltd., T. M Unnikrishna CTO, Shoppers' Stop Ltd., K.V.S. Seshasai, Head IT Trent Ltd., Abel Correa, GM Systems, Piramyd Retail Ltd. & C. K Nageswaran, GMIT, Globus Stores chose the topics for ReTechCon carefully while they organized the conclave efficiently. Gibson Vedamani, CEO rai said "Retailers Association of India strives to bring best practices to the Retail industry and its stakeholders. This acted as the driving factor for the ReTechCon. Also the 2-day conclave was designed to introduce industry executives to the most up-to-date information, services and advanced technology standardization through demonstrations and case study presentations by leading retail systems providers. Given the present boom in Indian Retail Industry, a need was felt to create a platform for retailers to interface with retail Technology vendors/ Service providers, given that Technology today is one of the biggest growth drivers for Retailers."