May14
You know those big name brands that seem like industry giants? Well, most of them started on Main Street. From Sears to J.C. Penney to Best Buy and Walmart, each of these brands’ beginnings stem from entrepreneurs with small beginnings, big dreams and great business plans. During the Main Street Retailing Forum held as part [...]
Apr22
Green is the new black in retail. And it has been for years. More than ever these days, shoppers are paying attention to businesses that choose to make sustainable choices when it comes to product development, community initiatives, business practices and even retail models. According to Edelman’s Good Purpose survey, “at least monthly” purchases of [...]
Apr09
I click on a J.Crew email marketing piece at least twice a month. Someday I’d like to meet the talented marketing team that has reviewed the customer data, brainstormed the perfect subject line, and in essence, guided my brain to click through to the fabulous No. 2 pencil skirt I’ve been eyeing for weeks. If [...]
Mar12
Over the past few years, you might have noticed that we’ve talked a lot about jobs here on Retail’s BIG Blog. There are many reasons for that, but specifically in 2011, when the National Retail Federation launched its advocacy platform, Retail Means Jobs, the organization wanted to make sure U.S. lawmakers and opinion leaders knew [...]
Jan15
“I have come to the conclusion that stable, dynamic and democratic societies have to be built on three pillars: peace and stability, development, and rule of law and respect for human rights.” In a much-anticipated keynote speech at Retail’s BIG Show, Kofi Annan, former secretary-general of the United Nations, spoke to a packed room about [...]
Jan14
It’s hard to think of New York City and not think of shopping. In fact, many of NRF’s members have flagship stores in the Big Apple. In anticipation of Retail’s BIG Show 2013, we asked several of our board members and New York City leaders to talk about a few of the iconic brands that [...]
Jan13
Coming off the heels of the International Reception held last night, Retail’s BIG Show kicked off this morning with a very heavily attended breakout session focusing on what all retailers around the world are focusing on – the rise of the middle class in emerging countries and the corresponding rise in disposable income that comes [...]
Sep27
2012 is set to be a record year for Halloween celebrants. According to an NRF survey released earlier this week, not only will more Americans get into the spooky spirit by celebrating the holiday, they’re also set to spend more. On the top of many of their lists: the perfect costume. Today, NRF released its [...]
Aug13
In sunny San Diego today, you’ll find hundreds of the top retail CIOs in the country gathered at NRFtech ’12 ready to talk through the many opportunities emerging technology brings to the full retail enterprise. While these elite technology leaders will be discussing tactical strategies on how to leverage all kinds of new and evolving [...]
