The EHI Retail Institute e. V. (EHI) is a research and educational institute for the retail industry and its partners based in Cologne. EHI is supported by retail companies as well as retail associations and sponsored by manufacturers of consumer and capital goods. The EHI network comprises around 770 members worldwide. In addition, EHI is the founder and conceptual sponsor of EuroShop, an international trade fair for capital goods in the retail sector.