Adversity breeds innovation, says Microsoft’s Shelley Bransten

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We spoke with Microsoft’s Shelley Bransten about the new Microsoft Cloud for Retail, the importance of the partner ecosystem in meeting the needs of end consumers, and how the Covid-19 pandemic has helped progressive retailers to drive sales

The retail lead discusses how the Covid-19 pandemic has helped progressive retailers to drive sales 
 

How NRF is setting the stage for retail in 2020

Senior vice president for conferences Susan Newman highlights how the Big Show will help firms to execute their strategic visions for this year and beyond

Susan Newman highlights how the Big Show will help firms execute their strategic visions

Satya Nadella to deliver opening keynote at NRF 2020

Microsoft CEO will join senior executives from Mastercard and Nordstrom at the retail show

Retailers are diversifying investments to meet customer needs, says NRF

New research by the National Retail Federation and Forrester showcases how marketing is changing

Angela Elder tells us what to expect from NRF’s Big Show 2019

National Retail Federation’s vice president of Retail Strategy outlines the key topics and technologies that will be top of the retail agenda this year

National Retail Federation’s vice president of retail strategy outlines this year's key topics

NRF 2017: a round-up of the action from the retail show so far

Microsoft partners demo IoT, cloud and augmented reality solutions

Enriching engagement with customers as they shop

Employing innovative mobile and beacon technologies to connect the in-store and online shopping experiences will ultimately help retailers better engage with their customers. We spoke with Tom Nix of Scala to find out more

Tom Nix of Scala on employing innovative mobile and beacon technologies to connect shopping channels

NRF: Microsoft showcases latest release of Dynamics for Retail

Update includes improvements to call centre functionality, and new transportation and delivery capabilities

Update includes improvements to call centre functionality, and new transportation and delivery capabilities