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January 11-13, 2026 | Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, NYC

AWS at NRF 2026: Retail's Big Show

Build The Future with AI

Join Amazon Web Services (AWS) at NRF 2026: Retail’s Big Show to discover how we’re building the future with AI. Experience our latest innovations through demonstrations from AWS, Amazon, and AWS Partners. Don’t miss our Feature Session, Big Ideas presentations, and in-booth theater talks highlighting how industry leaders are accelerating product innovation, enhancing marketing effectiveness, delivering seamless commerce experiences, and optimizing operations.

Visit our booth (#4438) to see how AWS helps transform Retail and Consumer Goods businesses with the industry’s most comprehensive portfolio of cloud and AI capabilities. 

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AWS Big Ideas Sessions

Hear from our customers and AWS Partners in our Big Ideas Sessions - Location: Expo Stage 4, Level 1

AI Meets Home Services: Taskrabbit’s Integration with Alexa+

Sunday, Jan 11, 1:00-1:30pm

Taskrabbit and Amazon’s Alexa+ are collaborating to launch the first ever instant booking service. Soon customers will be able to ask Alexa to help with tasks such as mounting a TV or home cleaning simply by just asking Alexa to "book it." This agentic LLM powered integration enables users to conquer their to do lists with Alexa+ by booking local services all through natural conversations. Powered by Alexa's WebAction SDK and AWS' NovaAct service, Alexa+ can navigate Taskrabbit's web pages and complete bookings on customers' behalf without having to implement deep API integrations, all you need is a website. This partnership marks a significant advancement in merging AI, voice technology, and on-demand services. Join Taskrabbit's CEO, Ania Smith, AWS, and the Amazon Alexa+ team to explore the technical achievements, strategic implications, and future possibilities of this experience.implications, and future possibilities of this experience.

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AI Innovation: From Design to Customer Satisfaction

Sunday, Jan 11, 3:15-3:45pm

Leading retail and consumer goods brands are transforming their internal and customer facing operations through AI applications. Join industry leaders from Deckers, Tapestry, and Nestle Purina North America to learn how AI implementation drives revenue growth, reduces costs, and enhances customer satisfaction. Discover practical strategies to integrate AI into your business operations and stay competitive in the evolving retail landscape.

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Democratizing Retail Media: Technology that powers growth

Monday, Jan 12, 10:15-10:45pm

Learn how Amazon Retail Ad Service is making advanced retail media capabilities accessible across retail sectors. Hear how industry retailer leader, Macy's, leverages this technology to enhance their established platform and drive incremental growth. You'll walk away with actionable strategies to implement retail media solutions that can transform your advertising capabilities and unlock new revenue opportunities.

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How Amazon and adidas are setting new fulfillment standards for the footwear industry

Monday Jan 12, 1:30-2:00pm

Shoppers’ expectations are evolving faster than ever. They now expect seamless access to products, effortless returns, personalized experiences, and rapid delivery. To meet these demands, adidas is partnering with Amazon to advance its digital commerce and supply chain operations through the use of data and cutting-edge technology. As a pioneer in the global footwear industry, adidas continues to lead the industry and inspire others to rethink how they deliver products to shoppers around the world. Join senior leaders from Amazon and adidas as they share how their collaboration is redefining fulfillment, returns, and the end-to-end shopper experience. Learn how Amazon’s innovative solutions are helping adidas achieve greater speed, accuracy, and consumer experience, and hear their shared vision for the next generation of shopper-focused innovation shaping the future of digital commerce.

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Transform Customer Experience with AI: Lessons from Saks Global and Dine Brands

Monday Jan 12, 2:13-3:00pm

Customers have more options than ever, and the quality of their experience is the new battlefront for retailers and restaurant brands. In this session learn how Saks Global is using the cloud and AI to understand customers’ emotions and behavior, fixing critical pain points, and continuously innovating to deliver exceptional experiences. Hear how Dine Brands transformed its technical support across franchises, resulting in 34% faster ticket resolution and reduced backlogs, through streamlined, intelligent assistance. Gain practical tools for developing data-driven customer experience strategies that boost loyalty and accelerate business growth.

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In-Booth Technology Demonstrations

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Supply chain and operations

Learn how AI enables supply chain resilience and agility while reducing costs with end-to-end visibility of inventory placement, order management, and logistics.

