Retail Focus: TikTok Phones, Store Openings (and closings), CES, Brands to Watch

It’s the premiere episode of The Retail Focus Podcast, and this week, we discuss TikTok loaded phones on eBay, Retail Store Openings (and closings) for ‘25, TikTok’s eCommerce push, the CES Wrap-Up, Brands to Watch, and Weekly commerce stats. The Retail Focus podcast features two podcast and eCommerce veterans: Bart Mroz and John Suder. In their former lives, they produced the eCommerce Minute podcast from SUMO Heavy and released 788 episodes before sunsetting.  Produced and edited by 1459pm This program is supported by Nerve Tonic Brand. Born in 2012 out of sheer boredom and questionable decisions, Nerve Tonic Brand has somehow defied the odds (and logic) to become a powerhouse online lifestyle brand. Visit nervetonicbrand.com and sign up for the newsletter to score 10% off your first order and stay ahead of the game with exclusive drops and discounts.