SIAL 2012 looks towards the future of retail in order to satisfy the curiosity of the 67,000 professionals from the sector (mass retailers, central purchasing agencies, local trade and retail) who will be thronging through the aisles of the exhibition. They alone represent almost half of the visitors to SIAL, and this year heralds a new chapter: an exclusive partnership with Intermarché, which will offer a pick of the products from the SIAL Innovation 2012 selection for distribution in 1000 or so of its French stores throughout the duration of the exhibition.