NRF's BIG Show

Mashable reported last week (March 9) that Nike is opening a new pop-up store in the U.K. to promote its "Nike+ Fuelband" running bracelets.

"The wristband tracks your movements throughout the day. It records 'your entire athletic life,' says Nike’s promo video, and can sync that information to your smartphone," wrote Mashable's Kate Freeman. "The wristband records steps taken, calories burned and time of activity."

Two days ago, we blogged about the emergence of the "omnichannel experience" in retail, which (through technology and physical interaction) allows merchants to connect with customers on several channels simultaneously.

Innovation In Store Design, Resource Design and Technology Attracts New Consumers

Hosted by Jim Crawford, Executive Director-Global Retail Executive Council for Taberna Retail, this session offered an interesting compilation of new technologies. Presenters outlined how different technologies became popular and made themselves prominent fixtures in the retail industry. Different applications include: the Internet and mobile space, augmented reality, second-screen engagement, and projection.

Managing Forward: Analytics to Understand the Multi-Channel and Multi-Device User

Presented by: Larry Freed, President & CEO, ForeSee

This session was a pretty interesting look at user analytics.

Highlights:

Marketing Strategy Online: Trends and Implications Every Executive Should Know

Sunday's opening session at NRF was an eye opener for even seasoned online companies. 

Panel consisted of: Brian Tilzer, VP E-Commerce for Staples Steven Dee, CIO from Hayneedle.com Pram Bhatt, VP E-Commerce for Kenneth Cole

Some stats from the session: