{"id":704622,"date":"2025-12-19T11:23:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T11:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/?post_type=event&#038;p=704622"},"modified":"2026-02-20T06:06:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T06:06:27","slug":"join-retail-peers-nrf-2026","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/news\/events\/join-retail-peers-nrf-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"NRF 2026 Unwrapped: London"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<header class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-hero-reusable header heroReusable  \"><div class=\"header-bgs\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/NRF-Unwrapped-Webpage-2880-x-1800px-1-e1766062579976.jpg?w=2880&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/NRF-Unwrapped-Webpage-2880-x-1800px-1-e1766062579976.jpg?w=2880&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1500px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/NRF-Unwrapped-Webpage-2880-x-1800px-1-e1766062579976.jpg?w=1440&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/NRF-Unwrapped-Webpage-2880-x-1800px-1-e1766062579976.jpg?w=2880&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/NRF-Unwrapped-Webpage-2880-x-1800px-1-e1766062579976.jpg?w=1024&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/NRF-Unwrapped-Webpage-2880-x-1800px-1-e1766062579976.jpg?w=1024&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/NRF-Unwrapped-Webpage-2880-x-1800px-1-e1766062579976.jpg?w=768&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/NRF-Unwrapped-Webpage-2880-x-1800px-1-e1766062579976.jpg?w=768&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/NRF-Unwrapped-Webpage-2880-x-1800px-1-e1766062579976.jpg\" class=\"header-img header-img-d\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:52% 16%\" loading=\"eager\"\/><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"heroPictureCardHeaderShape\"><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-12\"><div class=\"box\"><div class=\"boxTagWrapper\"><div class=\"tagInfo\"><div><span class=\"box-tag\">Event<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"box-title\"><h1 data-maxlength=\"34\">NRF 2026 Unwrapped: London<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"inner-row-insight download-btn\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/header>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-group section section--article-content\"><div class=\"article-main-content\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-11 col-lg-10 offset-md-1 offset-lg-1\"><div class=\"article-text article-quote-text\">\n<p><strong>Date<\/strong>: Thursday 5 February 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Time<\/strong>: 2PM \u2013 8PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Location<\/strong>: Capgemini ST Paul&#8217;s Office, 95 Queen Victoria St, London EC4V 4HN<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-from-fifth-avenue-to-oxford-street-minus-the-jet-lag\">From Fifth Avenue to Oxford Street \u2014 minus the jet lag.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re carrying the best ideas from NRF across the pond and translating them into practical insight for UK retail leaders. That means a clear-eyed look at AI-led transformation, emerging players shaping the market, and live use cases delivering measurable change &#8211; plus key insights from the 2026 Consumer Trends Report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-to-expect\">What to expect?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>From practical learnings fresh from NRF New York, to market-disrupting demonstrations and personalised store tours &#8211; we will begin at our London office with speaker sessions to share key NRF learnings and innovative demos, followed by store tours to experience how the latest innovations are coming to life. We will then conclude with an opportunity to connect and unwind over networking and drinks at a nearby venue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-demos\">Demos<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Experience our latest retail innovations:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em>Store AI Assistant<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;is a retail solution developed by Capgemini and Google Cloud that gives every store associate instant access to your organisation\u2019s best experti<em>se.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Reflow<\/em><\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>is an AI-powered platform developed by Capgemini, Microsoft, and Prewave to help CPG, manufacturing, and supply-chain leaders build resilience through agentic AI.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Moment In Time&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>leverages a custom-built Generative AI platform to provide a digital meets physical experience, leaving participants with a printed postcard to take home.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Slip<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;is a retail platform that digitises in-store receipts to unlock real-time customer identification, data capture, and post-purchase engagement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Fabacus&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>is a data platform that creates a product-level system of record connecting brands, licensees, retailers, and consumers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em>Vercel<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;is making it easier than ever to ship software. With deep Shopify integrations, they\u2019re accelerating how quickly anyone can launch a fully functional eCommerce store.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-speakers\">Speakers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hear from industry leaders and experts with more to be announced!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Julian Burnett \u2013 Head of Retail, Capgemini<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Catherine Strowger \u2013 Head of Retail, Capgemini Invent<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sanjay Nand \u2013 Head of Capgemini&#8217;s Applied Innovation Exchange (AIE)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-agenda\">Agenda<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Time<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Session<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Details<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>2:00\u20133:00pm<\/td><td>NRF Insights &amp; Themes<\/td><td>Kick off at our London office (95 Queen Victoria Street) with short speaker sessions sharing key NRF learnings and translating them into practical insight for UK retail leaders.<br><br>Exploring\u202fAI-led transformation, live use cases, and insights from the 2026 Capgemini Research Institute Consumer Trends Report.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3:00\u20134:00pm<\/td><td>Get Hands On: Tech Innovation Demo Sessions<\/td><td>Hands-on&nbsp;demos,&nbsp;bringing together a mix of partners&nbsp;across start-ups, big&nbsp;tech&nbsp;and Capgemini, to&nbsp;showcase&nbsp;emerging tech and&nbsp;help structure thinking through real, tangible examples.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4:00\u20136:00pm<\/td><td>Retail Safaris on Oxford Street<\/td><td>Experience the&nbsp;future of retail and how AI, automation, and experiential design can transform customer engagement and operational efficiency.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6:00pm onwards<\/td><td>Drinks &amp; Nibbles<\/td><td>Connect over drinks and nibbles&nbsp;with industry peers, exchanging ideas and learnings, and spark collaboration at Sunday in Brooklyn, Marleybone.