Retail’s Big Show is the signature global retail event held in New York City annually, and has been ranked as one the top 200 events in North America and one of the 50 fastest-growing trade events internationally. With support from the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), the Asia Pacific edition of Retail’s Big Show – NRF 2024: Retail’s Big Show Asia Pacific, will be held in Singapore on June 11-13, 2024 for the first time. The NRF Innovation Lab, a key highlight of the show, is expected to showcase the most visionary retail technologies ranging from AI, AR/VR to blockchain, robotics and Web3. Deeptech Times finds out from Ryf Quail, managing director for NRF 2024: Retail’s Big Show Asia Pacific at Comexposium, about the transformative power of next-generation technology on the retail landscape in Asia Pacific and how regional consumers are responding to these exciting innovations.
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