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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The real world of loss prevention
Episode 53 of Retail Gets Real: “It’s so much more than catching the bad people.”
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Food halls are the next step in the evolution of food retail
Food halls are becoming a favorite among mall operators who see them as a part of an experiential retail strategy.
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Bra shopping reimagined: Harper Wilde supports women in a new way
Episode 52 of Retail Gets Real: Two students’ mission to empower women with the way bras are sold.
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5 research-backed retail concepts to embrace this year
From talking tech to curated experiences, these trends are transforming retail.
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DynamicAction lets retailers react at the ‘speed of Amazon’
DynamicAction's retail analytics system is built to enable omnichannel teams to take action “at the speed of Amazon”.
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Quenching millennials’ thirst
In a retail blend of healthy and natural with organic and sustainable, a new casual restaurant concept has emerged.
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Our next chapter at the NRF Foundation
During a time of immense change in retail, the NRF Foundation’s work is more crucial and more fulfilling than ever.
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Inside the Walgreens mobile experience
Episode 51 of Retail Gets Real: Senior Product Manager Benjamin Weiss on how the app integrates into the Walgreens bran
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The evolving role of loss prevention
An interview with Bealls’ Dan Doyle, a 40-year LP veteran and Ring of Excellence winner.
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Leading with passion: The values that saved Ashley Stewart
Episode 50 of Retail Gets Real: CEO James Rhee on how he turned the company around.
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