NRF Touts Momentum for Javits Show as COVID-19 Cases Rise in NYC
The National Retail Federation touted continuing partner and exhibitor momentum for NRF 2022: Retail's Big Show Tuesday, even as the number of people who tested positive for COVID-19 in New York City over the past week rose 6.9%, according to…
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the New York Health Department. The trade show is slated for Jan. 16-18 at the Javits Center. NRF announced “enhancements” to existing health and safety protocols, which require proof of vaccination and indoor mask-wearing at the event. NRF will provide attendees and exhibitors COVID-19 rapid self-tests, as well as access to polymerase chain reaction tests on-site to use at their discretion, it said. The trade group advises that attendees test at home before traveling to New York. All NRF 2022 attendees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and show proof to attend. The Javits Center has “greatly improved its ventilation systems as well as cleaning and disinfecting practices,” NRF said, saying sanitation stations will be positioned throughout the convention center and wider aisles are designed to maintain social distancing.