NRF 2025: Retail’s biggest show spotlights AI and other technologies
NEW YORK CITY – At this year’s NRF 2025: The Big Show in Retail, taking place at the Javits Center in New York City from January 12-14, artificial intelligence is on everyone’s radar. More than any other technology, AI is shaping the retail customer experience every day, whether through retail websites, customer service calls, or the physical stores themselves. Retail's Big Show, the annual retail technology-focused event organized by the National Retail Federation, the retail industry's largest trade association, earns a rock star for trade show executives in 2023 thanks to its impressive growth and enhanced experiences Awards - 2025 is another great year. said Susan Newman, senior vice president of event strategy at NRF. "For more than a century, Retail's Big Show has remained the retail industry's flagship event," she said. “NRF 2025 is no exception, one of the largest shows to date, with 40,000 attendees representing more than 6,200 brands from 105 countries and 1,000 exhibitors across 325,000…
CES 2025 spotlights innovation and progress in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS – The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES®), presented by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®, takes place in Las Vegas in January and is known for its bustling exhibit halls, innovative products on display, insightful Keynote speeches and impactful connection building to reflect the technology landscape. July 10, 2025. From a numerical perspective At a pre-show press conference, CTA CEO Gary Shapiro said this year's CES will be bigger than in past years. This year's show spans an impressive 2.5 million square feet across 12 different venues. The theme of CES 2025 is “Dive In” and the show is full of futuristic and innovative technologies. According to pre-show data, there are more than 4,000 exhibitors at this year's CES, accounting for 58% of the total registrations. They are senior executives. This year's CES is indeed a gathering point for the world's most influential brands and technology voices. "When you travel around the world and watch other shows, you should…
IAEE Spotlights 2023 Chapter Merit Award Recipient Ray Baum
By Mary Tucker | Senior Communications and Content Manager | IAEE Ray Baum has served on the IAEE Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter Board of Directors since January 2019. His general attitude and willingness to move the industry forward is critical to the chapter’s success in hosting relevant, well-organized events and increasing sponsorship dollars. Ray's contributions include creating new programs and improving existing ones that directly engage new chapter members and provide learning opportunities; supporting the IAEE DFW Chapter's sponsorship program; and setting attendance records at several chapter events. In addition to serving on the IAEE DFW Board of Directors, he serves as the IAEE Southwest Chapter's Director of Marketing and Communications and a member of numerous IAEE education committees, including the Expo! Expo! Advisory Committee. Ray's commitment to his chapter's success earned him the IAEE Chapter Merit Award last year, which he received at Expo! IAEE's Annual Conference and Exhibition in Dallas, Texas, in December (click here to watch Ray's acceptance…