Retail Safari: Melbourne x Brisbane 2026
Monday 21 Sept - Friday 25 September
|Melbourne + Brisbane
Two ways in. One unforgettable week in market. An exclusive retail safari, pairing private access to Australia's most compelling retail capitals with a front row seat at Retail Show Australia. Go deep for three days, or go all in for five. Melbourne + Brisbane (5 days) OR Melbourne only (3 days)
Time & Location
Monday 21 Sept - Friday 25 September
Melbourne + Brisbane
About the event
Shopfloor by day, show floor by Wednesday.
RX Group is hosting an exclusive retail safari across the ditch, pairing private access to two of Australia's most compelling retail capitals with a front row seat at Retail Show Australia.
Melbourne is layered, design led, culturally confident and deeply competitive. It is where global brands sharpen their flagship game and local independents raise the bar on experience, hospitality and precinct thinking. It rewards bold positioning and punishes beige.
Brisbane is accelerating. Population growth, infrastructure investment and Olympic runway energy are reshaping the city. Retail is evolving fast, blending lifestyle, climate, mixed use development and new format thinking. It feels different. And that difference matters.
Midway through the tour, the delegation spends Wednesday 23 September at Retail Show Australia, held at MCEC. The show connects the ANZ and wider Asia-Pacific retail market with the companies driving store transformation, technology deployment, supply chain visibility,…
