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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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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Innovation: A leadership challenge
Leadership expert Michael Anderson talks leading innovation prior to his keynote at NRFtech.
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The future of the retail store
Episode 8 of Retail Gets Real: Bluemercury co-founder Barry Beck on retail’s future.
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In search of a better fit
Episode 7 of Retail Gets Real: Hugh & Crye’s Philip Soriano on growing a brand.
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Retail’s reinvention story is just getting started
Reports of the industry's death are greatly exaggerated.
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