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The Modern Retail Podcast — 544 episodes

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1

Why the World Cup is a make or break moment for retail this summer

2

The next era of Pride Month marketing

3

Pacsun's CEO on how the brand cracked its Gen Z strategy

4

Hits and misses from Q1 earnings season

5

Why every brand is now their own media company, featuring Prince Street Pizza

6

The tradeoff economy: Why stressed shoppers are still spending

7

How TikTok Shop is winning over major brands

8

What it takes to build a true lifestyle brand

9

The growing debate over digital price tags

10

Has the latest sneaker bubble officially burst?

11

Why shoppers can't get enough of limited-edition scents and flavors

12

Inside David's Bridal's post-bankruptcy turnaround

13

AI-generated review summaries could upend online shopping

14

What’s in and out in food and beverage for 2026

15

The art and science of product pricing

16

Marketing is experiencing an AI reckoning

17

An emergency tariffs episode

18

The dawn of DTC 3.0

19

Inside the Super Bowl activation boom

20

How ICE activity became an issue retailers big and small can no longer ignore

21

The high cost of free returns

22

Cautious optimism at NRF around AI and shopper sentiment in 2026

23

What is in and out for wellness in 2026

24

The Modern Retail Podcast's 2026 predictions

25

A look back at 2025, from tariffs to Target to Labubus

26

PepsiCo thins portfolio and bets on better-for-you products

27

How startups get on the shelves of Whole Foods

28

The trends that will dominate Black Friday and Cyber Monday, from AI search to experiential pop-ups

29

How Gen Z builds brands, with CharCharms' Charlotte Trecartin

30

How ButcherBox uses a loyalty program to drive more meat sales

31

Inside the private equity playbook to revive Claire’s

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How Bobbie's brand playbook led to landing Cardi B

33

Behind the scenes of Ulta Beauty's new marketplace

34

Prime Day takeaways, the end of Rite Aid, and Gen Z’s changing drinking habits

35

Checkout comes to ChatGPT, Walmart to remove dyes and additives, and how Cakes is redefining brand corporate culture

36

The much-hyped NikeSkims collection and Michaels' bid to fill the Joann and Party City voids

37

Affirm's in-store Apple Pay play, Kroger's coupon revival, and WTF is a retail media network

38

Dick's $2.4B Foot Locker bet, the Girl Scout brand empire, and behind the scenes of AG1's product research

39

Kraft Heinz splits in two, Starbucks' protein play and what it takes to get on Walmart's shelves

40

Furniture tariffs, luxury shopping vacations and how consumers spent this summer

41

Target CEO out, Amazon doubles down on grocery, and Bullish's Mike Duda on scaling founder-led brands

42

On's big earnings, Summerween's surge and why Sprouts is the new proving ground for CPG brands

43

Ikea teams up with Best Buy, Claire's Chapter 11 and how ChatGPT is upending the customer journey

44

Tariff deals, American Eagle’s ad controversy and the rise of postpartum care market

45

The state of malls & P.F. Candle Co.'s Made in America strategy

46

Ulta buys Space NK and Cassey Ho talks fighting dupes

47

Modelo beer sales decline & Prime Day deals week gets off to a slow start

48

Dr. Squatch gets bought, Parachute store closures & a mid-year check in on 2025's biggest stories

49

Slowing retail sales, cleaner products from Kraft-Heinz, and the rise of private label

50

The Labubu craze, retail employment shifts and headwinds in the home goods sector

51

Temu U.S. usership plummets, Spirit Halloween cancels season opener, brands go all-in on Dubai chocolate & Stanley 1913's next era

52

Nike's Amazon return, E.l.f's big Rhode bet, and debunking recession indicators

53

Klarna's losses double, Dockers and The Vitamin Shoppe find new buyers & Bansk's chief supply chain officer talks tariffs

54

Touchland gets acquired, what's gone wrong with Target & the secret sauce behind brand pop culture collaborations

55

Tariffs hit Mattel, M&A news from Skechers and DoorDash and a look at Mother's Day flower delivery with Bouqs

56

GLP-1 shakeups, the 'Cowboy Carter' effect and the fallout of bird flu

57

M&A slowdown, Walmart's beauty play and how a U.S. manufacturing boom could create a more circular economy

58

Luxury earnings, behind-the-scenes at Chinese factories, and the unexpected industries that tariffs are hitting hard

59

Marketers sound off on tariffs and retail strategies, plus how Hanna Andersson built its loyalty program

60

Rundown: 'Liberation Day' brings a week of tariffs chaos, a TikTok check-in, and LesserEvil sells to Hershey

61

The Honey Pot's Bea Dixon on why 'better-for-you is the new conventional'

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Rundown: Dollar Tree sells Family Dollar, GameStop bets on Bitcoin & H&M's profit plummets

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Why Perelel is getting into protein after 5 years of supplement growth

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Rundown: Klarna preps for IPO, Edible Brands launches edibles marketplace & an update on Nike's turnaround plan

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PopSockets is on a quest to position itself as a lifestyle brand

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Modern Retail Rundown: CVS to open micro-stores, beauty sales slow down & apparel brands warn of a weak Q1

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How Crown Affair's CEO took the brand into Sephora and beyond to capture more of the hair-care market

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Rundown: Neiman Marcus's store closure drama, Forever 21's financial woes and 7-Eleven's attempt to dodge a takeover

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How Dropps got its eco-friendly cleaning products into Target

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Rundown: Target partners with Champion and Warby Parker, Starbucks overhauls menu & Americans are doom spending

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How Bumpin' Blends has successfully scaled within the aisles of Walmart and Costco

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Rundown: Nike teams up with Skims, Celsius acquires Alani Nu & Crocs preps for tariffs

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How Shinola is emphasizing its American design and manufacturing roots

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Modern Retail Rundown: Olipop now valued at $1.85B, Poppi's Super Bowl marketing backlash & January retail layoffs

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How Brooks harnessed the run club boom to generate record-breaking revenue

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Rundown: Waffle House's egg surcharge, Chipotle downplays avocado concerns & Gap launches vintage drops series

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How Modern Animal is using technology to make pet care more customer-centric

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Rundown: Brands shuffle import strategies, retail layoffs & Chili's makes a comeback

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How Whatnot is pushing social commerce forward amid TikTok's uncertain future

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Rundown: Theft ring to pay back retailers, TikTok updates and VF Corp layoffs

81

How Renais is trying to make ultra-premium gin popular in the U.S.

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Rundown: Joann's second bankruptcy, Walgreens looks for new anti-theft solutions & new FDA health proposals

83

How THC-infused beverage brand Cann is capitalizing on Dry January

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Rundown: J.C. Penney merges with Sparc, Amazon's new retail ad service & Target doubles down on wellness

85

How Gregorys Coffee is taking the craft coffee business to scale

86

Rundown: Return fraud on the rise, Nordstrom going private and Big Lots' lifeline

87

The Modern Retail Podcast looks at what's ahead in 2025

88

AI, customer acquisition and the DTC bust: The Modern Retail Podcast year in review

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Rundown: U.S. retail sales, Big Lots' liquidation & Vuori's new fundraise

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How Puma approaches emerging technology like generative AI

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Rundown: FTC sues alcohol distributor, Walgreens' potential PE takeover & Amazon cracks down on paid reviews

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How Chomps is marketing itself to convenience store shoppers

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Rundown: Malls' Black Friday comeback, a proposed Spindrift acquisition and Foot Locker's lackluster quarter

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How Upway is introducing e-bikes to the U.S. market

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Rundown: What retailers are saying about holidays sales

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Black Friday weekend and holiday marketing trends

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Rundown: Target's earnings miss, REI cracks down on returns and Starbucks' woes in China

98

How coffee liqueur Mr. Black rode the espresso martini wave

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Rundown: Red Lobster's rebrand, Tapestry-Capri merger falls apart and Amazon expands telehealth services

100

How KiwiCo is leaning on retail expansion to grow holiday sales

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Rundown: Trump's proposed tariffs, more bankruptcies & The Children's Place's Shein debut

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How Jake Paul's personal care brand W is leveraging its influencer founder

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Rundown: Coffee sales struggle, Etsy's posts solid growth and Subway sued over ads

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How Awe Inspired leveraged its celebrity fan base to become a DTC jewelry powerhouse

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Rundown: Keurig Dr Pepper acquires Ghost, Tupperware sold to lenders and Peloton partners with Costco

106

How the company behind the bar Death & Co is becoming a global brand

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Rundown: Beyond Inc. partners with The Container Store, holiday shoppers take on debt and Urban Outfitters cuts prices

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Made By Gather's formula for finding the best celebrity partner

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Rundown: Congress combats shrinkflation, NRF rethinks shrink and Halloween candy

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How Malk is expanding as the plant-based milk space matures

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Rundown: Levi's weighing Dockers sale, QVC gets into pickleball & PepsiCo acquires Siete

