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
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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A conversation with 2022 America’s Retail Champion Margaret Barrow
Retail Gets Real Episode 345: The founder and CEO of It’s NOLA talks about advocating for small businesses.
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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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Supreme Court oral arguments make case that new challenge to debit card swipe fee cap isn’t too late
The case, which involves a North Dakota convenience store and truck stop, could have major implications.
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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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Creativity, visibility still needed for U.S. ports, supply chain
NRF 2024: Experts from IKEA, Port Houston and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on what's ahead.
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Dick’s Sporting Goods’ Ed Stack on leadership, mistakes and vision
NRF 2024: Dick’s Sporting Goods’ Ed Stack proves that doing the right thing is always the right thing to do.
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Store closing announcements up in 2023
Against a tougher consumer backdrop, 2023 was a challenging year for many retailers.
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Leading a company with purpose
NRF 2024: Leaders from Thrive Global, The Honest Company and Signet Jewelers on cultivating a culture of success.
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Lessons from market makers on leading with authenticity and innovation
NRF 2024: Insights from Martha Stewart, Chewy CEO Sumit Singh and Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt.
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‘All-of-government’ approach undermines workers’ free choice
Let’s focus on an agenda that is consistent with the needs of the diverse and dynamic 21st century workforce.
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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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Addressing the elephant in the room on organized retail crime
Quantifying the scope of ORC is a known challenge, as ORC is not a single event or act.
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