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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Great retail stories with Guy Raz
Retail interviews from "How I Built This", one of NPRs most popular podcasts.
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From science project to global solution: FreshPaper takes on food waste
Episode 69 of Retail Gets Real: Inventor Kavita Shukla on the story behind the product.
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Retail’s top 5 tech investments right now
Forrester's Brendan Witcher on where retailers are focusing their tech investments.
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Back-to-school spotlight: Hispanic shoppers
One in four kids belong to Hispanic families in the U.S.
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5 ways Sephora creates a seamless customer experience
Chief Engineering Officer Raghu Sagi on personalizing every transaction.
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Akola: Empowering women through jewelry-making
Episode 68: Founder Brittany Underwood on making an impact through retail.
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SVP Ali Weiss on Glossier’s growth, culture and challenges
How the beauty brand built the relationships that set the company apart.
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Convenience at the door
Air Tailor offers a hands-on solution to returns resulting from ecommerce fashion sales.
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TreeHouse’s bold plan to dominate a $200 billion industry
Episode 67: CEO Gary Kusin on leading “do-it-for-me” home improvement.
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3 ways events like Prime Day are changing the back-to-school calendar
The way customers approach shopping for the season has changed in recent years.
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