Retail Gets Real

Indeed’s Director of U.S. Marketing Carmen Bryant and Economist Daniel Culbertson join Retail Gets Real from NRF 2020: Retail’s Big Show to share data-driven insights on the current state of the labor market and how retailers can adapt in a challenging environment.   Learn more at retailgetsreal.com.

Kate Ancketill, CEO and founder of GDR Creative Intelligence, discusses how technology is shaping consumer behavior, how retailers are responding worldwide and what the nascent “loneliness economy” looks like. Learn more at retailgetsreal.com.

Rakesh Tondon is the co-founder and CEO of Le Tote, an online clothing rental business that recently acquired Lord & Taylor and opened its first physical location. Tondon shares how Le Tote is disrupting the fashion industry, why it’s opening physical locations and why it’s imperative for retail to continue evolving if it wants to survive. Learn more at retailgetsreal.com.

When Dave Bolotsky was transitioning from retail analyst to entrepreneur in 1999, he set out to create an online concept that would capitalize on the opportunities presented by the growing sector of online retail without competing with huge retailers. Twenty years later, UncommonGoods stands out as a business model that champions sustainability in all forms. Learn more at retailgetsreal.com.

While most of the industry is just starting to understand the possibilities of quickly evolving technologies like artificial intelligence and its applications for retail, Walmart is sprinting ahead with projects like its Intelligent Retail Lab, a fully operating store with an in-store AI lab. Mike Hanrahan, CEO of Walmart's Intelligent Retail Lab joins the show to share more about the lab and what it means for the future of retail.    Learn more at retailgetsreal.com.

NRF 2020 Vision: Retail's Big Show is right around the corner, where nearly 40,000 retail industry attendees, and 800 exhibitors from 99 different countries joining NRF in New York City from January 12-14. To share what you can expect from retail’s biggest and best event, we talk to Susan Reda and Eric Olson, who helped program the event; Kevin Parakkattu, who is part of the committee responsible for curating the Innovation Lab; and Ellen Davis, who is president of the National Retail Federation Foundation and Senior Vice President of the National Retail Federation.   Learn more at retailgetsreal.com.

National Retail Federation President and CEO Matthew Shay looks back on why 2019 was a great year for retail and looks forward to how policy, societal shifts, and technology will affect retailers in 2020. Learn more at retailgetsreal.com.

This week, the Retail Gets Real team gathers around an open fire with chestnuts and a microphone to reflect on their favorite moments of 2019, featuring: Chip Bergh of Levi’s, Mary Beth Laughton of Sephora, Elie Donahue of Rothy’s, Michelle Kelly of Lilly Pulitzer, Becky Waddell of Take Care, Rachael Gruntmeir of Black Scintilla, Ed Stack of Dick’s Sporting Goods, and Lisa Bradley and Cameron Cruse of R.Riveter.   Learn more at retailgetsreal.com.

Katherine Cullen, head of NRF’s consumer research division, joins the show to share what happened between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday, some surprising data about generational purchasing behavior and what shoppers have left to do this season. Learn more at retailgetsreal.com.

Re-commerce, experiences and CBD ... oh my! In this episode, we look ahead to 2020 with Susan Reda, editor of NRF’s STORES Magazine, who digs into the insights reported in STORES’ 2020 retail trends forecast. Read STORES’ full 2020 retail trends forecast to see the full list of predictions, and listen to the full episode to hear why Reda thinks experiential retail is maturing beyond Instagrammable moments and how wellness trends are shaping the future of retail. Learn more at retailgetsreal.com.