National Retail Federation (NRF) has announced that Javits Center used for vaccine distribution will most likely be unavailable during the first week of June, as NRF plans to hold the Second Chapter of its annual NRF Big Show. President and CEO Matthew Shay gave statement regarding changes to the planned in-person NRF 2021: Retail’s Big Show Chapter 2.
“The Javits is once again playing a critical role during this pandemic, first serving as a field hospital for Covid-19 patients and now a place to inoculate citizens against this deadly disease. We are all aligned that the first priority in our country today is to get the vaccine to as many people as safely and quickly as possible, and the Javits will help make that a reality,” Shay said in a press release.
“Vaccinations and the overall state of our nation’s response to the pandemic were always a primary consideration for an in-person gathering this year. And while we were optimistic about the prospects of a quick timeline for vaccine distribution, the reality is that it is taking longer than we had all hoped and experts believe the process could extend through the summer,” Shay said.
“After successfully launching the popular and virtual Chapter 1 of Big Show this month, we are preparing to return online in June to provide even more expansive content, networking, entertainment and expert insights for registrants. In the weeks ahead, we will be unveiling a new and exciting offering that only NRF can provide for the industry as we’ve done for more than 100 years serving as a prelude for when we return to the newly expanded Javits Center in January 2022 with the largest retail trade show in the world,” Shay said.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (JL)
National Retail Federation (NRF) has announced that Javits Center used for vaccine distribution will most likely be unavailable during the first week of June, as NRF plans to hold the Second Chapter of its annual NRF Big Show. President and CEO Matthew Shay gave statement regarding changes to the planned in-person NRF 2021: Retail’s Big Show Chapter 2.
