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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How generative AI is revolutionizing retail
Company executives share insights from a ‘member-obsessed’ journey of innovation.
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Retailers like Apple, Best Buy and Dell Technologies experienced 2022 in diverse ways
Exploring the electronics and telecom retailers on NRF’s 2023 Top 100 Retailers list.
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Organized retail crime goes beyond store shoplifting
Cargo theft, ecommerce and digital fraud are growing contributors to ORC.
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Generative AI begs for creativity, curiosity, caution
NRF Nexus: Kara Swisher says the technology ‘is as big as the internet.’
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How Zappos finds success by building empathy for customers
Head of Marketing Insights Alex Genov on the human side of data and business.
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Sam’s Club builds on convenience
Company executives share insights from a ‘member-obsessed’ journey of innovation.
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Value remains top of mind in apparel
A closer look at apparel retailers in NRF’s 2023 Top 100 Retailers list.
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NRF General Counsels Forum enabled peer-to-peer discussions on pressing retail topics
Top retail GCs met in Washington, D.C. to exchange ideas and insights on emerging legal trends.
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Best Buy leverages data, shopper attitudes to create a leading experience
NRF Nexus: Chief Marketing Officer Jennie Weber on the evolution of the consumer.
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Lessons in data analytics from Ulta Beauty, LePrix and Domino’s
Insights on personalization, differentiation and generative AI.
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