Innovating in ways that make business sense and exploring unknown areas like the metaverse have kept retail IT teams busy in 2022 and have driven some of the most popular stories in NRF What's Next SmartBrief this year.
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Industry Outlook: NRF SmartBrief What's Next
What kind of technology was most successful in engaging your customers this year?
Social media
50.00%
Augmented reality
25.00%
Mobile technology
25.00%
Other
0.00%
What will be the biggest e-commerce trend of 2023?
New payment options
44.45%
Social shopping
33.33%
Voice search
0.00%
Artificial intelligence
22.22%
Other
0.00%
Image of the Year
Decentraland hosted the first Metaverse Fashion Week in March 2022.
The first woman to capture five all-around World Championship titles, Simone Biles is the most decorated gymnast in World Championships history with 25 medals overall. Opening NRF 2023's Monday program, Biles will share how she embraces empowerment and teamwork to inspire the next generation and ignite the limitless potential of all women and girls. Learn how Biles embraces a commitment to recognize and support women's individual and collective strength and help girls to take on the world confidently and passionately in their endeavors. Register now.
Quote of the Year
Quote of the Year
Each year, thousands of NRF What's Next SmartBrief readers share the SmartQuote with colleagues, family and friends. This year's most shared quote is below.
So we inhabit (or are chosen to inhabit) an astounding, privileged instant in the life span of the universe.
Michael Gerson, columnist, journalist, speechwriter 1964-2022