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How Grove Collaborative revamped its business model to focus on profitability

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Rundown: American Eagle sues Amazon, Grove Collaborative' cash infusion and Stitch Fix's path to profitability

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How Soccer.com is capitalizing on U.S. soccer fever

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Rundown: Amazon's Buy With Prime updates, Tupperware's bankruptcy and Red Lobster's future

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Mantry founder Reggie Milligan on the rise and fall of subscription box companies

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Rundown: More retail bankruptcies, Rare Beauty reportedly halts sale, Amazon Rufus to serve ads

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How menswear retailer Rothmans has avoided the department store death spiral

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Rundown: Walmart and StockX deal, Nordstrom's takeover bid, Rite Aid emerges from bankruptcy

120

How Croissant is trying to bring more retailers into the resale space

121

Rundown: Dollar General and Lululemon show signs of weakness, Foot Locker scales back

122

Liquid Death's secret to viral marketing: Hire comedians

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Rundown: Shoppers react to price cuts, Peloton capitalizes on secondhand sales & Chick-fil-A gets into streaming

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How Walmart is using AI to update key functions like search

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Rundown: July retail sales bounce back, beauty brands bootstrap their businesses & eTail East comes to Boston

126

Why MiniLuxe thinks franchising is the key to growth and a better nail industry

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Rundown: Mars explores Kellanova acquisition, ThredUp exits Europe & an Apple store gets its first union contract

128

How eyewear brand Revo is reinventing itself

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Rundown: Fast casual earnings, Etsy's loyalty program launch & Howard Schultz's olive oil investments

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How Nespresso is revamping its stores to market itself as a premium coffee brand

131

Rundown: Kroger & Albertsons pause merger, L Catterton interested in Mattel & the rise of 'Amazombies'

132

How Tecovas is extending beyond cowboy boots to become a Western wear lifestyle brand

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Rundown: Another record Prime Day, Limited Too is back & Pacsun gets into men's athleisure

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How Celsius rebranded itself to be a premium wellness energy drink

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Rundown: Athletic Brewing raises $50M, Nike brings back veteran exec & Costco raises membership fee

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Lucky Energy's growth strategy focuses on virality & convenience stores

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Modern Retail Rundown: Amazon is reportedly launching a Temu-like section, Fancy Food Show takeaways & Walgreens store closures

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How Babylist is building a media empire for new parents

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Modern Retail Rundown: Slowing U.S. retail sales, Thrasio's comeback & Care/of troubles

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How Squared Circles is hoping to build the next generation of food & wellness brands

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Rundown: Shein raises prices, TikTok tests image search & GLP-1 drugs boost supplements sales

142

How Repurpose built a brand around eco-friendly disposable products

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Rundown: Shopify marketing shifts, Walmart Health losses & Poppi faces lawsuit

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How fast-fashion backlash gave ThredUp a marketing edge

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Rundown: Hoka competes with Nike, Amazon adds Grubhub perk to Prime & private label is still growing

146

Century 21's Larry Mentzer on reopening a legacy NYC off-price retailer

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Rundown: Target lowers prices, Amazon beefs up Alexa & Macy's earnings

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KEH CEO Noah Treshnell on building a profitable online resale business

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Rundown: Under Armour attempts another turnaround, Shein's attempted NRF membership & Costco partners with Uber Eats

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How Cargo Crew has ridden the workwear wave with the help of Paris Hilton & Gwyneth Paltrow

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Rundown: Gopuff's cash burn, Equinox's new membership & Sweetgreen beef

152

Movado Brand president Margot Grinberg on reintroducing a legacy watch company to younger shoppers

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Rundown: Starbucks stores struggle, Walmart launches a new private label line & Dave & Buster’s bets on betting

154

Former Peloton CEO John Foley on why he launched his rug startup Ernesta

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Rundown: TikTok's impending U.S. ban, Saks goes into retail media & Amazon's grocery ambitions

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Prose CEO Arnaud Plas on growing a company with profitability in mind

157

Digiday Media Presents: The Return Season Three

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Rundown: Peloton takes away free app workouts, adults help boost Lego's sales & Amazon's plans for just walk out tech

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Violife's chief growth officer on making plant-based cheese mainstream

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Rundown: Gatorade expands healthy options, retail credit cards declining & Bark gets into pet air travel

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CEO Susan Kim on how Kopari was at the forefront of the clean beauty trend

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Rundown: Beauty sales slow down, retailers late on vendor bills & food startup drama

