Apex Ecosystem◆Professional Congress Organiser
The Global Shopping Worlds Ecosystem
One place for marketplaces and online stores, retailers and shopping destinations, consumer brands, luxury houses, franchise systems, pharmacies and health retail. Shop all year on ApexMegaStore, meet buyers at the Apex shopping events and expos, and let Apex coordinate your stand, your vendor store and your programme.
Shopping Worlds Worldwide
Premium products, expert services & representations in 16 consumer and industrial markets, with global partners on every continent.
Consumer markets
Consumer & Industrial Markets◆Products◆Services◆Global Partners◆www.abc-worldwide.com/shopping
How the ecosystem works for you
Every marketplace, retailer and brand in this ecosystem reaches buyers through one coordinator. That is Apex.
Find your world
Pick E-commerce, Retail, Consumer Brands, Luxury, Franchise or Health & Pharmacy and the topic area that matches your business.
Choose your role
Vendor, exhibitor, speaker, hosted buyer, shopper or organiser of your own shopping event.
Sell and book with Apex
Your ApexMegaStore shop, stands, speaking slots and tickets run through one team.
We coordinate on site
Pop-up stores, buyer meetings, badges, launches and media, handled by Apex.
Take part at VIVAVITA Expos
Meet shoppers, retail buyers and investors in person at the VIVAVITA Future Human Expos, Thursday to Sunday in the Apex host cities. Choose your role.
Exhibitor
Show and sell your products on a stand or in a pop-up store, with hosted buyer meetings on the B2B day.
Speaker
Keynotes, panels, masterclasses and product launches on retail, e-commerce, brands and luxury.
Sponsor
Brand the stages, the shopping events and the ApexMegaStore campaigns around every edition.
Investor
Meet brands, marketplaces and retail projects, and invest in the Apex Ecosystem itself.
Franchise
Franchisors present their concept at the expo; future franchisees meet brands ready to expand into their city.
What would you like to do?
Five services are open to every brand, retailer and professional in this ecosystem.
Sell on ApexMegaStore
Open your vendor store on the Apex marketplace and reach members, visitors and buyers of the whole Apex Ecosystem in 19 categories.
- Vendor store with your own products, deals and auctions
- Secure payment with Apex Pay
- Featured placement around the Apex expos and shopping events
Book an exhibition stand
Show your brand, collection or product line to retail buyers, distributors, investors and premium visitors.
- Stand formats from showcase tables to brand pavilions
- Hosted buyer meetings with retailers, department stores and distributors
- Pop-up stores and product launches on the public days
Apply for a speaking slot
Keynotes, panels, masterclasses and brand presentations across all six worlds.
- Keynote and panel slots on the main stages
- Retail, e-commerce and consumer trend briefings
- Product launches and brand stories
Shop and buy tickets
Shop online all year on ApexMegaStore and join the Apex shopping events and expos with passes from Apex Ticket World.
- Daily deals, featured products and auctions
- Expo, B2B and front-row passes with an invoice for every booking
- Shopping events in the Apex host cities
Let us organise your event
Apex runs brand launches, shopping festivals, trade shows and annual meetings for retailers, associations and brands as a full professional congress organiser.
- Venue and hotel sourcing worldwide
- Programme, speakers, call for papers and buyer matchmaking
- Registration, ticketing, sponsorship, exhibition sales and on-site operations
The six worlds
Each world brings together the companies, experts and international organisations that shape how the world shops.
E-commerce & Marketplaces
Online stores, marketplaces and the services that move goods and payments.
Retail & Shopping Destinations
Retailers, shopping centres and the places people travel to shop.
Consumer Brands
The brands and products on every shelf and in every online cart.
Luxury & Designer
The houses, designers and makers behind premium shopping.
Franchise & Licensing
Brands that grow through partners, and the entrepreneurs who open their stores.
Health, Medical & Pharmacy
Pharmacies, health retail and the brands people buy for their health, from supplements to medical devices for the home.
Shop Health & Personal Care ◆ Biohacking & Longevity ◆ Global Medical Ecosystem
Apex Shopping Hubs
42 shopping hubs of the Apex Mega Emporium, from luxury real estate, supercars, jets and yachts to fashion, golf, electronics and industry. Every hub opens its own marketplace.
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OEM & Private Label Representation & Business Services Expo calendar Golden Ads Apex Pay Trusted Seller Apex Cards
Luxury Shopping
Home & Lifestyle
Sports, Golf & Fitness
Electronics & Tech
Industrial & Build
Marketplace & Member Services
Representation & Business Services◆VIVAVITAEXPOS™ Representation Abroad Program
Take your shopping brand into new markets
Apex acts as your international sales and marketing partner: your local team for retailers, distributors, marketplaces and buyers in each new country, connected to the Apex events and shopping platforms.