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Omnichannel commerce

Discover how AI powers frictionless consumer experiences across both digital and physical channels, transforming everything from personalized product discovery to seamless purchase and pickup options.

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Product innovation and merchandising

Uncover how AI transforms the entire product lifecycle - turning market insights into revenue-generating offerings faster than ever before.

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Marketing and advertising

Learn how AI can deliver personalized experiences and unmatched insights to optimize marketing spend and drive growth.

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AWS at NRF 2026 Overview

View our Retail and Consumer Goods attendee guide for an overview of AWS at NRF 2026

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AWS In-Booth Theater

Discover breakthrough technologies and innovations through 20-minute presentations by AWS, Amazon, and AWS Partners throughout the event.

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Sunday, January 11

10:35 AM - 10:55 AM

11:10 AM - 11:30 AM

11:45 AM - 12:05 PM

12:20 PM - 12:40 PM

12:50 PM - 1:10 PM

1:30 PM - 1:50 PM

2:05 PM - 2:25 PM

2:40 PM - 3:00 PM

3:15 PM - 3:35 PM

3:50 PM - 4:10 PM

Nathan O'Neill | Just Walk Out: Creating retail experiences customers love

NVIDIA & AWS | Accelerating Innovation: From model to meal

Scott Langdoc | How AI-centered innovation is creating leaders in FMCG retail

Deborah Matteliano | The Last Mile Revolution: how retail and restaurants are redefining delivery 

Pritam Bedse | Saks Global Digital Transformation: Implementing voice-first AI automation with AWS and NLX

Presented by Threedium | Retail Reimagined: The agentic economy powered by 3D

Presented by Stripe | Exploring dual pathways to agentic commerce with AWS and Stripe

Presented by Treasure Data | From Data Chaos to AI Magic: Supercharging customer experience

Presented by Last Yard | From Data to Execution: AI-powered price & promo management at scale

David Christian | Amazon Nova: Revolutionizing retail through next-generation AI foundation models

Monday, January 12

10:00 AM - 10:20 AM

10:35 AM - 10:55 AM:

11:10 AM - 11:30 AM

11:45 AM - 12:05 PM

12:20 PM - 12:40 PM

12:50 PM - 1:10 PM

1:30 PM - 1:50 PM

2:05 PM - 2:25 PM

2:40 PM - 3:00 PM

3:15 PM - 3:35 PM

3:50 PM - 4:10 PM

Amazon Transparency: Simplifying GS1 Sunrise 2027 Compliance, Speaker: Monica Ravi, Director of Transparency.

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Presented by Bynder | Revolutionizing Retail Content: AI-powered DAM for omnichannel excellence

Presented by Spectro Cloud | Spectro Cloud Palette enabling Retail AI from Edge to Cloud

Presented by AppsFlyer | Data to Dollars: Commerce media data collaboration in the AI era

Amit Singh | Amazon Q: Transform retail operations from development to customer experience

Doug Tiffan | Fashioning the Future: How AI is impacting the Fashion industry from design to shelf

Presented by Aritzia & Forter | How Aritzia delivers excellent CX in the age of retail abuse

Shivali Mistry | Scaling Ads Business: iHerb's journey with Amazon Retail Ad Service

Matthew Grant Tannyhill | Outrank, Outsell and outperform in AI search with a GEO scorecard from AWS and Pattern

Aditya Pendyala | From UX to AX: MCP servers for AI shopping agents

Justin Swagler | Beyond Smart Stores: The promise of agentic Intelligence in retail

Tuesday, January 13

10:00 AM - 10:20 AM

10:35 AM - 10:55 AM

11:10 AM - 11:30 AM

11:45 AM - 12:05 PM

12:20 PM – 12:40 PM

Amar Sanghera | Reimagining Supply Chain Operations: The agentic revolution

Aparna Galliasso | The innovators dilemma: adapting CPG foundations for an AI future

Bharat Ramaka | Transforming business with SAP and Pan-Amazon services

Ganesh Raam Ramadurai | From Prototype to Impact: Accelerating retail innovation with the AI-driven lifecycle (AI DLC)

Rohit Mittal | Expanding the frontiers of multimodal AI with Nova 2

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Use discount promo code 3431 when booking your all access pass!

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