Walmart’s John Furner on the large display on the 2020 NRF convention.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Responding to altering well being and security situations brought on by the COVID-19 virus, the National Retail Federation has scheduled its annual exposition and convention as an in-person occasion to be held June 6-8, 2021 on the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City.
In addition, NRF is internet hosting a digital occasion January 12-14, 19 and 21-22, 2021. Both occasions will characteristic the theme “Forward Together.”
“The health and safety of our team, industry partners and global attendees is our number one priority,” mentioned NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay. “Given the understandable concerns among all of our stakeholders we have concluded it is not feasible to maintain our original schedule of an in-person January 2021 trade show.”
NRF mentioned it obtained unanimous assist from its main exhibitors, sponsors and companions concerning the choice to maneuver the “in-person” exposition and convention to June 2021. The June occasion will embrace self-guided retailer excursions, expo excursions, membership and crimson carpet lounges, workshops and social occasions each on and off the present ground. The January 2021 digital occasion can be hosted completely on-line and have what NRF described as, “robust content combined with a digital exposition.”
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