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'It's really about quality over quantity': Pattern Brands' Suze Dowling on the new roll-up brand playbook

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Rundown: H&M inches makes profitability progress, Wirecutter reviews & Dollar Tree price hikes

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How Sunday is trying to shake up the yard and garden industry

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Rundown: Nordstrom may go private, Unilever spins off ice cream biz & Shein's new revenue stream

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Ridge CEO Sean Frank on trying to build a $1B accessory brand

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Rundown: The Body Shop shuts down U.S. business, Outdoor Voices closes stores & apparel C-suite shakeups

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Rocco co-founder Alyse Borkan on making mini-fridges a conversation piece

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Rundown: Harry's reported IPO, Ashley acquires DTC mattress group & Abercrombie eyes global growth

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Époque Evolution co-founder Nancy Taylor on why she says 'responsibility' instead of 'sustainability'

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Rundown: Thrasio's bankruptcy, Warby Parker plans more stores & Celsius reports record sales

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Wing CFO Shannon Nash on why 2024 is the "year of the drone"

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Rundown: Reddit's IPO, Beyond Meat gets healthier & Macy's proxy fight continues

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Little Words Project founder Adriana Carrig on making friendship bracelets a thriving business even before Taylor Swift

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Rundown: Express's financial woes, retailers ban shoppers for excessive returns & Walmart eyes Vizio acquisition

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The Goods Mart founder Rachel Krupa on building a convenience store that's more than a shoppy shop

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Rundown: Zac Posen heads to Gap, Target reportedly weighs paid membership, and Tapestry shows promising growth

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'There's this longevity': Bugaboo's Jeanelle Teves on expanding a premium baby brand in North America

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Rundown: H&M CEO out, TikTok expands Shop & Amazon's ads business grows

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Misfits Market COO Corey Farrell on growth plans post-Imperfect Foods acquisition

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Rundown: Macy's turns down buyout bid, Solo Stove's marketing woes, & Etsy's Super Bowl ambitions

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SharkNinja CEO Mark Barrocas on going from infomercials to TikTok

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Rundown: NRF highlights, Hello Bello's new direction & December sales figures

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AriZona Beverage CEO Abid Rizvi on the current beverage landscape

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Rundown: Nike shakeups, Rent the Runway restructuring & DTC fire sales

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Jolie CEO Ryan Babenzien on how to market a shower head as a wellness product in the post-DTC era

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Rundown: Price hikes backfire, Shein & Temu suppliers struggles & Peloton's TikTok partnership

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Bombas co-founders David Heath & Randy Goldberg on how the apparel brand bucked the DTC doldrums

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Bankruptcies, VC tumult & TikTok: The Modern Retail Podcast year in review

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Rundown: Global politics impact retailers, Rite Aid's legal troubles & and the rise of thrifted holiday gifts

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ButcherBox CMO Kiran Smith on how she overhauled a startup-y marketing team

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Rundown: Macy's buyout bid, Etsy cuts costs & Farfetch woes

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'Everybody kind of laughed at us': HexClad CEO Daniel Winer on being an early DTC cookware company -- and catching the eye of Gordon Ramsay

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Rundown: Non-alcoholic White Claw, Amazon slashes apparel fees & NRF walks back retail theft claims

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'We exist to fail': FirstBuild president André Zdanow on building an innovation arm out of GE Appliances

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Rundown: Black Friday recap, Shein IPO & Temu's splashy ad strategy

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Madhappy CEO Peiman Raf on thoughtfully growing the LA-centric apparel brand

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Modern Retail Rundown: Thrasio struggles, Amazon gets into car sales & retailers expect muted holiday sales

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How Literie built a candle business on specificity and brand partnerships

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Modern Retail Rundown: Getir acquires Fresh Direct, TikTok shuts down Creator Fund, Amazon & Meta partner on in-app ads

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'We wanted to build a brand that was based on a collective perspective': R+Co president Dan Langer on growing a luxury haircare brand

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Rundown: Amazon scraps Style stores, Walmart stores get a facelift & Michaels launches an Etsy competitor

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How bedding brand Coyuchi has updated its marketing playbook

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Rundown: UPS acquires Happy Returns, Unilever offloads Dollar Shave Club & Sears attempts a comeback

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CPG veteran Justin Gold on how he's advancing Rudi's Bakery's product pipeline

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Rundown: HomeGoods gives up on e-commerce, Walmart eyes digital growth & Goop goes mass market

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August co-founder Nadya Okamoto on growing a period care brand with the help of TikTok

