breakouts and presentations throughout the show. There was also the
fun factor, with old friends and new acquaintances socializing and networking at everything from formal events to the loose, do-it-yourself mu-sic-making of the second annual RIS Rock & Roll Retail on January 10,
where industry executives and analysts generated heat on a cold night
by displaying their inner Mick Jaggers and Joan Jetts.
Second Annual Super Saturday
Attracts 200 Attendees
Positive Economic News, At Last
The overall “buzz” at NRF was upbeat in terms of the economy, highlighted at the January 10 Super Session, “Retail’s Road to Recovery:
Status Report on the Global Economy.” Moody’s chief economist and
co-founder Mark Zandi expressed economic optimism through 2013,
predicting they will be “very good years.” He cited an improving job
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SEEN & HEARD market, increased availability of credit and the recently approved tax
cut extensions.
Ira Kalish, Global Director of Deloitte Research, seemed to cautiously
echo some of Zandi’s predictions during the January 10 Super Session,
“Consumerization of technology is a never ending
wave, and there is an emerging expectation gap
between shoppers and retailers.”
DaviD Gruehn, MiCrosoft