Sales & marketing representation
Project services for brands and retailers
Shopping industries we represent
Ways to work with Apex
Scope, fees or commissions, responsibilities, timelines and any exclusivity are agreed before work begins.
ApexMegaStore: shop 19 worlds of products
The Apex marketplace for every world of the ecosystem, from biohacking and golf to fashion, electronics and travel offers.
ApexMegaStore Auctions
Bid on limited editions, luxury pieces, collectibles and expo specials. New lots open all year, with secure payment through Apex Pay.
Topic areas, member organisations and organisations we invite to collaborate
Members are organisations that have joined the Apex Ecosystem. Invited partners are the leading organisations of each field we invite to collaborate, exhibit, speak and co-host sessions. Filter by world or status, or search for a topic.
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Events and platforms in this ecosystem
Where the six worlds meet in person and online.
Apex Shopping Worlds
The shopping portal of the Apex Ecosystem, with shopping events, brand pop-ups and member offers in the Apex host cities.
ApexMegaStore
The Apex marketplace: 19 categories, daily deals, auctions and vendor stores, open all year.
Fashion & Premium Lifestyle Show™
Where fashion meets business: four days of designers, buyers, runway shows and premium lifestyle worlds.
LUXE Lifestyle Shows™
Premium lifestyles, limited editions. A Thursday B2B day with hosted buyers and investors, then the LUXE Weekend with fashion, watches, jewellery, travel, automotive and golf.
Luxury Brands Events & Collections
Luxury brand events, the Apex Luxury Collection and the Apex Mega Luxury Collections for premium shoppers.
VIVAVITA Future Human Expos
Four days, Thursday to Sunday: a B2B day for buyers and distributors, then public days where visitors test and buy products across nine pavilions.
VIVAVITA Future Human: the nine pavilions
Pavilions 01, 02, 03, 04 and 06 are the shopping home of this ecosystem at every VIVAVITA edition.
Apex platforms for shopping
The Apex websites where shopping continues all year: marketplace, luxury collections, shopping events and member programmes.
Marketplace
Shop, sell and pay.
- ApexMegaStoreapexmegastore.com
- Apex Shopping Worldsabc-worldwide.com/shopping
- Become a VendorOpen your store
- AuctionsBid on products
- Apex Payabc-worldwide.com/apexpay
- OEM & Private LabelCreate your own product line
- Representation & Business ServicesRepresentation abroad and expert services
- Golden AdsAdvertise across the Apex portals
- Trusted SellerVerified Apex sellers
- Apex CardsMember and payment cards
- ApexMegaStore FAQOrders, shipping, returns
- Product ReturnsReturns and refunds
Luxury & Lifestyle
Premium collections and brand events.
Shopping Events
Where brands meet shoppers in person.
Visit the Travel, Aviation, Yachts & Luxe Ecosystem Visit the Tech, Startup & AI Ecosystem Visit the Global Medical & Health Ecosystem All Apex portals
Congress: call for papers and projects
Apex invites researchers, retailers, marketplaces, manufacturers and brands to submit work in any of the six worlds. Accepted papers and projects are presented at the congress sessions of the ecosystem's events.
Submission types: oral presentation, poster, case study, brand or product presentation, and panel proposal.
Send a paper Send a project Exhibitor FAQHow submission works
- Send a title, a 300-word abstract or project summary, your topic area and your contact details.
- The programme committee reviews every abstract and replies by email.
- Accepted authors confirm their session and register with a speaker pass.
- Apex coordinates the session, the slides and the on-site technical setup.
Send your request
Vendor stores, stands, speaking, papers, pop-up stores and PCO proposals reach the Apex team directly. We reply by email.
Frequently asked questions
Support
Questions about your vendor store, orders, stands, speaking, tickets or a PCO proposal? The Apex team answers by email.
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- ApexMegaStore apexmegastore.com
- Apex Shopping Worlds abc-worldwide.com/shopping
- Apex Ecosystem abc-worldwide.com/ecosystem
- MyApex Member login and dashboard
- Congress & expo calendar All dates and cities
- Travel, Aviation, Yachts & Luxe Ecosystem Sister ecosystem
- Tech, Startup & AI Ecosystem Sister ecosystem
- Global Medical & Health Ecosystem Sister ecosystem
- Apex Ticket World Tickets and invoices