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
3 reasons why Congress should pass organized retail crime-fighting legislation this year
April 22, 2024
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Ten brands founded 10 years ago and how they’ve succeeded
A decade on, these retailers show strength and resilience.
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3 things to know about the back-to-school season
Retail Gets Real episode 234: In-person learning drives increase in spending.
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5 chances to push into the future of retail
NRF NXT convenes digital retailers to prepare for tomorrow’s consumer.
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NRF Member Spotlight: Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores
The innovative company is helping the trucking industry go green.
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PGA TOUR Superstore eyes growth in female golfers
Chief Merchandising Officer Jill Spiegel on meeting women where they are.
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2020 saw a change in M&A activity
A closer look at mergers and acquisitions among some of the fastest-growing retailers.
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Nordstrom’s playbook for fostering diversity and inclusion
Retail Gets Real episode 233: Taking DE&I efforts to the next level.
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Innovation drives some of the fastest-growing retailers of 2020
Micro-fulfillment centers, store-within-store concepts and reimagining retail spaces.
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Redesigning the online furniture business
Retail Gets Real 232: Article COO Andy Prochazka shares how the company was born with a vision of cutting back on waste.
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Supply chain disruption goes back to school
Many retailers worked to bring in products early and shift sourcing options.
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