Shop.org is excited to be managing a few sessions of the Online Retailing track at this year’s NRF Annual Big Show in New York City taking place from January 10-13 2010.  We will be helping with sessions that tackle hot button topics including cross-channel customer expectations, the online customer experience, the state of retailing online, and where retail is headed in the future.

If you have never been to the NRF Annual Big Show I recommend going.  It is quite an experience to see literally thousands of retail industry experts invade New York City.  From someone whose career has been almost 100% in eCommerce, going to a “traditional” retail show and hearing about the important topics that are facing both online and offline retail was enlightening.   It provided a fresh perspective of where eCommerce fits in the entire retail world, where we are succeeding, where we are falling short, and what opportunity lies ahead.   This year is going to be the best one yet.  I am especially excited to the Sir Terry Leahy the CEO of TESCO to provide a true global view of cross-channel retail.

One session Shop.org is managing involves our Board Member Brett Hurt interviewing three leading venture capitalists (VCs) on the current state of the economy and the opportunities for retail to grow in the future.   Brett wanted me to reach out to the community for suggestions for questions.  So, if you were sitting down with leading VCs and could ask them any questions regarding retail or the economy what would you ask them?  Simply respond to this blog or send me an email and I will forward them on to Brett.  

Thanks everyone and I hope to see the Shop.org community out in full force taking a bite out of the big apple at the NRF Annual Big Show.

Larry Joseloff
VP, Content — Shop.org
joseloffl@shop.org