NY 2008 - NRF & Luxury

In 2008, the city of New York happened the 97th edition of the NRF Annual Convention & Expo, which was held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center from January 13 to 16. NRF 2008 was attended by 18 thousand visitors from 52 countries, at an event devised to be the industry’s most significant meeting throughout the world.

This time around, J2 Marketing organized for Alshop (the Brazilian Shopping Center Storekeepers’ Association), with 107 delegates - retail's executives and company owners - a surprisingly innovative schedule, made possible through a partnership with Carlos Ferreirinha’s MCF Consultoria consulting firm (ex-president of Louis Vuitton in Brazil) and coordinated by J2, which created a dive into the fascinating world of New York’s luxury market, a segment that has changed the cultural standard for brand promise, quality, style management and sales.

U.S. retail sales totaled $ 4.361 trillion in 2006, according to data published by Plunket Research.