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Deploying blockchain in the gemstone and jewelry industries
Technology
August 14, 2018
 
Outfitting house and home
Consumer Trends
August 13, 2018
 
Video or it didn’t happen
Consumer Trends
August 8, 2018
 
2018 Hot 100 Retailers
Retail Trends
August 1, 2018
 
Retailers are teaming up and getting creative to drive traffic
Business Operations
August 6, 2018
 
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Small Business
Rep Pete Olson, R-Texas meeting Amber’s Designs Fine Jewelry staff

Texas jeweler worried by growing trade war

Amber Gustafson of Amber’s Designs Fine Jewelry in Katy, Texas says higher taxes will increase costs and eventually raise customer prices in the long run.

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NRF Retail Advocates Summit 2018
Conference
September 5 - 6, 2018
 
Shop.org 2018
Las Vegas, NV
September 12 - 14, 2018
 
Retail Works Summit
Conference
October 21 - 23, 2018
 
NRF 2019: Retail's Big Show
Conference
January 13 - 15, 2019
 
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Social Responsibility
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Boon Supply: Where fundraising meets retail

Episode 71: CEO Lily Kanter explains the innovative philanthropic retail model.
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Technology
yoga pose in lululemon clothing

Lululemon athletica: The intersection of business and technology

Episode 70: lululemon CTO Julie Averill on the role of tech in retail’s transformation.
PRESS RELEASES
 
July retail sales increase 4.9 percent over 2017
Economy
August 15, 2018
 
National Retail Federation upgrades 2018 economic forecast but says tariffs remain a threat
Economy
August 13, 2018
 
Retail imports set multiple new records ahead of tariffs
Supply Chain
August 9, 2018
 
Retailers say latest tariffs throw away benefits of tax reform
Public Policy
August 7, 2018
 
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Retail Trends
Bevel razor by Walker Company

Tristan Walker on building Walker & Company Brands

Tristan Walker, founder and CEO of health and beauty company Walker & Company Brands, noticed a lack of companies focusing on people of color and his own frustrations led him straight to retail. 

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4 reasons computer science grads should be looking for jobs in retail

Retail companies are increasingly seeking to hire college graduates with computer science backgrounds.
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Retail Trends
Podcast listening

Great retail stories with Guy Raz

Retail interviews from "How I Built This", one of NPRs most popular podcasts.
RETAIL GETS REAL
 
Boon Supply: Where fundraising meets retail
Episode 71
August 31, 2018
 
Lululemon athletica: The intersection of business and technology
Episode 70
August 6, 2018
 
From science project to global solution: FreshPaper takes on food waste
Episode 69
July 30, 2018
 
Akola: Empowering women through jewelry-making
Episode 68, 2018
July 24, 2018
 
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Technology
Future of Retail

Retail’s top 5 tech investments right now

Forrester's Brendan Witcher on where retailers are focusing their tech investments.
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Loss Prevention

National retail security survey 2018

Compelling findings on inventory loss and the financial impact to retailers.
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3 ways to make that boring project the best one ever
Creative Process
May 21, 2018
 
4 ways retailers can use blockchain to their advantage
Blockchain
April 19, 2018
 
7 ways shopping will get better by 2020
Technology
January 30, 2018
 
How charity: water is changing the way we think about charitable giving
Social Responsibility
December 13, 2017
 
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Consumer Trends
Hispanic students

Back-to-School Spotlight: Hispanic Shoppers

U.S. Hispanic parents are expected to spend $148 more during back-to-school season than the average shopper.