NRF 2023

RIDE THE WAVE
OF RETAIL WITH SAS^® ANALYTICS

Now On Demand

We hope you had a much fun as we did Riding the Wave at NRF 2023.

Thanks to all who visited us in our booth, surfed the supply chain by playing our interactive game, listened to our customers tell their stories, or watched a partner presentation or software demo.

MEET OUR BIG IDEAS SPEAKERS

Winning Strategies for Merchandise Decisioning & Supply Chain Performance

Jacqueline Long
Director, Merchandise Process

Andrea Turner
SVP, Global Customer Service & Logistics

Maggie Lyons
Managing Director, US Retail & Consumer Goods

Our Big Ideas session did indeed make a big splash. If you missed it, you can watch it on demand to learn how executives from Mondelez International and Bealls, Inc. are acting as change agents, tackling supply chain challenges with real-time automation and advanced analytics.

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HEAR FROM CUSTOMERS

Hear from 1-800-FLOWERS.COM on the power of modernization and from Bealls, Inc. on demand-driven merchandising – both presentations are available on demand. You'll also have a chance to hear from our retail industry experts and SAS partners and learn how analytics can help you turn your biggest disruptions into differentiators.

Supply Chain Analytics

Automate and accelerate demand insight across the supply chain.

Merchandising Analytics

Achieve inventory precision; improve profitability with customer-centric assortments.

Customer Experience

Elevate the customer experience, make CX decisions in real time and at scale.

Demand Planning

Turn data into trusted decisions with AI and demand planning in the cloud.

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Denise Esposito
Manager of Merchandise Process

William Lawrence
Director, BI Development & Operations

Thierry de Lumley
Chief Revenue Officer

Bart De Muynck
Executive Vice President & Chief Industry Officer, project44

Meet our expert guests

Charlie Chase
Advisory Industry Consultant, SAS

Kirsten Childs
Customer Advisory Systems Engineer, SAS

Jessica Curtis
Principal Analytics Advisor, SAS

Dennis Eaton
Principal Pre-Sales Solutions Architect, SAS

Lauren Edmisson
Principal Solutions Architect, SAS

Adam Hillman
Senior Solutions Architect for AgTech & Consumer Goods, SAS

Ed Kerrigan
Principal Client Advisor, SAS

Dan Mitchell
Director of Global Retail and CPG Practice, SAS

Frank Nauta
Advisory Solutions Architect, SAS

Marissa Rapaport
Retail Analytics Customer Advisor, SAS

Richard Widdowson
Vice President, Retail Solutions, SAS

Camille Walker
Senior Product Manager, Demand Planning, SAS

Kirk Yogan
Principal Systems Engineer, SAS

Agenda

Sunday, Jan. 15
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.	Presentations: Meet up with our experts in supply chain, merchandising, demand planning, marketing and cloud analytics. Learn what you need to know in order to surf today's disruptions. Demos: See the latest SAS technology, from customer intelligence and demand planning to AI solutions. Get a closer look at the software that helps you ride the wave of retail. Visit: Come join us in the Microsoft booth (Booth 4505) to see how you can more accurately predict and plan consumer demand with SAS Intelligent Planning Cloud on Azure. Experience: Play our interactive supply chain optimization game and ride the waves of disruption. You'll surf your way to success using SAS Analytics to power a real-time, connected supply chain. Sponsored by Intel.
1 p.m. – 3 p.m.	Connect With Partners: Cosmo Tech presents: Building Resilient Decision Making for Retail Supply Chains, with Thierry de Lumley, Chief Revenue Officer at Cosmo Tech. project44 presents: Supply Chain Visibility as an Enabler and Accelerator of Digital Transformation, with Bart De Muynck, Executive Vice President and Chief Industry Officer at project44.