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Introducing The Return Season Two

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Rundown: Netflix's retail ambitions, Amazon's Prime Big Deals Day gains traction & food companies plan for weight loss drugs

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Monica + Andy CEO Monica Royer on expanding the children's apparel brand

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Rundown: Ride Aid faces delisting, Cooler Screens sues Walgreens & former Etsy sellers launch a competitor

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Korres co-founder Lena Korres on expanding a Greek skin-care company internationally

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Rundown: FTC vs. Amazon, Target store closures & changes at Peloton

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Neurosonic CEO Juha Suoniemi on building a global brand that sells relaxation

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Rundown: Seasonal retail hiring commences, Instacart finally goes public & H&M charges for returns

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Waterdrop CEO Martin Murray on exporting a European beverage brand to the U.S.

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Rundown: TikTok Shop officially launches, Birkenstock files for IPO & Target strikes Kendra Scott partnership

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Sisterly Tribe founder Kristin Hars on building a yoga lifestyle brand based in Europe

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Rundown: Flexport C-suite drama, Draper James acquired & Walmart lowers its starting wages

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Skandinavisk founder Shaun Russell on making a lifestyle brand from candles

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'I'm obsessed with building companies': Why Uri Minkoff is focused on growing a brand he and his father launched in the '90s

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Rundown: Shein & Forever 21 partner up, Subway sells & Rolex buys Bucherer

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Georgia-Pacific CMO Laura Knebusch on staying nimble as a CPG behemoth

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Rundown: Instacart may finally IPO, Aldi's new acquisition & Everlane's turnaround plan

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'This isn't about opening as many stores as we can': Primark U.S. president Kevin Tulip on introducing the value retailer to North America

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Rundown: Tapestry & Capri merge, companies rein in rewards & Amazon scales back private brands

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Kurt Geiger CEO Neil Clifford on exceeding $200M in U.S. sales

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Rundown: Amazon's effective cost-cutting, E.l.f.'s growing momentum & Diamond Crystal's rebrand

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Bluestone Lane's Nick Stone on building an experiential coffee chain

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Rundown: The Daily Harvest saga, Bud Light layoffs & an Apple/Amazon's pricing lawsuit

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'I plan to be in this business for a very long time': Boll & Branch's Scott Tannen on building a long-lasting home goods business

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Rundown: Allbirds' challenging road, La Colombe and Cuup acquisitions

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Solo Brands CEO John Merris on what it takes to be a successful DTC brand

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Rundown: A Prime Day postmortem, the impact of a UPS strike & increased scrutiny of energy drinks

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Shein's head of strategy Peter Pernot-Day on how the e-commerce app is trying to get ahead of its own marketing narrative

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Modern Retail Rundown: Brands flock to Threads, Christmas Tree Shops shutters & Claire's postpones IPO

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'We haven't changed the way that we do it': MìLà co-founder Jennifer Liao on transforming from a restaurant to a frozen food brand

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'It used to be, look at these two Shark Tank kids coming to monetize our industry': Mad Rabbit CEO Oliver Zak on gaining acceptance from the tattoo community

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Modern Retail Rundown: Daily Harvest's planned comeback, TikTok testing its own in-app shop & the changing returns landscape

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'DTC is a lot easier when money is free': Somos Foods CEO Miguel Leal on pivoting to wholesale

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Modern Retail Rundown: Amazon ignores Temu, Grubhub layoffs & Instant Pot goes bankrupt

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'This will be our biggest year of growth': Legends CEO Scott Hochstadt on building an athleticwear brand with the help of sports pros

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Modern Retail Rundown: Nike rekindles wholesale relationships, GameStop’s executive shakeup & Great Jones gets acquired

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'We're kind of at the beginning of building a community': Hanna Andersson CEO Aimée Lapic on how the 40-year-old kids' apparel brand is evolving

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Modern Retail Rundown: The future of fast fashion, dollar stores struggling & big CPGs not letting up on price increases

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Collars & Co founder Justin Baer on riding the Shark Tank wave

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Modern Retail Rundown: Apparel sales rebound, Meta's EU lawsuit & TikTok Shop's traction in Southeast Asia

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'There is more whitespace': Parachute founder Ariel Kaye on filling the Bed Bath & Beyond void

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Modern Retail Rundown: Big-box earnings blitz, Instacart's ad growth & Shein's shrinking valuation

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'There are so many celebrities and influencers that have millions of followers that can't sell a damn thing': Spritz Society's Ben Soffer on building an alcohol brand beyond its influencer roots

