The Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk rallies thousands every October for a fun-filled celebration at the beach, where families and friends gather to walk from Manhattan Beach Pier to Hermosa Beach Pier and back in support of our children. Since 2009, the event has raised more than $13 million to support the Friendship Foundation and public education.

The Friendship Foundation assists children with special needs and their families through one-on-one peer mentoring and social recreational activities such as summer camps, outings, sporting events and a variety of classes that include music, yoga, cooking, art and drama.

Through donations, public education foundations retain vital academic programs, maintain smaller classrooms, improve libraries and upgrade school technology. The Walk also funds the Skechers Foundation’s annual scholarship program, which will donate $100,000 to deserving students across the country in 2020.

Shoptalk is where 8,000+ retail changemakers come together every year to create the future of retail. For 5 years, we’ve defined the industry’s digital community by bringing established retailers and brands together with direct-to-consumer and tech startups, large tech and Internet companies, venture capital investors, real estate developers, equity analysts, media and others.

Replacing the previously scheduled in-person Shoptalk 2020 event with a groundbreaking new virtual event called Shoptalk Meetup—retail’s first digitally native event. Shoptalk Meetup will take place during three half-days on Tuesday-Thursday, October 20-22, 2020 at 12:15 pm-4:30 pm ET (9:15 am-1:30 pm PT). Click here for more details about Shoptalk Meetup.

The 8th annual AWESOME Symposium scheduled for October 12-13 is being re-designed to be a virtual mini-Symposium on October 13.

This year’s new, virtual experience provides retail and consumer goods executives with the unprecedented opportunity to learn from and network with the industry’s leading analytic experts from around the world.

Over three insight-packed days, you’ll experience first-hand intelligence and inspiration from global thought-leaders and virtual breakout sessions to help you:

Transform your brand and organization through purpose-driven analytics
Navigate the “new normal” of retail in the face of a worldwide pandemic
Identify your company’s unique value proposition to better connect with consumers
Leverage next-gen data and analytics to reimagine your business for future success

Plus this year’s 100% virtual event platform provides you with interactive networking opportunities to build real-time connections with brands, partners, and other executives from the comfort of your desk.