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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Walmart’s CTO on digital transformation
Episode 102 of Retail Gets Real: How Walmart is integrating technology into its supply chain and distribution processes.
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Retailers ramp up investment in intelligent automation
A new combination of technology in which automation is driven by AI is becoming popular with retailers today.
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How 3 companies make marketing more inclusive
FULLBEAUTY Brands, Knix and FitForCommerce on how inclusive marketing builds customer connections.
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Better together: IKEA and TaskRabbit
Episode 101 of Retail Gets Real: TaskRabbit CEO Stacy Brown-Philpot on career leaps and great partnerships.
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Automation in groceries could be the next step in want it-need-it-get-it now
While consumer-facing robots remain a challenge, their efficiency and accuracy is helping them gain ground.
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Dick’s Sporting Goods CEO Ed Stack on leadership and service
Episode 100 of Retail Gets Real: Giving back and the future of DICK’s in an evolving retail industry.
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Brands that break the mold
Leaders from three direct-to-consumer startups share how they compete in the retail industry.
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Levi Strauss & Co.’s Chip Bergh: Reviving a brand that stands for something
Episode 99 of Retail Gets Real: CEO Chip Bergh on reinventing an American icon.
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Lessons learned at NRF 2019: Retail’s Big Show
A recap of the last day of NRF 2019: Retail's Big Show, Tuesday, Jan. 15.
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Reflections on leadership, economy and the future
A recap of the second day of NRF 2019: Retail's Big Show, Sunday, Jan. 14.
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