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Modern Retail Rundown: Warby Parker & Allbirds earnings, Mattress Firm acquired & suburban malls’ revitalization

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'People wanted to talk about waitlists': How a supply chain bottleneck helped DTC AC brand Windmill go viral

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Modern Retail Rundown: Shopify goes back to basics, 15-minute delivery consolidation & Peloton's revamped digital strategy

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Ebay's chief product officer on growing the legacy marketplace

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Modern Retail Rundown: Amazon swings to profit, fast casual's resilience & Target goes all in on curbside returns

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A-Frame Brands CEO Ari Bloom on launching startups with celebrities like John Legend and Naomi Osaka

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Modern Retail Rundown: Ikea's expansion plans, David's Bridal Chapter 11 redux & Bed Bath & Beyond's imminent bankruptcy

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Curie founder Sarah Moret on leveraging QVC to be a national brand

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Modern Retail Rundown: Walmart's urban problem, Amazon's latest vision for Whole Foods & shakeups at Tonal

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'Stores have always been a part of our story': Argent CEO Sali Christeson on the women's workwear brand's growth plans

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Modern Retail Rundown: L’Oréal scoops up Aesop, American Eagles scales back supply chain investments & Chipotle vs. Sweetgreen

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'All my eggs in the Facebook basket': True Classic CEO Ryan Bartlett on growing a DTC brand on paid social

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Modern Retail Rundown: Macy's CEO plots an exit, Uber Eats' ghost kitchen cleanup & Telfar’s new pricing model

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Macy's Marc Mastronardi on the department store's revamped brick-and-mortar strategy

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Modern Retail Rundown: More layoffs, Panera Bread's Amazon One rollout & Foot Locker reviving its Nike partnership

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Saks CMO Emily Essner on building a digital business off of a legacy retailer

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Modern Retail Rundown: SVB's woes, TikTok faces ban threats and H&M gets into resale

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'Like a car dealership': How Impossible Kicks is trying to become a digital resale empire

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Modern Retail Rundown: Allbirds woes, Shein vs. Temu and the rise of 'premiumization'

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'There were multiple times I thought maybe we won't make it': M.M.LaFleur CEO Sarah LaFleur on the women's wear brand's new store strategy

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Modern Retail Rundown: Instacart once-again prepares for IPO, the end of Nordstrom's Canadian dreams and anti-dollar stores sentiment grows

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'There's going to be a lot of consolidation': Aviron CEO Andy Hoang on growing a fitness brand during a cooling economy

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Modern Retail Rundown: Marketplaces lean on ad growth and big-box stores prepare for the worst

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'There will be some contraction': Camino Partners' Elle Lanning on rocky consumer VC landscape

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Introducing: The Modern Retail Rundown Podcast

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Sundays co-founders Barbora and Moe Samieian on taking a Canadian home goods brands international

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'It's all about diversification': Nutrafol CEO Giorgos Tsetis on scaling a DTC wellness brand

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XRC Labs partner Diana Melencio on investing during an economic downturn

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'We write Nature papers and we write Instagram posts': Seed Health's Ara Katz on evangelizing the microbiome

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Goodbuy co-founder Cara Oppenheimer on building a small business platform to rival mega-retailers

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Sunday Citizen co-founder Mike Abadi on expanding beyond its DTC roots

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'A new resting heartbeat': Instacart's vp of retail partnerships Ryan Hamburger on what's next for grocery delivery

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Inflation, changing demand & major C-suite shuffles: The Modern Retail Podcast looks back at a volatile 2022

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'We're not just a brand from the '80s': Esprit CEO William Pak on relaunching the nostalgic apparel brand

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'We didn't expect the consumer response to be as great': GoodwillFinds CEO Matthew Kaness on bringing the thrifting experience online

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'We had gotten old': Lee Jeans exec Chris Waldeck on energizing the century-old denim brand

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'These kinds of tech solutions really have to be for the less affluent': Voyage Foods CEO on making food alternatives accessible

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'There's only so many really illustrious people out there who put out products': Ntwrk's Aaron Levant on expanding the livestream platform beyond its celebrity roots

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'Far less transactional': PetSmart's Chief Customer Officer on establishing a modern brand voice

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'We're a community-focused company': Bala co-founder Brian Lockard on growing a footwear brand for medical professionals

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'People want to go to the physical stores': Levi's Rui Carlos Da Silva Araujo on the brand's Latin America DTC strategy

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Outlines co-founders on trying to make shower liners work as a subscription

