Collaborative. Meaningful. Innovative. The only peer-to-peer learning event of its kind.

NRF Nexus is the collaborative intersection of tech, digital and marketing executives tasked with moving their retail organization’s customer journey forward, faster. You’ll find an approachable and refreshing atmosphere where you can openly learn and share with your retail peers — 96% of NRF Nexus attendees agree, it’s like no other event you’ll attend.

We’ve purposely scratched the usual conference distractions like industry press and tradeshow floors, so you can immerse yourself in meaningful peer-to-peer learning, along with forward-thinking NRF-curated and peer-reviewed programming that promises reliable insights and practical takeaways.

The smartest retail customer experience minds, in one place.

Share your own business challenges and wins with like-minded peers and discover new ways to benchmark results and gut-check customer strategies and tactics. At NRF Nexus, we’ll tackle common retail customer experience roadblocks together, helping you find practical solutions you can implement, like:

  • Balancing short-term performance with long-term vision and overcoming resistance to change within the organization

  • Ensuring alignment and collaboration across technology, digital and marketing teams to support growth initiatives

  • Keeping pace with rapid technological advancements in both digital and physical customer experiences

  • Integrating emerging technologies into existing IT infrastructure and systems

  • Finding balance between innovation, cost-efficiency and aggressive growth targets while maintaining sustainable practices

  • Adapting to changing consumer behaviors while maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction

  • Addressing customer pain points effectively with expectations and preferences in mind

  • Achieving a single view of the customer across all channels

  • Ensuring customer data privacy and security

  • Understanding the future of the consumer and commerce

2025 session topics

We've curated a select group of the most successful leaders in their roles, ready to exchange ideas and find answers to the urgent challenges affecting the retail landscape now and in the future, including:

  • Consumer Trends

  • GenAI Reality Check

  • MarTech: 1st Party Data Strategies

  • Removing Barriers to Seamless Commerce

  • Competing with China’s Online Retail Powerhouses

  • New Horizons in Social Commerce

  • The Convergence of Entertainment and Retail

  • UX/CX Imperatives

  • GenAI Impacts on SEO

  • Understanding Gen Z

  • Quantum Computing at Inflection Point

  • Maintaining Brand Loyalty

Who should attend

NRF Nexus brings together leaders responsible for driving innovation and decision-makers who shape ideas into future realities for their customers. Create lasting connections with other retail executives and grow your professional network of savvy peers and reliable sounding boards.

  • Retail CMOs and senior marketing leaders

  • Retail CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, CXOs and senior technology leaders

  • Chief Growth Officers, Chief Customer Officers, Chief Strategy Officers and Chief Executive Officers

  • Digital retail, omnichannel and ecommerce leaders

  • Senior innovation and strategy executives

  • Senior retail leaders who have a stake in their brand's customer experience and journey, including finance, operations and data executives


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Come for the content. Stay for the calm.


Terranea Resort offers a uniquely beautiful and upscale setting — surrounded by nature and open spaces where you can cleanse your brain, take a step back and enjoy the views and the company, while having meaningful conversations about timely topics that matter to your business.

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