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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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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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How retailers are tackling organized retail crime through strategic partnerships
JCPenney connects asset protection and government relations to facilitate awareness and legislation.
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3 ways retail MarTech leaders are preparing for the consumer of the future
NRF Nexus: Artificial intelligence, consumer behavior and the in-store experience are top of mind.
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