Retail Gets Real
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Retail Gets Real

by National Retail Federation

Retail impacts everyone, everywhere, every day. Join the National Retail Federation for authentic, insightful conversations with the industry's most interesting people. Hear retail executives, industry experts, entrepreneurs and influencers discuss trends, their career stories and the future of retail. Learn more at retailgetsreal.com.

101 episodes
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410. Inside the art of experiential retail at Hershey’s
24:15 Mar 17, 2026
2
409. Inside REI’s strategy for trust, community, and growth
30:05 Mar 10, 2026
3
408. How Coach puts the consumer at the center of brand growth
27:21 Mar 3, 2026
4
407. Inside Sweetwater’s people-first approach to retail innovation
34:12 Feb 24, 2026
5
406. The rise of smart retail merchandising
22:09 Feb 17, 2026
6
405. The cultural forces shaping tomorrow’s consumer
32:53 Feb 10, 2026
7
How Taco Bell uses digital innovation to highlight human connection
27:17 Feb 3, 2026
8
403. Building a people-first culture in modern retail with Ulta Beauty
28:17 Jan 27, 2026
9
402. How agentic AI is redefining the future of retail
26:25 Jan 21, 2026
10
401. How Old Navy is building opportunity at scale
20:58 Jan 14, 2026
11
How retail navigated uncertainty and transformation in 2025
28:33 Jan 9, 2026
12
399. Inside Retail’s Big Show: Innovation, AI and what’s coming next
16:34 Dec 18, 2025
13
398. What Gen Z wants: insights shaping the future of retail
19:41 Dec 10, 2025
14
What’s driving holiday shopping in 2025
24:27 Nov 25, 2025
15
396. How iHerb is leading the trillion-dollar wellness market
20:24 Nov 12, 2025
16
Adapting to the rise of AI shoppers
23:23 Oct 29, 2025
17
How consumers are redefining Halloween
18:44 Oct 22, 2025
18
How Bealls is shaping the next era of value shopping
19:59 Oct 15, 2025
19
How Warby Parker is redefining retail and customer experience
23:40 Sep 30, 2025
20
AI, skills-first hiring, and the next era of retail jobs
33:13 Sep 16, 2025
21
How retailers can stay resilient against cyberattacks
22:20 Sep 4, 2025
22
Purpose-driven retail: Stories of impact from leading brands
16:24 Aug 20, 2025
23
Replay: How Pinterest wins with personalized content
28:00 Aug 5, 2025
24
Behind the data: Insights from NRF’s top economists
21:51 Jul 22, 2025
25
Inside Starbucks’ commitment to thriving communities
17:13 Jul 8, 2025
26
Lessons from a young retail leader
22:47 Jun 24, 2025
27
The digital strategy behind Mack Weldon’s growth
25:22 Jun 10, 2025
28
Amplifying the voices of small business owners
20:55 May 27, 2025
29
How San Diego District Attorney Summer Stephan combats organized retail crime
29:45 May 13, 2025
30
The innovators driving the future of retail
26:48 Apr 29, 2025
31
How Vera Bradley transformed a legacy brand
24:49 Apr 15, 2025
32
Whole Foods’ holistic approach to merchandising and customer service
24:12 Apr 1, 2025
33
How Coach captivates consumers with visual storytelling
25:52 Mar 18, 2025
34
How Pinterest wins with personalized content
27:42 Mar 4, 2025
35
How Target’s consumer-first strategy drives success
19:58 Feb 19, 2025
36
Tech, trade and taxes: What’s impacting retail in 2025
18:31 Feb 4, 2025
37
Get ahead of the future of retail
25:08 Jan 28, 2025
38
How LEGO builds community and embraces innovation
24:38 Jan 21, 2025
39
Retail trends to watch in 2025
22:05 Jan 14, 2025
40
NRF 2025 preview: Big things are coming to Retail’s Big Show
20:03 Jan 7, 2025
41
Poshmark’s new take on secondhand retail
26:28 Dec 3, 2024
42
How Butterball builds Thanksgiving traditions with customers
19:22 Nov 19, 2024
43
How IKEA innovates in sustainability and customer experience
28:33 Nov 12, 2024
44
How IKEA innovates in sustainability and customer experience
28:33 Nov 12, 2024
45
How Kraft Heinz deploys omnichannel strategies across emerging global markets
26:33 Oct 29, 2024
46
How Kraft Heinz deploys omnichannel strategies across emerging global markets
26:33 Oct 29, 2024
47
How to fight back against organized retail crime
17:58 Oct 22, 2024
48
How to fight back against organized retail crime
17:57 Oct 22, 2024
49
Halloween spending tricks, treats and trends
16:20 Oct 16, 2024
50
Halloween spending tricks, treats and trends
16:20 Oct 16, 2024
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