Retail

Sector journalism and trade press.

• Retail Dive
  Daily retail industry news for executives.
• Modern Retail
  DTC, marketplaces, modern commerce.
• Chain Store Age
  Multi-channel retail business news.
• STORES (NRF)
  NRF magazine.
• Retail TouchPoints
  Retail tech and CX coverage.
• Glossy Retail
  Modern fashion and beauty retail business.
• Retail Brew (Morning Brew)
  Daily retail news email.

Membership bodies, advocacy, standards.

• NRF — National Retail Federation
  Largest US retail trade association.
• RILA — Retail Industry Leaders Association
  Largest retailers' policy advocacy.
• FMI — Food Industry Association
  Food retail trade group.
• ICSC — Innovating Commerce Serving Communities
  Shopping center and physical retail real estate.
• ECRS / Auggie Awards (digital commerce)
  NRF's digital commerce arm.
• Path to Purchase Institute
  Shopper marketing professional org.

Where deals get done and announcements happen.

• NRF Big Show
  Largest global retail event; NYC, January.
• Shoptalk
  Las Vegas; modern retail and ecommerce executive event.
• eTail East / West
  Ecommerce executive events.
• ICSC Las Vegas (RECon)
  Retail real estate annual deal-making.
• Adobe Summit (Digital Experience)
  Digital experience and commerce conference.
• World Retail Congress
  Global C-suite retail event.

Sector-specialist analysts and data providers.

• NRF Retail Insights / NRF + Prosper
  Industry surveys, holiday spending forecast.
• US Census Retail Sales (MARTS)
  Monthly Advance Retail & Food Services.
• Coresight Research $
  Retail and ecommerce research.
• Adobe Digital Economy Index
  Online sales tracking from Adobe Analytics.
• Mastercard SpendingPulse $
  Retail spending tracker.
• Forrester Retail Research $
  Retail and ecommerce analyst research.
• CB Insights Retail Tech
  Retail-tech investment analysis.

Agencies that govern the sector.

• FTC — Retail/Marketing
  Consumer protection, advertising, mergers.
• CPSC — Consumer Product Safety
  Recalls, product safety standards.
• State AGs — Privacy & Pricing
  State-level consumer protection enforcement.
• Wage & Hour Division (DOL)
  Retail-relevant wage and overtime rules.
• USDA / FDA — Food Retailers
  Food handling standards for retailers.
• State Sales Tax Authorities
  Post-Wayfair multi-state sales tax compliance.

Bellwethers and notable executives.

• Walmart
  Doug McMillon, CEO. World's largest retailer by revenue.
• Amazon
  Andy Jassy, CEO. Largest ecommerce + AWS, Whole Foods.
• Costco
  Ron Vachris, CEO. Membership warehouse club leader.
• Home Depot
  Ted Decker, CEO. Largest US home improvement retailer.
• Lowe's
  Marvin Ellison, CEO. #2 home improvement.
• Target
  Brian Cornell, CEO. Discount-store-plus-style retailer.
• Kroger
  Ron Sargent, Interim CEO. Largest US supermarket.
• CVS Health
  David Joyner, CEO. Drug store + Aetna + Caremark.
• Walgreens Boots Alliance
  Tim Wentworth, CEO. Drug store retailer.
• Alibaba Group
  Eddie Wu, CEO. China's largest ecommerce platform.
• JD.com
  Sandy Xu, CEO. China ecommerce; first-party model.
• Shopify
  Tobi Lütke, CEO. Commerce platform for ~10% of US ecommerce GMV.