GoDataFeed's team was glad to meetup with clients and colleagues at Shoptalk's exciting inauguration; the newest retail conference that gathered thousands of top retail, brands and technology professionals at the Aria in Las Vegas this week.

The show, which sold out at 3,000 attendees, featured some of e-commerce's top innovators, including Target, Birchbox, Casper, Rebecca Minkoff Jet, Bonobos, Dollar Shave Club, Sephora, Airbnb and many more. Even international superstar, Lionel Richie was part of the impressive speaker lineup, and spoke about the recent launch of his home decor site, LionelRichieHome.com.  Social media giants including Amazon, Facebook, Google, Twitter and Pinterest also made an appearance, given their importance to today's ecommerce strategy.

Shoptalk featured more than 3,000 attendees, 300 speakers, 200 sponsors, 150 CEOs and companies, all 'talking shop' about the technology and trends shaping retail and how today's digital shopper discovers and buys products. The conference provided a forum to discuss the latest online trends including the mix of new, powerful retail technologies, the consumer shift to mobile and social shopping, next-generation marketing tactics and the future of e-commerce.

Next year's Shoptalk will take place March 19 to the 22nd at the Wynn in Las Vegas.