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How Adyen Leaned on its Partner Ecosystem to Entice Retailers at NRF 2025

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The first fiscal quarter of the year is an important period for the retail industry, and Adyen was quick to pounce on the opportunity to get its brand in front of 40,000 attendees as a means of boosting awareness in North Americaone of its fastest-growing regionsand engaging customers and prospective clients.

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NRF 2025: Five Exhibit Design Trends from Retail’s Big Show

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While the show floor at NRF 2025 was abuzz with talk of AI agents and retail media networks earlier this week, EM arrived at New York Citys Javits Center to explore how some of the worlds biggest retail brands approached exhibit design and engagement at the National Retail Federations “Big Show.

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For These Brick-and-Mortar Retailers, Experiential Marketing is a Path Forward

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Brick-and-mortar retail stores took a serious hit during the pandemic as consumers turned to online shopping as a preferred—and safer—alternative. Following is a look at how four brands are leveraging experiential strategies to usher in a retail revival. Three Ways Kendra Scott Masters Retail Events. Dick’s Sporting Goods.

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Hot Flavors: Six Brands That Crushed Sampling at NACS 2024

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While many offerings on display focused on the future of retail with the use of AI and technology, product sampling remained a key part of this show, with brands going all out to impress the retailers with bold flavors, innovative packaging, and engaging retail experiences.

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How Experiential Tactics are Ushering in a Brick-and-Mortar Retail Revival

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Some good news for a change: Retail store openings are outpacing closures this year. After the pandemic dealt what appeared to be a death blow to brick-and-mortar retail in 2020, the sector is quickly recovering and talk of the “retail apocalypse” is largely in the rearview window.

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Outdoor Retailer Summer’s Redesigned Show Floor Encourages Community and Connection

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was one of the questions asked during registration for Outdoor Retailer Summer (OR), which brought together outdoor brands, retailers and designers to the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, June 19-21. “Are you bringing your dog?”

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Nine High-tech Solutions to Explore in the COVID-19 Era

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High-tech vending machines have been a staple in many experiential activations over the years and while most were a pure social media amplification play—tweet with a hashtag within a geofenced area to receive dispensed goods—their touchless nature could solve a few different pain points on the show floor moving forward.

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