Monday, Jan. 16
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.	Presentations: Meet up with our experts in supply chain, merchandising, demand planning, marketing and cloud analytics. Learn what you need to know in order to surf today's disruptions. Demos: See the latest SAS technology, from customer intelligence and demand planning to AI solutions. Get a closer look at the software that helps you ride the wave of retail. Visit: Come join us in the Microsoft booth (Booth 4505) to see how you can more accurately predict and plan consumer demand with SAS Intelligent Planning Cloud on Azure. Experience: Play our interactive supply chain optimization game and ride the waves of disruption. You'll surf your way to success using SAS Analytics to power a real-time, connected supply chain. Sponsored by Intel.
10 a.m. – Noon	Customer & Partner Presentations: Bealls, Inc. presents: Applying Analytic Automation to Merchandise Allocation with Denise Esposito, Manager of Merchandise Process. 1-800-FLOWERS .COM presents: Unlocking the power of SAS® Viya® on Microsoft Azure for Scalable Marketing Analytics with William Lawrence, Director of BI Development and Operations. Cosmo Tech presents: Building Resilient Decision Making for Retail Supply Chains, with Thierry de Lumley, Chief Revenue Officer at Cosmo Tech. project44 presents: Supply Chain Visibility as an Enabler and Accelerator of Digital Transformation, with Bart De Muynck, Executive Vice President and Chief Industry Officer at project44.
1 p.m. – 3 p.m.	Customer & Partner Presentations: Bealls, Inc. presents: Applying Analytic Automation to Merchandise Allocation with Denise Esposito, Manager of Merchandise Process. 1-800-FLOWERS .COM presents: Unlocking the power of SAS® Viya® on Microsoft Azure for Scalable Marketing Analytics with William Lawrence, Director of BI Development and Operations. Cosmo Tech presents: Building Resilient Decision Making for Retail Supply Chains, with Thierry de Lumley, Chief Revenue Officer at Cosmo Tech. project44 presents: Supply Chain Visibility as an Enabler and Accelerator of Digital Transformation, with Bart De Muynck, Executive Vice President and Chief Industry Officer at project44.

Tuesday, Jan. 17
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.	Presentations: Meet up with our experts in supply chain, merchandising, demand planning, marketing and cloud analytics. Learn what you need to know in order to surf today's disruptions. Demos: See the latest SAS technology, from customer intelligence and demand planning to AI solutions. Get a closer look at the software that helps you ride the wave of retail. Visit: Come join us in the Microsoft booth (Booth 4505) to see how you can more accurately predict and plan consumer demand with SAS Intelligent Planning Cloud on Azure. Experience: Play our interactive supply chain optimization game and ride the waves of disruption. You'll surf your way to success using SAS Analytics to power a real-time, connected supply chain. Sponsored by Intel.
10 a.m. – Noon	Customer & Partner Presentations: Bealls, Inc. presents: Applying Analytic Automation to Merchandise Allocation with Denise Esposito, Manager of Merchandise Process. 1-800-FLOWERS .COM presents: Unlocking the power of SAS® Viya® on Microsoft Azure for Scalable Marketing Analytics with William Lawrence, Director of BI Development and Operations. Cosmo Tech presents: Building Resilient Decision Making for Retail Supply Chains, with Thierry de Lumley, Chief Revenue Officer at Cosmo Tech. project44 presents: Supply Chain Visibility as an Enabler and Accelerator of Digital Transformation, with Bart De Muynck, Executive Vice President and Chief Industry Officer at project44.
1 – 3 p.m.	Customer & Partner Presentations: Bealls, Inc. presents: Applying Analytic Automation to Merchandise Allocation with Denise Esposito, Manager of Merchandise Process. 1-800-FLOWERS.COM presentation with William Lawrence, Director of BI Development and Operations. Cosmo Tech presents: Building Resilient Decision Making for Retail Supply Chains, with Thierry de Lumley, Chief Revenue Officer at Cosmo Tech. project44 presents: Supply Chain Visibility as an Enabler and Accelerator of Digital Transformation with Bart De Muynck, Executive Vice President and Chief Industry Officer at project44.
2 – 2:30 p.m.	NRF Big Ideas session: Winning Strategies for Merchandise Decisioning & Supply Chain Performance – An Executive Perspective with Jacqueline Long, Director of Merchandise Process at Bealls, Inc.; Andrea Turner, Senior Vice President of Customer Service and Logistics at Mondelēz International; and Maggie Lyons, Managing Director of US Retail and Consumer Goods at SAS.

Making it easy to find answers in the cloud

SAS was proud to be the Next Generation Scholarship Presenting Sponsor at the NRF Foundation Honors. Our own Richard Widdowson announced the Student Challenge Scholarship top recipient on stage during NRF 2023.

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