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
A conversation with 2022 America’s Retail Champion Margaret Barrow
Retail Gets Real Episode 345: The founder and CEO of It’s NOLA talks about advocating for small businesses.
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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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Sur La Table: From cooking class to loyal customer
Episode 81: How the kitchenware store takes customer loyalty up a notch.
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How voice tech is shaping shopper behavior
Experts from Wayfair, Capgemini and Voysis talked about voice tech at Shop.org.
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No sign of the retail apocalypse
IHL report shows that for every retailer closing stores in 2018, two are opening stores.
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The Brass Owl: Rallying the local business community
Episode 80: Using small business to advocate for communities
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Small retailer cites ‘trickle-down effect’ of tariffs
American small businesses feel the stress of the growing trade war.
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The evolution of retail with the host of MSNBC’s “Your Business”
Episode 79: JJ Ramberg talks about the drivers of entrepreneurial success.
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Selling the low country vibe
The Southern Tide brand exemplifies the “spirit of the south” in the men’s, women’s and children’s apparel it sells.
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Creating the retail experience at PGA TOUR Superstore
Episode 78: How the store uses tech to design a stand-out experience.
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Retail trends that will gain traction in 2019
Episode 77: Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg on two technologies for the coming year.
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