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Logimat cancelled :( It was expected since we had received a few meeting cancellations from the key exhibitors. Later we also started receiving cancellations from smaller exhibitors and then finally the event cancellation. Our thoughts are with the many businesses that rely on the trade show sector in Germany. With c.1,700 exhibitors and 50,000 visitors from all over the world it was probably a decision not taken lightly. We were looking forward to the event as it was the first time we would be spending the full three days at the event allowing us to really get under the skin...

1 RWB remains the number one event for cross border trading on marketplaces despite the understandable cancellations from participating marketplaces from South Korea and China. Coupang would have been an exciting addition to the many exhibiting marketplaces at the conference, but we are looking forward to seeing them in 2021 instead! 5 The conference has now been running for five years and 2020 saw the extension of the conference from a one day event to a two day event, inculding some very exciting content including data analytics and augemented reality. 7 The number of years Gerald Ratner spent in bed...

NRF Big Show is simply best in class for retail technology vendors. 3 This was our third visit to NRF Big Show in New York. Every time we have tried to pack as much into the three days as possible, including the many breakfast meetings, evening meetups and more. However, it is simply impossible to cover the breadth of the show and the many activities with one person. The event runs over three days, from Sunday to Tuesday. However, for retailers there are plenty of events on the Saturday. There are three floor levels at the Jacob K Javitz center...

NRF2020, New York, USRetail Technology trade showWebsite While the climate at NRF2019 was very warm, the weather outside Jacob K Javitz centre was definitely very cold at a cool -10 degree celcius. So, this year I brought my wintercoat. It was strange to see people walking around in tshirts in New York in the middle as I realised I had made the wrong outerwear choice. However, at least we can remove our outerjackets... #isgretaright? Once at my hotel room I realised my computer charger had broken so I had to walk to the nearest BestBuy (W44th 5th) to get a...