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Over three days, it brings together more than 40,000 participants\u2014an ecosystem of retailers, brands, and technology partners from 100 countries.<\/p>\n<p>In collaboration with the CQCD, Novatize offers a structured recap of the key takeaways from NRF\u201926, the trends to watch, the models already delivering results today, and\u2014most importantly\u2014the actions to activate quickly to remain competitive. Many transformations are already underway. The objective is to understand what truly matters and to prioritize the right initiatives now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key topics include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Agentic commerce (AI agents): how it is reshaping discovery, purchasing, and post-purchase experiences\u2014and how to prepare in practical terms;<\/li>\n<li>Announcements from major players (e.g., Google, Shopify, and others) and their real-world impact for retailers, particularly around new standards designed to facilitate purchasing through AI assistants;<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrations and applied examples inspired by NRF\u201926, enabling participants to leave with clear priorities and concrete actions to implement;<\/li>\n<li>And more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaker:<\/strong> Thavy Khamtan, VP, Unified Commerce and Strategic Alliances, Novatize<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please note:<\/strong> Event reserved for retail businesses.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>**Conference in French**<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/main>\n                                <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NRF\u201926 (Retail\u2019s Big Show) once again confirmed that the retail industry is at a tipping point: transformations are accelerating, and the decisions made today will determine tomorrow\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":14036,"template":"","event_type":[131],"mega_event_type":[],"mega_event_theme":[205,206],"mega_event_location":[],"class_list":["post-14032","events","type-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event_type-trade-shows-and-events","mega_event_theme-digital-transformation-and-ai","mega_event_theme-customer-experience-and-digital-transformation"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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