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The Drybar experience 

Podcast: CMO Sarah Hoffmann on being the customer’s BFF inside and outside the salon
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Impact of China tariffs

Video: NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay joined Politico Chief Economic Correspondent Ben White on MSNBC to discuss how tariffs are having a measurable impact on American workers, consumers and businesses.

Hear from Walmart’s Marc Lore

Named one of the “smartest people in technology” by Fortune, Walmart eCommerce U.S. President and CEO Marc Lore always has his finger on the pulse of digital retail. Lore will speak at NRF 2020: Retail's Big Show about how retailers can adjust their core strategy — even when it feels risky.

 
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The store of the future with WD Partners’ Lee Peterson
 
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Retail Gets Real episode 135: To truly meet customers’ needs, retailers need to reorganize around them.
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Connected Commerce
How True Value Hardware continues to innovate
 
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Retail Gets Real episode 134: DVP Sue Smolenski on how the hardware wholesaler creates value.
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Consumer Trends
Getting personalization right
 
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Retail Gets Real episode 133: Research firm GfK's insights on the most consumer-friendly tactics for personalization.
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Careers and Leadership
How retailers can prepare for the workforce of the future
 
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Retail Gets Real episode 132: Carrie Duarte from PwC’s Workforce of the Future.
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How Lilly Pulitzer stays fresh for a new generation
 
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Retail Gets Real episode 131: A conversation with Lilly Pulitzer President Michelle Kelly.
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Customer Experience
3 elements for creating extraordinary retail experiences
 
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Retail Gets Real episode 130: Harvard retail expert Jeffrey Rayport discusses a winning combination for retail success.
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