NRF Protect · Tampa Convention Center · June

NRF Protect Trade Show Booth Rentals

Every loss-prevention decision-maker you want to meet is on one floor. Your booth has three seconds.

Fixed-price NRF Protect exhibits — design, fabrication, graphics, freight, installation and dismantle in one number that doesn’t move. Pre-built, lit and photo-approved before it ships, so the booth that faces retail security’s toughest buyers has already stood up once.

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June 14-16, 2027Show dates · auto-updated
Tampa Convention CenterVenue
TampaCity
Advance orders close ~Apr 19, 2027
5K+Attendees on the floor
Retail SecurityOne focused audience, no tourists
24 hrConcepts and a fixed quote back
1Project manager, end to end
Built for security and technology brands

The kind of booth a security buyer takes seriously

NRF Protect’s aisles are walked by asset-protection directors, LP executives and retail risk teams — people who evaluate systems for a living and can spot a flimsy demo from across the hall. The work below is what we build for security and technology companies: custom structures designed around the demo, not around the furniture, with every project moving through one team from first rendering to dismantle.

Know the floor before you plan the booth

A focused show rewards a focused booth

NRF Protect isn’t a sprawling tech festival — it’s the retail industry’s loss-prevention and security community gathered in one building. That concentration changes the design brief: nearly everyone walking past your booth is a genuine prospect, so the booth’s job isn’t to filter a crowd, it’s to convert one.

Tampa Convention Center

One building, downtown waterfront

A compact, single-building venue on the downtown waterfront — no multi-hall campus to decode, but dock schedules, move-in windows and marshalling still run on the show’s clock, not yours. We plan freight to the venue’s actual dock rhythm and build the install around your assigned target time, so the booth is standing while others are still tracking crates.

The show floor reality

Demos are the currency

Surveillance, RFID, case management, analytics — almost everything sold at NRF Protect has to be shown working. That means screens, live feeds, reliable power planning and demo stations positioned where an LP director can stand comfortably for ten minutes. It also means enclosed or semi-private space: security conversations name store counts and shrink numbers, and nobody does that in an open aisle.

The calendar

Advance rates close ~8 weeks out

The advance-order window for show services closes roughly eight weeks before opening day — the exact deadline is in the facts strip at the top of this page and updates automatically each edition. Miss it and every service order pays floor rates. Our timeline is built backwards from that date, not from show week.

What we handle at NRF Protect
  • Booth design planned for a compact, high-intent floor — sightlines and demo flow first
  • Layout submission and show approval, filed early
  • Electrical, rigging and material handling calculated and filed at advance rates
  • Labour coordination and on-site supervision through move-in and move-out
  • COI, EAC and exhibitor-manual deadlines mapped to our calendar
  • Dock target times, dismantle, pack and outbound freight
Billed by the show, not by us

Booth space, electrical, drayage, rigging, cleaning and internet are billed to every exhibitor directly by the show and venue — no exhibit house can absorb them and none should claim to. What we do is calculate them for your exact booth before you commit, and file every order at advance rather than floor rates.

  • Booth space
  • Electrical drops and floor distribution
  • Material handling (drayage)
  • Rigging, if you’re hanging a sign
  • Daily cleaning · internet
Why a fixed price matters most here

The budget you present in winter should survive June

Trade show invoices grow in predictable ways: labour hours over estimate, revisions rebilled as change orders, graphics reprints, supervision time nobody flagged. Our model is the opposite — the number you approve is the number you pay, contractually. Design revisions are unlimited until you approve. The quote and the final invoice are the same document.

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One number, and it holds

Design, fabrication, graphics, furniture, lighting, freight, installation, dismantle and project management in a single fixed price.

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Proven before it ships

Your booth stands fully assembled and lit at our 65,000 sq ft facility, and you approve photographs of the actual build — not a render.

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Show costs, known up front

Space, electrical, drayage and rigging calculated for your exact booth before you commit — so the total is a number, not a range.

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The paperwork is ours

COI, EAC, electrical, rigging, freight windows — filed at advance rates, mapped to every exhibitor-manual deadline. Nothing lands on your desk three days before it’s due.

We quote higher and cost less. That’s the whole argument, and it’s why every booth below is published with its price rather than hidden behind a “request a quote” form.

Available for NRF Protect

Show-ready booths, with real prices

Every booth below is published with its price and available as a custom build for your brand — rented, not bought. Use the finder at the top of the page to narrow by size and budget.

Or jump straight to your footprint

One click — the catalog opens already filtered to your size.

Working backwards from June

Your real deadline is in April

The advance-order cutoff lands roughly eight weeks before the show — the exact date is in the facts strip at the top of this page, and it updates automatically each edition. Everything upstream of that date is designed to make it comfortably: a locked design, filed orders and a booth already standing at our facility while other exhibitors are still trading revision emails.

NOV–JANBrief, concepts and the fixed price locked. Full design freedom.
FEBRUARYLayout submitted for show approval — placement confirmed.
MARCHGraphics finalised and sent to production.
MID–LATE APRDesign locked. Advance electrical, rigging and drayage orders filed — roughly eight weeks out. After this, everything costs floor rates.
EARLY MAYFreight window and dock target time booked with the venue.
LATE MAYBooth built, lit and photographed for your approval — before it ships.
SHOW WEEKCrew installs in your move-in slot. You walk in at handover.
Take this to every vendor

Five questions to ask anyone quoting your NRF Protect booth

Put these to every exhibit house you’re comparing — including us. They separate the vendors that stand behind a number from the ones whose estimate is an opening position. Our answers are printed here so you can hold us to them.

