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NRF Consumer View Spring 2018 Edition

Consumer View Spring 2018

Millennial parents in the spotlight
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Good jobs change lives
Stories from RISE Up learners
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STORES Articles
 
Bloomin’ Brands uses data to save money and improve the customer experience
Business Operations
May 8, 2018
 
Lowe’s expands training program to help communities in need
Human Resources
May 7, 2018
 
Vending machines help create unique customer experiences
Consumer Trends
May 1, 2017
 
Ohio city sees success with retail theft deterrent program
Loss Prevention
April 24, 2018
 
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Retail Trends

The new normal: How retailers continue to evolve

Episode 59 of Retail Gets Real: Forrester Retail Analyst Sucharita Kodali outlines findings from the State of Retailing Online 2018 report.

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NRF PROTECT 2018
Dallas, TX
June 11 - 13, 2018
 
NRFtech 2018
San Francisco, CA
July 15 - 17, 2018
 
Shop.org 2018
Las Vegas, NV
September 12 - 14, 2018
 
NRF 2019: Retail's Big Show
Conference
January 13 - 15, 2019
 
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Retail Trends
Three dogs dressed like pirates

Crazy dog people: How passion drives BARK

Episode 58 of Retail Gets Real: Co-founder Henrik Werdelin on innovative product development.
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Economy
Simone from Ferris Buellers Day Off

Anyone know if tariffs work? Anyone … anyone?

NRF's new ad campaign features Ben Stein from "Ferris Bueller's Day Off."
PRESS RELEASES
 
Graduation spending to reach $5.2 Billion with cash and greeting cards as most popular gifts
Consumer Trends
May 17, 2018
 
NRF Tells USTR Tariffs Would Disrupt Retail Supply Chains, Drive Up Prices for Back-to-School and Holiday Merchandise
Public Policy
May 16, 2018
 
April retail sales increased 2.8 percent over last year
Economy
May 15, 2018
 
Ben Stein recreates tariff lesson from ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ in NRF parody ad campaign
Public Policy
May 14, 2018
 
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Online
UrbanStems

UrbanStems uproots the floral industry

Episode 57 of Retail Gets Real: CEO Ajay Kori on recovering from disaster.
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Economy

Could 2018 be World Trade Year?

There’s always a lot at stake with trade, but the stakes are even higher this year.
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Featured Retail Job

Williams-Sonoma

UX Designer

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Consumer Trends

What do Gen Z shoppers really want?

This third and final installment of a global study examines what this youngest generation considers to be “retail essentials” as well as what delights and engages them.

RETAIL GETS REAL
 
Crazy dog people: How passion drives BARK
Episode 58
May 14, 2018
 
UrbanStems uproots the floral industry
Episode 57
May 7, 2018
 
How Warby Parker and STORY approach innovation
Episode 56
April 30, 2018
 
Making magic with Disney: Danielle Nicole designs around an icon
Episode 55
April 23, 2018
 
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Consumer Trends
Baby with Millennial parents

3 ways retailers can meet the wishes of Millennial moms and dads

NRF’s research team identifies retail trends for young parents.
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Economy
Economic chart

Monthly Economic Review: April 2018

First-quarter 2018 economy performed better than expected.
NRF on Medium
 
4 ways retailers can use blockchain to their advantage
Blockchain
April 19, 2018
 
7 ways shopping will get better by 2020
Technology
January 30, 2018
 
How charity: water is changing the way we think about charitable giving
Social Responsibility
December 13, 2017
 
4 strategies for creating a culture of innovation
Startups
November 22, 2017
 
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Mobile

The State of Retailing Online 2018

The annual study conducted by NRF and Forrester examines retailer attitudes for digital commerce issues and sets key metrics for benchmarking.