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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Using stores to facilitate fulfillment
4 questions for NRF 2021 – Chapter 1 speaker Bill Thayer.
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Training front-line employees to resolve customer conflict
Retail Gets Real episode 193: A conversation with the Crisis Prevention Institute.
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Through the retail lens: Machine technologies
Retail analyst Greg Buzek on the future of high-tech tools.
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How retail is encouraging employees and consumers to vote
Brands are giving employees time off to vote or closing stores entirely.
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Holiday 2020 shopping starts now
Retailers are ready with inventory and omnichannel capabilities.
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A closer look at Halloween 2020
Sharing the National Confectioners Association’s perspective on the year’s sweetest holiday.
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How COVID-19 is changing mergers and acquisitions
Retail Gets Real episode 192: The effects on the economy and innovation open opportunities for retail investments.
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NRF Member Spotlight: Five Below
Insights on how the retailer is reimagining this historical holiday shopping season.
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New NRF Foundation credential provides tactics to mitigate customer conflict
Trainings help retail workers work safely and keep the economy open.
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