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2024 Top 100 Retailers
NRF’s annual review of the best-performing U.S. retailers based on sales rankings
As with last year, there is not a lot of change at the top of the 100, particularly in the top 20. Perennial leader Walmart tops the list with $533 billion in U.S. sales.
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Retail Gets Real podcast
Laying the foundation for modern resale with ThredUp
Retail Gets Real episode 354: ThredUp co-founder and CEO James Reinhart on the outlook for the secondhand industry.
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How customer-facing AI will energize retail’s future
Retail Gets Real episode 353: Futurist Kate Ancketill shares insights on empathic AI and its potential impact on retail.
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DE&I as a state of success — not a checkbox
Retail Gets Real episode 352: Burlington Stores’s Mecca Mitchell on the power of leading with passion and authenticity.
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The think tank for retail industry talent leaders
Retail Gets Real Episode 351: Adam Lukoskie discusses talent acquisition trends and the growth of NRF’s TAG.
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Comfort, collaboration and imaginative innovation at Crocs
Retail Gets Real episode 350: CMO Heidi Cooley on the strategies behind Crocs’ emergence as a pop culture powerhouse.
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How Arc’teryx is reaching new heights while staying loyal to its core customers
Retail Gets Real episode 349: CEO Stuart Haselden talks about transformation, authenticity and leadership.
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How Ikea is leading the way on sustainability
Retail Gets Real episode 348: Ikea U.S. Country Sustainability Manager on the role of retail in the circular economy.
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Welcome to the real world of retail
Retail Gets Real episode 347: Allbirds’ Courtney Nash and Munchkin’s Eugene Choi on the early lessons they’ve learned.
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How Kendra Scott delivers on a ‘fashion-for-philanthropy’ vision
Retail Gets Real episode 346: CEO Tom Nolan on authenticity and community involvement.
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Advocacy
Economy is in ‘Critical Moment’ But Fed Has Time to Wait on Interest Rates
July 8, 2024
NRF Welcomes Supreme Court Ruling Allowing Debit Card Swipe Fee Challenge to Move Forward
July 1, 2024
Retailers Welcome Judge’s Order Rejecting Flawed Settlement Over Visa and Mastercard ‘Swipe’ Fees
June 25, 2024
CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor Shows Retail Sales Jumped in May After a Slow April
June 10, 2024
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Practicing cyber resiliency in the digital age
Retail Gets Real episode 117: PwC expert discusses what retailers should know about the complex cybersecurity landscape.
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If you want to measure retail employment, don’t look to monthly BLS employment figures
BLS data does not accurately reflect the scale of retail employment, or the direction of its growth.
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Let’s taco ‘bout trade on Cinco de Mayo
As Americans celebrate the fiesta, there are a few reasons to be extra thankful for our third largest trading partner.
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Protecting consumer privacy is a job for Congress, not the states
Piecemeal legislative approach from states is full of flaws and unintended consequences.
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New app connects in-store associates with online shoppers
Online chat app Hero provides a channel to deliver the same in-store experience to ecommerce customers.
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Building communities in and out of the store
Retail Gets Real episode 116: Small business owner Rachael Gruntmeir on the unexpected opportunity in retail.
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3 ways Mother’s Day gift shopping has evolved
Flowers are never out of style, but consumers are celebrating mom in more unique ways.
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Fashion and fitness brand Addison Bay experiments with pop-ups to grow its customer base
CEO Marguerite Adzick wanted to develop a one-stop space where activewear went beyond just the time spent at the gym.
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Chief protector: Inside the business of loss prevention
Retail Gets Real episode 115: Giant Food’s Director of Asset Protection shares what’s behind the CCTV camera at stores.
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Postal subsidies leave U.S. ‘flooded’ with Chinese knockoffs even as tariffs drive up price of legitimate products
Postal subsidies leave U.S. ‘flooded’ with Chinese knockoffs even as tariffs drive up price of legitimate products.
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