A look at the 2024 Top 50 Global Retailers
Stalwart market leaders Walmart, Amazon, Schwarz Group, Aldi and Costco top the list.
Retail sales and profits for most grew even as shoppers changed their work and personal routines and the channels they shopped.
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Retail Gets Real podcast
How Kendra Scott delivers on a ‘fashion-for-philanthropy’ vision
Retail Gets Real episode 346: CEO Tom Nolan on authenticity and community involvement.
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A conversation with 2022 America’s Retail Champion Margaret Barrow
Retail Gets Real Episode 345: The founder and CEO of It’s NOLA talks about advocating for small businesses.
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The future of AI in consumer experience
Retail Gets Real episode 344: IBM’s Jane Cheung shares consumer study insights and how retailers are using AI
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How Saks OFF 5TH is crafting customer-centric experiences
Retail Gets Real episode 343: President and CEO Rob Brooks talks about creating hyper-personal experiences for shoppers.
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Celebrating women in retail
How women are forging the path to success and helping others along the way.
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From Peeps to wreaths: Easter shopping insights with NRF’s Katherine Cullen
Retail Gets Real episode 341: NRF’s head of industry and consumer insights on the ways consumers are celebrating Easter.
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Leading the digital transformation at McDonald’s
McDonald’s Caleb Pearson gives insight into how digital strategies keep customers coming back.
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Made By Gather’s Shae Hong on innovation and key collaborations
Retail Gets Real episode 339: The entrepreneur on unexpected partnerships and inspiring the next generation of cooks.
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Improving the front-line associate experience at PetSmart
Retail Gets Real episode 338: HR talent leader Theresa Lee on culture, communication development and a growth mindset.
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Advocacy
First Quarter Results Show Economy is Slowing but ‘Remains Resilient’
May 7, 2024
3 reasons why Congress should pass organized retail crime-fighting legislation this year
April 22, 2024
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Fashion and fitness brand Addison Bay experiments with pop-ups to grow its customer base
CEO Marguerite Adzick wanted to develop a one-stop space where activewear went beyond just the time spent at the gym.
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Chief protector: Inside the business of loss prevention
Retail Gets Real episode 115: Giant Food’s Director of Asset Protection shares what’s behind the CCTV camera at stores.
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Postal subsidies leave U.S. ‘flooded’ with Chinese knockoffs even as tariffs drive up price of legitimate products
Postal subsidies leave U.S. ‘flooded’ with Chinese knockoffs even as tariffs drive up price of legitimate products.
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Setting the record straight on the state of retail and store closures
UBS report findings ignore key industry trends.
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Engaging consumers in a channel-less world
Retail Gets Real episode 114: How Chris Silver from URBN empowers associates to engage with customers.
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What’s driving retailers’ investments in 2019
Forrester’s Sucharita Kodali shares how retailers’ omnichannel strategies are evolving.
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Digital-native brands test the waters of physical retail
Maker and seller of cashmere fashions, Naadam, plans to disrupt the “cashmere cartel”.
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R.Riveter: Empowering military spouses
Retail Gets Real episode 113: Co-founders share how they created a business model to employ military spouses.
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How will 5G make a difference today – and in the future?
The 5G cellular system will eliminate lag times to make real-time functionality and seamless connectivity a reality.
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