How a retail job sets workers up for career success
From communication and problem solving to conflict resolution and time management, retail cultivates essential skills for every career path
New research from the National Retail Federation Foundation shows the average retail career move occurs every 14.5 months — and brings a 15.2% pay increase.
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Retail Gets Real podcast
How Ikea is leading the way on sustainability
Retail Gets Real episode 348: Ikea U.S. Country Sustainability Manager on the role of retail in the circular economy.
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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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Advocacy
Retailers Say Change in Methodology Leaves Fed’s Proposed New Debit Card ‘Swipe’ Fee Cap Too High
May 13, 2024
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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Nordstrom sets the standard for customer experience. Again and again.
Episode 108 of Retail Gets Real: Why innovating in the retail space isn’t necessarily about being disruptive.
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2019 Top 50 Global Retailers
A fresh look at the top 50 most impactful international retailers based on their operations at the start of 2018.
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The luck of the Irish
3 reasons consumers and retailers are marking their calendars for St. Patrick’s Day.
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The art and science of personalization at Zulily
Retail Gets Real episode 107: VP of Technology Bindu Thota on making shopping personal for millions of customers.
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Reinventing the Getaway
Retail Gets Real Episode 106: Founder Jon Staff discusses creating a different hospitality experience.
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Tariffs could destroy American Dream for Pennsylvania entrepreneur
Sherrill Mosee, an entrepreneur who started Pennsylvania-based MinkeeBlue, simply cannot afford more tariffs.
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Investing in creativity
Retail Gets Real Episode 105: The “English scent maverick” discusses how she is changing the world of fragrance.
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CEO Marvin Ellison takes Lowe’s back to basics
How the new leader plans to “modernize and transform” the home improvement company.
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3 ways data leads the way for retail disruption
“Data is at the forefront of everything, and the customer is the center of everything.”
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Birchbox CEO on the evolution of the disruptive beauty brand
Retail Gets Real Episode 104: CEO Katia Beauchamp on how the brand appeals to casual customers.
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