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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
 
Using data to prepare for extreme weather
Store Operations
October 16, 2018
 
Zulily bets on Google Cloud to power a 360-degree view of its customers
Onilne
October 15, 2018
 
For Finish Line, higher tech yields lower fraud
Loss Prevention
October 9, 2018
 
Lego franchise Bricks & Minifigs stays connected
Business Operations
October 2, 2018
 
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Consumer Trends
Bargain shopping

What’s the deal with deal-hunting?

The latest NRF Consumer View report found that nine in 10 consumers shop at bargain retailers like discount grocery, thrift, dollar and off-price stores. 

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October 21 - 23, 2018
 
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January 10 - 13, 2019
 
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January 13, 2019
 
NRF 2019: Retail's Big Show
New York, NY
January 13 - 15, 2019
 
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Anaheim, CA
June 11 - 13, 2019
 
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Small Business
Spa Destinations products

How Spa Destinations built a thriving small business on Amazon

Florida-based small business owner Theo Prodromitis on reinventing her business.
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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.
PRESS RELEASES
 
U.S. retailers to address impact of European privacy regulations during Brussels conference
Public Policy
October 19, 2018
 
25 students named semi-finalists for NRF Foundation’s 2019 Next Generation scholarship
Careers
October 18, 2018
 
September retail sales increased 3 percent over last year
Economy
October 15, 2018
 
NRF study says consumers shop at discount retailers regardless of age or income
Consumer Trends
October 11, 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.

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Chico's

Analyst, Store Finance

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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.
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Technology
Minkoff

Digital meets physical in the retail experience of the future

Episode 82 of Retail Gets Real: Bringing the best of online thinking into the physical world.
RETAIL GETS REAL
 
How Spa Destinations built a thriving small business on Amazon
Episode 83
October 22, 2018
 
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
 
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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
Grand opening sign

No sign of the retail apocalypse

IHL report shows that for every retailer closing stores in 2018, two are opening stores.
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October 22, 2018
 
Top 100 Retailers
STORES
October 22, 2018
 
Hot 100 Retailers
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October 22, 2018
 
Global Top 250
STORES
October 22, 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.