Retail Transformation Showcase
Step into our booth for daily, live demos from our strategic partners as they highlight innovative software solutions and services designed to address today’s biggest challenges. Every 30-minute session is followed by a 15-minute Q&A for meaningful conversation and practical takeaways to support your success.
Sunday, January 11
9:30 am
PO Express
Presented by Rick Boretsky, Makira
11:00 am
Stop Hidden Spend Leaks: Procurement Integrity that Finds Fraud, Waste, and Error
Learn how to spot hidden risks, connect data for end-to-end oversight, and reduce financial losses with analytics-driven procurement integrity.
Presented by Michael Presley, SAS and Mark Tobino, RPE
12:30 pm
The AI-Native Inventory Platform Retail Has Been Waiting For
Featuring InventorySmart®, an AI-native, end-to-end inventory execution platform that unifies forecasting, allocation, replenishment, transfers and ordering into a single intelligent engine.
Presented by Ken Nichols, Impact Analytics
2:00 pm
advarics Spotlight on Unified Commerce
Take a walk through the advarics.retail application to learn more about cloud-based, secure and flexible Merchandise Management and POS for fashion, sport and shoe retailers.
Presented by Roland Köhler and Julia Müller, advarics
3:30 pm
Modern POS Without the Pain, Moving From Legacy POS to Veras Checkout
Identify the benefits of moving from a legacy POS system to the Veras Checkout global POS solution. Real time vs batch updates, reduction in disputed transactions, base MMS integration if using MMS and gaining an experienced support and customization team.
Presented by Rohit Vir and Damon Pankey, Veras Retail
Monday, January 12
9:30 am
advarics Spotlight on Unified Commerce
Take a walk through the advarics.retail application to learn more about cloud-based, secure and flexible Merchandise Management and POS for fashion, sport and shoe retailers.
Presented by Roland Köhler and Julia Müller, advarics
11:00 am
Every Price Decision, One Intelligence Layer
Featuring PriceSmart®, an AI-native, unified lifecycle pricing platform that seamlessly orchestrates everyday pricing, promotions, and markdowns within a single intelligent engine.
Presented by Niranjan Chandrasekaran, Impact Analytics
12:30 pm
Always On, Building Customer Relationships with Veras Affinity
Learn how DKNY and Karl Lagerfeld Paris (KLP) are increasing sales and improving customer satisfaction using the Veras Clienteling and Black Book solutions. Insights from DKNY and KLP as well.
Presented by Rohit Vir and Anureeta Bakshi, Veras Retail
2:00 pm
End the Excel Fire Drills: Hyper Intelligent Planning for Faster Cycles and Confident Decisions
Discover how to focus on what matters, align financial planning, make confident decisions, forecast demand with precision, and optimize fulfillment all in one unified workflow.
Presented by Michael Presley, SAS and Mark Tobino, RPE
3:30 pm
De-risking Application Modernization with Software Mapping Intelligence
CAST software intelligence provides AI agents with deterministic data to safely modernize legacy mainframe applications, empowering retail companies to migrate confidently to modern cloud environments while accelerating transformation.
Presented by Jibson Mamerto, CAST
Tuesday, January 13
9:30 am
advarics Spotlight on Unified Commerce
Take a walk through the advarics.retail application to learn more about cloud-based, secure and flexible Merchandise Management and POS for fashion, sport and shoe retailers.
Presented by Roland Köhler and Julia Müller, advarics
11:00 am
End Campaign Guesswork: Real-Time Insights for Every Customer Touchpoint
See how to personalize every customer journey, accelerate campaigns, unify data, and drive measurable growth and ROI with real-time customer intelligence.
Presented by Michael Presley and Stephanie Ellison, SAS and Mark Tobino, RPE
12:30 pm
Your Retail Brain Has Arrived: How Agentic AI Transforms Retail Performance Insight
Introducing CortexEye, an AI-powered, agentic retail reasoning engine designed to replace static dashboards with instant diagnostic intelligence.
Presented by Muddassir Majeed, Impact Analytics
2:00 pm
De-risking Application Modernization with Software Mapping Intelligence
CAST software intelligence provides AI agents with deterministic data to safely modernize legacy mainframe applications, empowering retail companies to migrate confidently to modern cloud environments while accelerating transformation.
Presented by Jibson Mamerto, CAST
Thank you to these partners for making a donation to the NRF Foundation
