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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Lessons from breakout brands: KIDBOX and Away
Entrepreneurs from KIDBOX and Away tell their stories of inception and success.
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Return to sender
Retailers must prepare for the increasing consumer demand of try-before-you-buy programs.
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Staff picks: What to see and do at Shop.org
A curated list of staff favorites from the NRF Education Team.
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ThirdLove: Using data to create the perfect bra
Episode 75 of Retail Gets Real: Reimagining the bra shopping experience.
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SBA administrator tells NRF members Trump ‘has your back’
SBA Administrator Linda McMahon addressed retailers gathered at NRF's Retail Advocates Summit.
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How Brandless is reimagining modern consumption
Episode 74: CEO Tina Sharkey thinks better quality shouldn’t cost more.
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Connected and loyal, millennial parents have clear ideas of how they want to shop
It’s been said for a while that the presence of those millennial “kids” changes everything.
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19 innovative companies reshaping the shopping experience
A look at this year's Innovation Lab at Shop.org conference.
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FactGem delivers quick insights from disparate sources
FactGem gives retailers a blueprint for advanced data analytics that helps uncover the gems inside mass amounts of data.
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Retail's future with BJ's Wholesale Club's Chris Baldwin
One CEO's take on how retailers can adapt to evolving consumer needs.
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