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Retail Gets Real podcast

How customer-facing AI will energize retail’s future
 
Kate Ancketill speaking at Retail's Big Show.
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
 
Mecca Mitchell at the 2024 NRF Foundation Honors.
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
 
Individuals networking.
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
 
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
 
Arc’teryx store exterior
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
 
IKEA
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
 
Professionals working together.
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
 
Kendra Scott store entrance.
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
 
Margaret Barrow, founder and CEO of It's NOLA.
Retail Gets Real Episode 345: The founder and CEO of It’s NOLA talks about advocating for small businesses.
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Advocacy

Monthly Economic Review: July 2024
 
July 8, 2024
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
Census Retail Sales Data for May Shows a ‘Reasonably Healthy Consumer’
 
June 18, 2024
3 key learnings from NRF PROTECT 2024
 
June 17, 2024
The real story about retailers and price increases
 
June 14, 2024
The international world of retail crime and solutions
 
June 12, 2024
CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor Shows Retail Sales Jumped in May After a Slow April
 
June 10, 2024
Anticipating what's next for retail crime
 
June 7, 2024
Monthly Economic Review: June 2024
 
June 4, 2024
Consumers Remain ‘Willing to Spend’
 
June 4, 2024

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