NRF 2023: Photo and Video Highlights from Retail’s Big Show

NRF 2023: Retail's Big Show at the Javits Convention Center. 

Featured session on retailers revamping their business models. Roberto Funari, CEO Alpargatas, Alpargatas (Havaianas & Rothy's), Alberto Serrentino, Founder, Varese Retail, Giorgio Pradi, President Sunglass Hut. 

Live demos on the expo floor at the Javits Center.  

Featured session on the role of the metaverse in retail. João Blümel, Mind-Reader/Metaverse Mentalist.

Keynote session on omni-channel retail strategy. Macy's Chairman and CEO, Jeff Gennette and Bloomberg TV anchor, Caroline Hyde.

Featured session on how retailers can stay adaptive. Mindy Scheier, Founder & CEO of Runway of Dreams Foundation/CEO of GAMUT Management.

Keynote session with Simone Biles, Decorated Athlete and Advocate and Martine Reardon, Chief Marketing Officer & EVP Content & Membership, NRF. 

Featured session on how to create better retail experiences. "Curated, captivating, contemporary: A blueprint for physical stores." Matt Alexander, Co-founder & CEO, Neighborhood Goods, Nicole Leinbach, Founder and Author, Retail Minded, Anna Harman, Co-Founder & CEO, Studs, Amanda Raposo, Chief Experience Officer, CAMP

Featured session on re-imagining retail experiences. Sheena Butler-Young, Senior Correspondent, The Business of Fashion, Renee Klein, Vice President, Global Digital Experience and Customer Marketing, Coach, Mei Chen, Director Fashion and Luxury North America, UK and Northern Europe - Globalization Business, Alibaba Group

Featured session on how retailers can pivot strategically today. Jen Jones, Chief Marketing Officer, commercetools, Omar Koncobo, IT Director, Ecommerce and Digital Systems, Ulta Beauty, Richard Spencer, CIO, EVP, Belk, Inc.

Featured session on staffing challenges in retail and the importance of building careers. Mecca Mitchell, Senior Vice President & Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, Burlington Stores, Jordana Kammerud, Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer, Claire's, Theresa Watts, Ph.D., Senior Vice President Human Resources, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, True Religion Brand Jeans, Brandi Douglas, Chief Human Resources Officer, National Retail Federation

Featured session on the economic trends retailers can expect in 2023. Ira Kalish, Chief Global Economist, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd. 

Consumer Product Showcase.

Expo floor at NRF 2023. 

Expo floor at NRF 2023. 

Startup zone at NRF 2023. 

Innovation lab at NRF 2023. 

Live demo in the innovation lab on interactive AI chatbots and VR headsets. 

After several years apart, attendees reconnected in person for NRF 2023. 

Featured session on economic and supply chain disruptions in retail. Liz Ann Sonders, Managing Director, Chief Investment Strategist, Charles Schwab, Stephanie Martz, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel, National Retail Federation

Keynote session on the importance of sustainability in retail. Kal Penn, Actor, Writer and Producer and Scot Case, VP, CSR and Sustainability, National Retail Federation.

IT experts shared leading industry insights at NRF 2023. 

Live demo on the expo floor.