CommerceNext Growth Show New York 2027

The CommerceNext Growth Show is the annual New York conference run by CommerceNext, an organiser of events for leaders in retail and direct-to-consumer ecommerce. Besides the Growth Show, CommerceNext holds an AI Forum on 14 October and a Post-Purchase Forum on 15 October at Tapestry's headquarters in Hudson Yards, plus In-Market Dinners. The 2027 edition is set for 8 and 9 June at North Javits, part of the Javits Center in Manhattan, which the organiser calls the show's new home. The 2025 edition took place in New York from 24 to 26 June. According to CommerceNext, the room is made up of senior people at legacy retailers and DTC brands, from CMOs and CTOs down to VPs and directors, plus the technology vendors that sell to them. The organiser cites 2,500+ attendees, 150+ speakers and 60+ sessions for the show, and 2,700+ attendees across its community events, without tying the figures to a particular year. Keynotes and breakout tracks cover agentic AI in retail, loyalty and retention, ecommerce technology, omnichannel transformation and customer acquisition. The opening slot is a startup showcase decided by audience vote, followed by a new live demo format for retail tech. Exhibitors run activations in a Discovery Lounge. No 2027 speakers have been confirmed; earlier editions featured executives from Ulta, Mattel, Vuori, Tractor Supply, Sam's Club and Coach. Pricing depends on who is buying. Retailer and brand passes cost $150 at the early-bird rate until 10 January 2027, against a standard $750, and scaled retailers and brands can apply to come free. The same group can apply for the free 1:1 Meetings Program, which arranges double opt-in meetings with tech companies and reimburses travel up to $2,000. Technology and service vendors pay $3,995, with sponsorship sold separately, while reporters at retail and ecommerce titles can apply for a free press pass. Passes include keynotes, sessions, catered meals, the Discovery Lounge and an opening reception. For affiliates and media buyers the fit is indirect. The show is built around brand-side retail executives and the vendors pitching them, not around affiliate programmes or traffic buying. Affiliate networks, partnership platforms and agencies selling acquisition or retention services to ecommerce brands would attend on the vendor ticket and can use the acquisition and loyalty tracks to hear how retail marketers frame those budgets. Publishers running ecommerce offers will find little content aimed at them.