Retailers’ new era of eco-diversity
J.Crew, Macy’s and others are working toward regenerative agriculture and supplier diversity
Regenerative agriculture is more than the products on store shelves; it’s about the people who help make it happen.
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Retail Gets Real podcast
How Butterball builds Thanksgiving traditions with customers
Retail Gets Real episode 369: EVP of Sales and Marketing Al Jansen on archiving customer's holiday stories.
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How IKEA innovates in sustainability and customer experience
Retail Gets Real episode 368: IKEA's Javier Quiñones on staying ahead in sustainability.
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How Kraft Heinz deploys omnichannel strategies
Retail Gets Real episode 367: Chief Omnichannel Sales and Asian Emerging Markets Officer Cory Onell on shopping today.
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How to fight back against organized retail crime
Retail Gets Real episode 366: Representative Glenn Ivey and JCPenney's Angela Hofmann talk about ORC.
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Halloween spending tricks, treats and trends
Retail Gets Real episode 365: NRF’s Katherine Cullen previews what we can expect from spooky season.
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How BJ’s Wholesale Club leverages AI to serve its customers
Retail Gets Real episode 364: CIO Anjana Harve talks about her career journey and optimizing the customer experience.
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Why Fabletics remains an early adopter in a fast-paced industry
Retail Gets Real episode 363: COO Meera Bhatia on artificial intelligence across retail functions.
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Homefield's approach to building a loyal fanbase
Retail Gets Real episode 362: Co-founder and CEO Connor Hitchcock on how he took his side project to retail success.
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How Gen Z is redefining retail
Retail Gets Real episode 361: NIQ’s Rachel Bonsignore on how to connect with the ‘first truly global generation’.
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Advocacy
Retailers Tell Senate Credit Card ‘Swipe’ Fees are ‘Adding Inflationary Pressure to the U.S. Economy’
November 19, 2024
CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor Shows Strong Retail Sales Gains in October After a Slow September
November 12, 2024
Retail Industry Unites for Third Annual ‘Fight Retail Crime Day’
October 24, 2024
Retailers Say CFPB Open Banking Rules Could Reduce Need for ‘Swipe’ Fees and Save Consumers Billions
October 22, 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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