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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Everything you think you know about lobbyists is probably wrong
Episode 11 of Retail Gets Real: NRF’s David French on influencing policymakers.
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Lessons learned on the road to retail disruption
An interview with RangeMe founder and CEO Nicky Jackson.
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What keeps small retail business owners up at night? People.
Hiring and training are the keys to small business success.
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Planning for career changes in loss prevention
Loss prevention professionals recognize the power of a plan.
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Small business success requires constant evolution
Episode 10 of Retail Gets Real: How Cary Kelly has expanded and transformed The Cookery.
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How to manage conflict: Lessons in verbal defense
Retail loss prevention starts with treating people with dignity and respect.
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Fighting ORC with purpose and partnership
Establishing alliances in the fight against organized retail crime
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How the STORES Top 100 Retailers stay on top
Episode 9 of Retail Gets Real: Susan Reda on STORES magazine’s Top 100 Retailers
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Small Business Spotlight: Nedza’s Waffles
College student Joe Nedza turned a business idea into a reality before he even graduated.
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Become a better negotiator with these two words
Negotiation tips from former FBI Negotiator Chris Voss at PROTECT 2017.
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