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'Most products out there don't need to be subscription': Cloud Paper's Ryan Fritsch on the state of subscription businesses

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Better & Better co-founder Vladimir Vukicevic on blurring the lines between supplements and oral care

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'We make a premium product': Brooklyn Delhi's Chitra Agrawal on the changing grocery landscape for startups

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'The priorities were a little baffling': Evite CEO David Yeom on transforming the platform's business model

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'The goal is to go mass': Caraa co-founder Aaron Luo on pivoting to charcuterie with Mercado Famous

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'The sponsorship model is broken': On co-founder Caspar Coppetti on building a premium athletic brand that rivals the giants

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'Our core audience is very different than Wayfair's': Fernish co-founder Michael Barlow on changing home goods trends

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'We were needing a transformation': Express CMO Sara Tervo on evolving the mall brand

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'Working hard to grow sustainably': Counter Culture's Brett Smith on the changing coffee landscape

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'The category will continue to grow': EyeBuyDirect CEO Sunny Jiang on staying competitive with Warby Parker

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'The appropriate capital for them is not venture': Forerunner's Jason Bornstein on the tumultuous landscape for DTC startups

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'It's not just something that we put on our website': Prose's vp of social impact Helen Nwosu on keeping a scaling company ethical

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Maev founder Katie Spies on going from dog walker to pet food CEO

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'We built our iPhone before we built our Apple': Whisker CEO Jacob Zuppke on growing the brand beyond its Litter Robot roots

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Introducing The Return

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'Alt milk fatigue has become a thing': Táche founder Roxana Saidi on growing a pistachio milk business in the age of Oatly

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King David Taco's Liz Solomon Dwyer on growing a cult New York food brand

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'People want to talk about sex': Maude founder Éva Goicochea on growing a modern sexual wellness brand

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'To traditionalists, we are inauthentic': Inkbox CEO Tyler Handley on changing the perception of temporary tattoos

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'For all intents and purposes we are a brand': Italic founder Jeremy Cai on the company's new path forward

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'It is a very unique market': July co-founder Athan Didaskalou on expanding an Australian luggage brand to the U.S.

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'We're getting an absurd amount of people': Neighborhood Goods CEO Matt Alexander on the return of physical retail

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‘They're ready for liquidity’: OpenStore’s Michael Rubenstein on building a platform to give Shopify founders an exit

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An awesome product is table stakes': Weezie co-founder Lindsey Johnson on building a luxury bath brand

318

'We're the coach versus the quarterback': General Mills' DTC lead Carter Jensen on how the CPG giant goes about e-commerce

319

'I was laughed out of the room': How Bokksu founder Danny Taing bootstrapped his business to a $100M valuation

320

'We don't want to be everything to everyone': W&P president Kate Lubenesky on evolving a modern kitchen brand

321

'Consumers have evolved': TalkShopLive's Bryan Moore on North America's growing appetite for livestream commerce

322

'All the packaging would look the same': Couplet Coffee's Gefen Skolnick on trying to reinvent a category

323

'Bringing every one of our stores to profitability': Gorillas' Adam Wacenske on the burgeoning quick commerce space

324

UrbanStems CEO Seth Goldman on making national flower delivery feasible

325

Sabai's Phantila Phataraprasit on building a sustainable furniture brand from the ground up

326

Umamicart's Andrea Xu on building an online Asian grocery startup

327

‘It’s all about walking the walk’: Reformation’s Hali Borenstein on the clothing brand’s next moves

328

One Stripe Chai founder Farah Jesani on pivoting from cafés to DTC

329

‘Bringing the market to its full potential’: Dia&Co’s Nadia Boujarwah on growing the $21B plus-size market

330

‘It starts with the product’: Firebelly Tea’s David Segal on building a modern tea empire

331

‘Not a flash in the pan’: Win Brands Group’s Kyle Widrick on growing a DTC roll-up company

332

‘Unapologetically loud and fun’: Ghia’s Mélanie Masarin on the sober curious movement

333

‘A fundamental shift’: Consumer investor Mags Kala on the growing crypto space

334

PepsiCo’s Fabiola Torres on making Rockstar Energy relevant with gamers young and old

335

Fast fashion, livestream shopping & DTC holding companies: The Modern Retail Podcast’s year in review

336

Chain Reactions: Oats Overnight's Brian Tate on building a CPG plant

337

Chain Reactions: Paravel’s Andy Krantz on getting creative to make the most of container ships

