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NRF reports best year ever for Big Show

February 1, 2010

An email from Mike Gatti, senior vice president of communications for the National Retail Federation, reports that last month's 99th Annual Convention & Expo in New York was a smashing success.

"This year's NRF Annual Convention was a tremendous success with attendance of approximately 18,500, matching 2008 numbers — our best year ever," he writes. "We also had 473 exhibitors at the show this year. Retailers saw a lot of value in the EXPO and our educational content. As a result, we saw a 20 percent increase in retail attendance for this year's convention. Exhibitors were very pleased with the high volume of traffic on the floor, which led to a lot of new business opportunities. All in all, attendees expressed optimism about the coming year."