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NRF Retail's Big Show

The largest annual gathering of retail executives, brand leaders and technology vendors in the US.

Dates
Jan 10 to Jan 12, 2027
Where
New York, NY
Cost
Ticket $1,200 to $2,400. All-Access Pass: retail member $1,200 advance (through 11/19/2026), $1,300 last chance (through 1/7/2027), $1,400 standard from 1/8/2027; retail non-member $2,200 / $2,300 / $2,400. Educators $500 member, $1,000 non-member. Non-retail member $2,600; non-retail non-member $3,800.
Type
Conference · Paid ticket
Organizer
National Retail Federation
Last checked
October 23, 2026 against the event’s own site

Official site and registration

Cheaper ways in: Retail Expo Pass free through 12/30/2026, then $100; educator pass $500-$1,000; students attending NRF NXT (Jan 7-10, 2027) can redeem a student pass.

Speaking opportunities

Open call for speakers

Home page links a Call for Speakers section; deadline not read.

How to apply to speak

  • Call for speakers

    Call for speakers

    Home page links a Call for Speakers section; deadline not read.

The field it serves: Retail & E-commerce

Verified open jobs
about 475

Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.

Typical posted salary
$101,000 a year (middle half $70,000 to $155,000)

Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 95 of the newest 475 verified open jobs.

Entry or early-career level
33% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 475 verified open jobs.

Employment, year over year
+0.2% in retail trade, the closest BLS sector

Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, September 2026.

Full Retail & E-commerce snapshot: jobs, pay, layoffs and conferences

Employers at this conference

Exhibitors, sponsors and speakers we have found on the event’s own lists.

Read from the event’s own pages: nrfbigshow.nrf.com.

Speakers and sessions

Named on the event’s own program. Titles and organizations are as the event lists them.

Speakers

  • Bob Eddy

    CEO, BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.

  • Caroline Brown

    Global Brand President, The North Face

  • Dane Mathews

    Chief Digital & Technology Officer, Taco Bell

  • Dayna Quanbeck

    President, Rothy's

  • Diana Marshall

    EVP & Chief Experience Officer, Sam's Club

  • Harley Finkelstein

    President, Shopify

  • Kecia Steelman

    President & CEO, Ulta Beauty

  • Nina Flood

    Global Brand President, Timberland

  • Richard Cox

    Chief Merchandising Officer, Pacsun

  • Sun Choe

    Global Brand President, Vans

Read from the event’s own pages: nrfbigshow.nrf.com

Industries and functions

Where it is and who it is for

Held in New York, NY. Local jobs, employers, layoffs and other conferences nearby are on the place pages.

Past and planned editions

  • 2027: January 10, 2027 to January 12, 2027, New York, NY

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