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Small retailers and consumers are among those most vulnerable to the negative impact of tariffs
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STORES Articles
 
For Finish Line, higher tech yields lower fraud
Loss Prevention
October 9, 2018
 
Lego franchise Bricks & Minifigs stays connected
Business Operations
October 2, 2018
 
The Home Depot’s digital strategy to exceed customer expectations
Digital
October 1, 2018
 
Loss prevention might become retailers’ go-to department for technological innovation
Loss Prevention
September 18, 2018
 
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Small Business
Female retail entrepreneur

4 surprising facts about retail’s new entrepreneurs

Data from NRF’s 2018 Small Business Owners’ Survey shows a new class of retail entrepreneurs that looks — and thinks — differently than those before them.

EVENTS CALENDAR
 
Retail Works Summit
New York, NY
October 21 - 23, 2018
 
NRF Foundation Student Program 2019
New York, NY
January 10 - 13, 2019
 
NRF Foundation Gala
New York, NY
January 13, 2019
 
NRF 2019: Retail's Big Show
New York, NY
January 13 - 15, 2019
 
NRF PROTECT 2019
Anaheim, CA
June 11 - 13, 2019
 
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Retail Trends
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Sur La Table: From cooking class to loyal customer

Episode 81: How the kitchenware store takes customer loyalty up a notch.
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Retail Trends
radical Ventures CEO Pascal Finette at Shop.org 2018

3 forces driving disruption beyond retail

Radical Ventures CEO Pascal Finette discussed retail disruption at NRF's Shop.org conference.
PRESS RELEASES
 
NRF study says consumers shop at discount retailers regardless of age or income
Consumer Trends
October 11, 2018
 
NRF forecasts holiday sales will increase between 4.3 and 4.8 percent
Economy
October 3, 2018
 
Retailers applaud U.S., Canada and Mexico officials for reaching trilateral agreement on NAFTA
Public Policy
October 1, 2018
 
NRF to recognize Levi Strauss & Co. President and CEO Chip Bergh as The Visionary 2019
Careers
September 25, 2018
 
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Technology
Minkoff

Digital meets physical in the retail experience of the future

Episode 82 of Retail Gets Real: Going behind the scenes of the future of retail with Healey Cypher.

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Featured Retail Job

Total Wine

Sr. HR Business Partner

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Retail Trends
Amazon Echo Dot

How voice tech is shaping shopper behavior

Experts from Wayfair, Capgemini and Voysis talked about voice tech at Shop.org.
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Retail Trends
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No sign of the retail apocalypse

IHL report shows that for every retailer closing stores in 2018, two are opening stores.
RETAIL GETS REAL
 
Digital meets physical in the retail experience of the future
Episode 82
October 15, 2018
 
Sur La Table: From cooking class to loyal customer
Episode 81
October 10, 2018
 
The Brass Owl: Rallying the local business community
Episode 80
October 1, 2018
 
The evolution of retail with the host of MSNBC’s “Your Business”
Episode 79
September 27, 2018
 
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Small Business
The Brass Owl storefront

The Brass Owl: Rallying the local business community

Episode 80: Using small business to advocate for communities
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Consumer Trends
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2018 Halloween shopping behavior

2018 Halloween spending is expected to reach a total of $9 billion.
Top NRF Resources
 
4-5-4 Calendar
Resource
September 20, 2018
 
Top 100 Retailers
STORES
September 20, 2018
 
Hot 100 Retailers
STORES
September 20, 2018
 
Global Top 250
STORES
September 20, 2018
 
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Human Resources
Small Retail Employee Training

2018 retail compensation and benefits survey

The Mercer 2018 U.S. Retail Compensation and Benefits Survey provides compensation data, extensive HR and industry practices information, and benefit plan features for all merchandise categories including specialty retailers.