
Inside NRF 2025: Key takeaways from Retail's Big Show
To succeed, leaders will have to embrace disruption as a catalyst for reinvention while building adaptable business models that thrive on change.
NRF 2025 serves as the pivotal event for the entire industry to forge essential connections, gain new insights for making bold decisions in the coming year, and explore the cutting-edge technology revolutionizing retail.
PwC was proud to support NRF at Retail's Big Show once again in 2025. During the conference, we observed how disruption – from game-changing tech to evolving consumer behaviors – is fundamentally changing the retail industry.
After insightful discussions with speakers, exhibitors, and clients at our PwC-hosted events, we’ve distilled the must-know themes defining retail’s next chapter.
From AI-driven growth to the fusion of physical and digital, workforce adaptability, supply chain resilience, and more — these are the six trends shaping the future of retail.
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