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Please get in touch by reaching out to one of our experts listed below if you would like to receive the outputs from the event.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"latest-insights layout-odd layout-one-card-only \"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"insight-title\"><h2 class=\"latest-insight-title\"><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"layout-single-card\">\n                      <div class=\"row align-items-center w-lg-100\">\n                        <div class=\"card-image-wrapper\">\n                                <div class=\"card-image\" data-image-url=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/insights\/research-library\/what-matters-to-todays-consumer-2026\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/Consumer-trend-2026-web-banner.jpg?w=2048&#038;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/Consumer-trend-2026-web-banner.jpg?w=2048&#038;quality=70 2x\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmedia=\"(min-width: 1500px)\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/Consumer-trend-2026-web-banner.jpg?w=1024&#038;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/Consumer-trend-2026-web-banner.jpg?w=2048&#038;quality=70 2x\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmedia=\"(min-width: 992px)\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/Consumer-trend-2026-web-banner.jpg?w=1024&#038;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/Consumer-trend-2026-web-banner.jpg?w=2048&#038;quality=70 2x\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmedia=\"(min-width: 768px)\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/Consumer-trend-2026-web-banner.jpg?w=500&#038;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/Consumer-trend-2026-web-banner.jpg?w=1000&#038;quality=70 2x\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmedia=\"(min-width: 0)\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/Consumer-trend-2026-web-banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%; 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Well Being, Capgemini<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 col-lg-4 box-img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/Julian.png\" alt=\"Julian\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 col-lg-8 box-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row title-social-media-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12 col-lg-6 mbl-social-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"social-nav\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12 col-lg-6 box-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"people-profile-title\">Julian Burnett<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Head of Retail | Capgemini\u00a0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12 col-lg-6 social-box-container dkt-social-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"social-nav\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-info\">Julian has several decades of experience in digital &#038; technology consulting, strategy, transformation and operational leadership in retail, consumer and tech industries for businesses in start-up, scale-up and transformation mode. He is an experienced Board member and influencer, with an extensive professional network and leadership career developed with world class brands including Sainsbury\u2019s, John Lewis Partnership, House of Fraser, British Telecom, BNP Paribas and IBM. Julian has an award-winning track record in eCommerce, digital transformation and technology innovation.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 col-lg-4 box-img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/05\/Catherine-Strowger-Headshot.jpeg\" alt=\"Catherine Strowger\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-6 col-lg-8 box-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row title-social-media-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12 col-lg-6 mbl-social-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"social-nav\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a aria-label=\"Email\" href=\"mailto:Catherine.strowger@capgemini.com\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mail-ico\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a aria-label=\"Linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Opens in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/choldenretailconsultant\/\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-li\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12 col-lg-6 box-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"people-profile-title\">Catherine Strowger<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Head of Retail | Capgemini Invent<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12 col-lg-6 social-box-container dkt-social-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"social-nav\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a aria-label=\"Email\" href=\"mailto:Catherine.strowger@capgemini.com\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mail-ico\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a aria-label=\"Linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Opens in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/choldenretailconsultant\/\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-li\"><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"people-info\">Catherine leads the Retail practice for Capgemini Invent, the innovation, design and transformation arm of the Group. With over 15 years\u2019 experience in retail industry and consulting roles, she leads a team of retail experts who blend deep transformation expertise with their lived experiences working for some of the UK\u2019s best known retail brands.\n\nCatherine leads consulting engagements across the end-to-end retail operating model, with particular subject matter expertise and love for store operations and colleague experience. Alongside this, she is passionate about sustainability and helping our retail clients to use data and AI to drive greater transparency and conscious decision making in their operations.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slider-nav\"><button class=\"slider-prev inactive\" aria-label=\"Slider-previous\" tabindex=\"-1\"><\/button><ul class=\"slider-paginator\"><\/ul><button class=\"slider-next\" aria-label=\"Slider-next\"><\/button><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":301,"featured_media":704957,"template":"","meta":{"cg_dt_proposed_to":[],"cg_seo_hreflang_relations":"[]","cg_seo_canonical_relation":"","cg_seo_hreflang_x_default_relation":"","cg_dt_approved_content":true,"cg_dt_mandatory_content":false,"cg_dt_notes":"","cg_dg_source_changed":false,"cg_dt_link_disabled":false,"footnotes":"[]","cg_event_start":"2026-02-5T00:00:00","cg_event_end":"2026-02-5T00:00:00","cg_event_timezone":"","event_location":"London","cg_event_type":"Business","cg_event_short_title":"NRF 2026 Unwrapped","cg_event_block_title":"","featured_focal_points":""},"tags":[],"brand":[],"event-location":[693],"class_list":["post-704622","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event-location-ec4v-4hn-london-ground-floor-95-queen-victoria-st"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.8 (Yoast SEO v22.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Capgemini UK: AI Store Enablement &amp; NRF Insights<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Join retail peers for NRF insights, 2026 consumer trends, Store AI examples, curated tours, and networking in Covent Garden. 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