Gina Claxton

Corporate Vice President, US Retail and Consumer Goods

Microsoft

As Corporate Vice President for Microsoft's U.S. Retail and Consumer Goods organization, Gina leads a business that serves the entire lifecycle and transformational needs of over 300 marquee brands in the retail and consumer goods industry. This industry is always about disruption, and Gina helps shape what’s next with customers based on expertise in digital transformation, customer engagement, and operational excellence.

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Monday Jan 13th

12:30pm - 1:15pm

Expo, Level 1, Expo Stage 2

Selling roses: Avanade presents – the 1-800-Flowers story

The tale of 1-800-Flowers’ success is a story of entrepreneurial spirit, innovation and commercial smarts. Join Avanade and Microsoft at NRF 2025 for a unique conversation with 1-800-Flowers Founder James F. "Jim" McCann – alongside CIO Arnold “Arnie” Leap. You’ll hear the fascinating story of how the business began in the 1970s, as retold by Jim – then a social worker and part-time bartender in NYC – who had a dream to build America’s first nationwide florist. And you’ll learn how the business has flourished since, by staying agile and innovative – moving early to thrive in the .com era, and now doing the same in the AI age with the help of Microsoft and Avanade.

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Gina Claxton

Speaking in:

Monday Jan 13th

Selling roses: Avanade presents – the 1-800-Flowers story