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
Welcome to the real world of retail
Retail Gets Real episode 347: Allbirds’ Courtney Nash and Munchkin’s Eugene Choi on the early lessons they’ve learned.
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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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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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Bridging the gap
From customer experience to analytics, Virtual Visions brings the power of ecommerce to bricks-and-mortar.
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How thredUP is changing secondhand fashion
Retail Gets Real episode 124: Operational details that are woven into making shopping for used clothing sexy.
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Why check-in is the new checkout
Autonomous checkout is disrupting retail and creating a seamless, frictionless payment experience.
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5 everyday items that would cost more under proposed tariffs
New tariffs would increase the prices of apparel, footwear and more.
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Tackling the complex challenge of workplace security
From NRF PROTECT: How to keep employees and shoppers safe in the face of threats.
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The eyes have it
The Lash Lounge's first salon became profitable in just three months and launched a new retail segment.
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How b8ta is reimagining the retail store model
Retail Gets Real episode 123: How b8ta’s “retail-as-a-service” model fuels discovery in the physical world.
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3 traits of transformative CIOs
How CIOs from Couche-Tard – Circle K, Gap and REI plan for success.
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The future of marketing
Data-driven tech company helps retailers find and target the next big consumer market.
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Rothy’s formula for success
Retail Gets Real episode 122: How the shoe retailer attracts fans and where the brand is headed.
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