Join NAB at this year’s RetailNOW event, July 27-30 at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas.
Overview of the 2024 RetailNOW conference.
What do you get when you combine trade-show thrills, educational-conference insights, and networking-event opportunities? The only answer is RetailNOW, which is making its triumphant return to Las Vegas this year.
The 2024 edition of RetailNOW is chock full of payment goodness, so be on the lookout for:
- 1,600+ attendees – VARs, ISVs, and vendors ready to mix, mingle, and make friends.
- 170+ exhibitors — including an expanded Niche & Startup ISV Alley.
- Insights on the retail IT channel — learn about topline topics such as AI, cash discounting/surcharging, robotics, retail media networks, and cloud technologies.
- Connections and community as throngs of payment pros descend upon the Vegas strip.
Show organizers are promising a better-than-ever take on last year’s event, predicting the 2024 RetailNOW will be the best yet. NAB will be there, doing our part to make that happen!
RSPA background information.
The organization is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, bringing decades of experience to this unique event.
RetailNOW trade show history.
The conference has a tradition as storied as the RSPA itself. The show is touted by industry professionals as one of the best of its kind — and always an eagerly anticipated event. The Las Vegas venue is the perfect forum for this gathering, as the success of the 2023 version proved.
Mission of RSPA.
You know the name, but you may not know the history (all 75 years of it). The RSPA — or “Retail Solutions Providers Association,” if you’re formal — is North America's largest community of VARs, software providers, vendors, and distributors in the retail, restaurant, grocery, and cannabis verticals.
If you’re working in one of those industries — and you’re serious about growth — they’re here to help you achieve your goals.
VARs come to the organization for general-counsel guidance, community, and the RSPA Academy. ISVs looking to develop strategic relationships join with other community members to expand their horizons. And vendors and distributors just want to be where the VAR and ISV action is.
All members receive white-glove service from the RSPA Member Services Team. It must be working, because many companies have been members for decades — and startup tech companies are joining all the time. Everyone looking to grow and thrive understands what the huge RSPA membership brings to the table.
The RSPA reputation stands on two pillars.
- A vision to be the retail industry’s indispensable resource.
- A mission to accelerate the success of RSPA members in the retail technology ecosystem by providing knowledge and connections.
RetailNOW agenda and details.
The 2024 show promises a mix of the trending issues in retail technology, with an emphasis on executive education; ISV education; sales, marketing, and customer service; industry essentials; and express education. There will also be a focus on new industry voices, focusing on cutting-edge VARs and software developers talking new technologies. And, as always, you can expect exclusive, in-depth discussions about channel opportunities and challenges for all.
Here’s the breakdown by day.
Saturday, July 27.
This day is set aside for arrivals and registration as well as vendor meetings in the morning.
Sunday, July 28.
More vendor meetings in the morning, continued registration for those arriving this day, and an ISV/Cannabis Reception at 4:30 in the afternoon. Day 1 caps off with a First Look Welcome Reception, Canadian Community Event, and vendor receptions that evening.
Monday, July 29.
Retail gets real with a jam-packed day of sessions and speakers. Sessions are organized by RetailNOW’s areas of expertise: Express Education; Retail IT Essentials; Sales, Marketing, & Customer Service; Executive Education; and ISV Education. Each session is moderated by experts from around the industry.
- Express Education kicks off with “Dynamic Leadership: Igniting Growth, Navigating Change, and Empowering Teams.”
- Retail IT Essentials session: “Legally Speaking: Cash Discounts and Surcharging.”
- Sales, Marketing, & Customer Service session: “Mission AI: Journey to the Future of Retail and Hospitality.”
- ISV Education session: “Positioning the Next Five Years for ISVs.”
- Executive Education session: “Thriving as a VAR in the Modern Retail IT Industry.”
- Sales, Marketing & Customer Service session: “Elevate & Innovate: Essential Tools for Empowering Your Retail Technology Solution Business”
- Executive Education session: “Eliminate Owner Dependency (& Make Your Business Better).”
- ISV Education session: “The Art of Partner Enablement: Empowering VARs for Success.”
- Express Education session: “Unlocking the Power of Digital Wallets: Innovation in Coupons, Loyalty, and QR Code Integration.”
- Retail IT Essentials session: “VAR Opportunities in the Cannabis Space.”
Monday is rounded out by Expo Hall touring, general sessions, and a W2W/NextGen Communities event.
Tuesday, July 30.
The final day opens with Expo Hall access in the morning, followed by an afternoon of RetailNOW signature sessions.
- Retail IT Essentials session: “AI and ChatGPT: The Dos and Don'ts to Maximize Impact.”
- Executive Education session: “Building a Culture of Candor, Ownership, and Accountability.”
- Express Education session: “Expanding Value: Enhancing Your Solutions Portfolio for Client Success.”
- ISV Education session: “Lessons From VARs Turned ISVs.”
- Sales, Marketing, & Customer Service session: “Unlocking the Secrets of Selling to a New Generation of Customer.”
- Sales, Marketing, & Customer Service session: “Beating the Giants: How to Compete Against VC-Backed POS Solutions.”
- Express Education session: “Fortifying Cybersecurity: Protecting VARs, ISVs, & Merchants.”
- Executive Education session: “Generational Transition within Small and Family Businesses.”
- ISV Education session: “How ISVs are Improving the Payments Landscape with Value Added Services.”
- Retail IT Essentials session: “The Right People at the Right Time: How ISVs and VARs Navigate Growth Through Strategic Hiring.”
That caps the final day, as attendees bid farewell to friends new and old, and they try to figure out how much they lost — or won — at the casinos.
Visit NAB at RetailNOW!
But before, during, and even after all this activity, make sure you find our team at the show. We’ll be camped out at Booth #716, ready to network and share our know-how.
And if you need more show information, visit the event’s official website right here.
See you at RetailNOW 2024!
