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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5 products you’ll pay more for in a world without NAFTA
American consumers could face $5.3 billion in higher costs if the agreement is terminated.
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Air Tailor trims online clothing returns
Air Tailor helps retailers increase online customer satisfaction and reduce return rates.
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Rohvi keeps customers coming back for more
Retail tech startup Rohvi offers retailers a buyback platform that turns past transactions into repeat purchases.
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Member Spotlight: Cavender's
The Cavender family’s values have guided its business for over 50 years.
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Cybersecurity for business and life: A guide from a former White House CIO
Episode 64 of Retail Gets Real: Theresa Payton on how to protect information online.
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How small business owners can change the future of retail
Retail Advocates Summit brings retailers of all sizes to Washington, D.C.
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Transparently healthy
Clean Juice was the first juice bar chain to be USDA certified as organic.
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Zenni keeps its sights on an even larger eyewear market
Since 2003, Zenni Optical has been doing everything in its power to turn the act of purchasing eyeglasses on its head.
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Fitzroy rethinks discovery for toy shop owners
Episode 63 of Retail Gets Real: Founder Stefanie Botelho discusses the online wholesale marketplace.
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Southwest Flight 1380 pilot Tammie Jo Shults on leading in times of crisis
Heroic pilot recounts the story of landing Southwest Flight 1380 after an engine explosion.
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