1 Will you put the total price in writing before I sign — and hold it? Ours: yes. Every booth on this page is published with its price. The quote and the final invoice are the same number, contractually. Printed above · hold us to it
2 Do design revisions become change orders? Ours: never. Revisions are unlimited until you approve, and the price is locked before design starts — a better demo layout in March costs nothing.
3 Will I see my actual booth before it ships — or a render? Ours: the actual booth, fully assembled and lit at our facility, photographed for your sign-off before it ships to Tampa. Renders are promises; photographs are evidence.
4 Who files my advance show orders, and at which rate? Ours: we do, at advance rates, mapped to every exhibitor-manual deadline. The advance-versus-floor spread on electrical, drayage and rigging is real money — if a vendor can’t answer this immediately, that’s your answer.
5 Can the booth actually run my demo — live feeds, screens, private meeting space? Ours: that’s the design brief, not an add-on. Power, screen placement and demo stations are engineered in from the first rendering, and the whole thing runs powered and lit at our facility before it ships — so demo day one is not the first test.
In their words

What event managers say after the show

★★★★★
“They never just build the booth and disappear — I always know I have someone on call and ready to jump in when the unexpected inevitably happens. That level of responsiveness makes a huge difference in high-pressure event environments.”
Amanda Horner · Three years of booth programmes · Google Review
★★★★★
“I’ve worked with Pure Exhibits for almost a year now, and have had such a great experience! They are our go-to for trade shows, and create memorable booths that represent our brand well. The team is incredibly responsive and reliable.”
Lexi von Schottenstein · Google Review
★★★★★
“It’s always a pleasure to work with Utsav. The process is simple, straightforward, and high quality. I have worked with them for 3 years now and will continue!”
Carlos Bautista · Three-year client · Google Review
★★★★★
“Their team is incredibly flexible throughout the design process and truly collaborative in bringing ideas to life. I highly recommend Pure Exhibits to anyone looking for a reliable, thoughtful, and experienced exhibit partner.”
Amanda Horner · Google Review
Questions NRF Protect exhibitors actually ask

NRF Protect booth rental FAQs

How much does an NRF Protect booth rental cost?
Every booth on this page is published with its price — fixed and all-inclusive: design, fabrication, graphics, furniture, freight, labour coordination, installation, dismantle and project management. Separately, the show and venue bill you directly for booth space, electrical, drayage, rigging, cleaning and internet; we calculate those for your exact booth before you commit, so the total is known before you sign anything.
When should I book a booth for NRF Protect?
Work backwards from the advance-order deadline, which closes roughly eight weeks before the show — the exact date is in the facts strip at the top of this page and updates automatically each edition. Lock your design by mid-to-late April so every service order files at advance rates. Start the conversation in winter for full design freedom.
What’s the Tampa Convention Center like to exhibit in?
It’s a compact, single-building venue on Tampa’s downtown waterfront — far simpler to navigate than a multi-hall campus, but move-in still runs on assigned dock target times and marshalling schedules. We book your freight window with the venue’s actual schedule, plan the install around your slot, and have a supervisor on site so the timeline is our problem, not yours.
My product is a live system — cameras, RFID, analytics dashboards. Can the booth support a working demo?
That’s the core of the design brief at this show. Screens, live feeds, demo stations and the power plan behind them are engineered in from the first rendering, and the booth runs fully powered and lit at our facility before it ships — so your demo environment has already been tested on a standing booth, not improvised at move-in. Electrical drops themselves are ordered from the show at advance rates; we calculate and file that order for you.
Security conversations are confidential. Can I get private meeting space in a rental booth?
Yes — enclosed meeting rooms, semi-private demo bays and acoustic separation are standard requests at loss-prevention shows, and several of the builds pictured above use exactly that layout: an open demo front with closed rooms behind it. It’s all inside the same fixed price.
Will a rental look custom, or will it look reused?
Every booth is fabricated for your brand — custom graphics, layout, lighting and finishes on a modular structure underneath. The builds shown above are rentals. Before yours ships, it stands fully assembled and lit at our facility and you approve photographs of the actual booth, not a render.
Can I install the booth myself to save on labour?
Show floors run under the show’s labour rules, and the exhibitor manual governs who may build what. Either way it isn’t your problem to arrange: labour coordination and on-site supervision are inside our fixed price, and every related order is filed at advance rather than floor rates.
A vendor just fell through. How fast can you deliver an NRF Protect booth?
Four to six weeks from approval to show floor for complete pre-built, photo-verified booths from 10×10 through 20×40 — at the same fixed price as a six-month lead time, with no rush surcharge. The earlier you call, the more of that window sits ahead of the advance-order deadline in the facts strip above.
We also exhibit at NRF’s Big Show in January. Can one booth programme cover both?
Yes — that’s one of the strongest arguments for renting. The design files, structure and graphics programme from your NRF Protect booth carry forward, so the January edition becomes a reconfiguration rather than a restart, each at its own published fixed price and managed by the same project manager.
Fixed pricing · Pre-built & photo-approved · Full-service support

Exhibit at NRF Protect with zero surprises.

Tell us your footprint, your product, and what the demo needs to do. You’ll have design concepts and one fixed price back within 24 hours — including what the show and venue will bill you directly.

Or call us directly — (800) 379-8451