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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Retail Gets Real podcast
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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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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Advocacy
3 reasons why Congress should pass organized retail crime-fighting legislation this year
April 22, 2024
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Store closing announcements up, along with retail bankruptcies
2023 continues to be a much tougher year for retailers.
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Failure, fun and a fire drill: Insights from NRF Nexus strategists
Kate Ancketill, Pascal Finette and Jason ‘Retailgeek’ Goldberg on retail trends and best practices.
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LePrix is reinventing how retailers source pre-owned luxury
Retail Gets Real episode 314: Co-founder Emily Erkel on today’s resale landscape and what customers are looking for.
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Consumers don’t want to pay the price for swipe fees
Visa and Mastercard set the exorbitant fees that cost the average American family $1,000 each year.
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Small retailers tell Congress to act on excessive swipe fees
The 2023 NRF Small Business Fly-In brought together small business owners to advocate for change.
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Top supermarket players see sustained growth
A closer look at groceries on the Top 100 Retailers list.
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Generation Alpha is already impacting back-to-class shopping
Retail Gets Real Episode 313: GfK’s Rachel Bonsignore on what’s driving back-to-school shopping this season.
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Retail tech executives on how to remain agile and innovative
Leadership challenges and opportunities to create a seamless customer experience.
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