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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Sustainability in Retail
A glance into consumers’ views on sustainability
New GfK research finds most Americans say concern for the environment is a priority.
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Retailers close the loop on creating a circular retail economy
The industry is making significant investments to build tools and business models to power future circular solutions.
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3 things retailers need to understand about the world of reverse logistics
The backbone of a circular economy provides a roadmap for sustainable retail.
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How Reformation sticks to its mission and stays ahead of the pack
CEO Hali Borenstein on making a great product, enabling a fast supply chain and using data-informed manufacturing.
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Walmart provides a peek at a connected, sustainable supply chain
Collaboration ensures a company-wide commitment to leaving things ‘better than we found them’.
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3 ways retailers made it matter at NRF 2024: Retail’s Big Show
Impactful retail is driven by efficient tech and meaningful experiences.
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Retail Gets Real podcast
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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Inside the digital transformation of Abercrombie & Fitch
Retail Gets Real episode 337: The retailer’s chief digital and technology officer on A&F’s digital revolution.
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Michelle Gass on leadership, taking risks and her vision for Levi’s
Retail Gets Real episode 336: The new CEO of Levi Strauss & Co. shares her forward-looking vision for the company.
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NRF CEO discusses tariff impact on retailers and consumers
Putting tariffs and taxes on American consumers is not the right strategy to negotiate with China.
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Retail store numbers continue to grow
Data shows more retailers are opening stores than closing them.
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How Lilly Pulitzer stays fresh for a new generation
Retail Gets Real episode 131: A conversation with Lilly Pulitzer President Michelle Kelly.
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How DSW stepped up its loyalty program
At NRF NXT, DSW executives shared the keys to a successful loyalty program relaunch.
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3 elements for creating extraordinary retail experiences
Retail Gets Real episode 130: Harvard retail expert Jeffrey Rayport discusses a winning combination for retail success.
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The increasing overlap between loss prevention and tech teams
How three retailers join the two functions of loss prevention and cybersecurity.
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3 tips from H&M for turning influencers into ambassadors
H&M found the right influencers, built relationships and created personalized activation plans for the H&M League.
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2019 Hot 100 Retailers
Nine of the 10 top businesses represent different retail segments, indicating that growth owes more to management.
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Customer centricity: Easy to talk about, hard to implement
3 keys to closing the gap between the theory and the reality of putting the customer first.
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Q&A: Charles Tyrwhitt CEO Luke Kingsnorth
Charles Tyrwhitt specializes in formal men’s shirts, shoes, suits, knitwear and accessories.
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