338

Chain Reactions: Exploding Kittens’ Carly McGinnis on diversifying manufacturing

339

Chain Reactions: Scout’s Deb Waterman Johns on implementing a pre-book wholesale model

340

‘Our storytelling is our marketing’: Healthy Roots Dolls founder Yelitsa Jean-Charles on growing a modern toy company

341

‘It’s not a blank canvas’: Teva’s Anders Bergstrom on how the sandals brand capitalized on recent fashion trends

342

Corkcicle CEO Chris McDonough on how the brand partners with Disney

343

‘A tide that lifts all boats’: Hims co-founder Joe Spector on entering the pet telehealth space with Dutch

344

‘DTC is still our main focus’: Bearaby’s Kathrin Hamm on navigating online with retail partnerships

345

‘Chefs are the new athlete’: Made In’s Chip Malt on how the cookware brand taps culinary influencers

346

‘We don’t want to be everywhere’: Glasshouse Fragrances founder Nicole Eckels on its U.S. launch

347

‘Billion dollar brand’: Kids Foot Locker’s Jill Feldman on the retailer’s ambitions

348

‘Our goal was not just to bring oat milk to Brooklyn’: Oatly’s North America president on the brand’s growth plans

349

'Basically profitable since day 1': Saatva co-founder Ricky Joshi on tackling the luxury mattress market

350

St-Germain’s Emma Fox on the growing apéritif market

351

‘Sometimes marketers get blinded’: Cuisinart’s Mary Rodgers on how the appliance brand stays current

352

‘The perfect storm’: How Brunt is building a DTC apparel brand for trade worker

353

‘We are fortunate to have a subscription model’: Bark CEO Manish Joneja on capitalizing on the pandemic pet adoption boom

354

‘We’re not entering 20 new categories’: Magic Spoon’s Gabi Lewis on building a modern cereal brand

355

‘There’s tons of whitespace’: Minibar Delivery’s Lindsey Andrews on the growing alcohol e-commerce space

356

‘I’m a stores guy by trade’: Designer Brands’ Roger Rawlins on the shoe retailer’s digital future

357

Foxtrot CMO Carla Dunham on the convenience store startup’s ambitious expansion

358

‘Building a business that will last’: AptDeco’s Reham Fagiri on scaling economically

359

How outdoor furniture brand Yardbird started on Craigslist and expanded nationally

360

‘I don’t have a good filter’: East Fork’s Connie Matisse on scaling a brand while staying true to its roots

361

United Sodas of America’s Marisa Zupan on the new DTC beverage playbook

362

‘The Shark Tank effect is real’: Copper Cow Coffee’s Debbie Wei Mullin on growing a modern CPG brand

363

Harry’s Labs’ Tehmina Haider on how the CPG giant is building out a portfolio of brands

364

Asutra CEO Stephanie Morimoto on growing a wellness brand with Venus Williams’ help

365

How Farmer’s Fridge pivoted to home delivery during the pandemic

366

‘We’re a growth brand’: Tillamook’s CEO on the dairy company’s eastward expansion

367

‘We very much see retailers as acquisition channels’: Caraway CEO Jordan Nathan on the cookware brand’s growth strategy

368

‘We can be a lot faster’: Levi’s Marc Rosen on how the denim brand’s business has evolved

369

‘We’re not trying to be a retailer’: Google’s commerce president Bill Ready on growing the shopping ecosystem

370

‘Disproportionately benefited’: Ocean Spray CEO Tom Hayes on going viral and expanding into new categories

371

‘A rich tapestry of interests, affinities and geographies’: Crocs president Michelle Poole on the shoe brand’s influencer strategy

372

Taika CEO Michael Sharon on growing a coffee brand during the pandemic

373

‘This is a land grab’: Vivino CEO Heini Zachariassen on the growing wine e-commerce market

374

‘We never had to pivot our message’: Lands’ End’s Sarah Rasmusen on comfort coming back in style

375

‘Game-like experiences have just exploded’: Tophatter’s Andrew Blachman on the future of entertainment-based commerce

376

‘Grocery will maintain positive growth’: King Arthur Baking’s Bill Tine on the new CPG landscape

377

BenchMade Modern’s Edgar Blazona on getting customers to buy high-end furniture online

378

‘A slightly different voice’: Casper’s Emilie Arel on how its branding and product line has evolved

379

‘We break down those barriers’: How Lightship Capital’s Candice Matthews Brackeen has grown her fund

380

“An unspoken understanding between our customers and our brand”: Fly By Jing founder Jing Gao on how to build community

381

‘The beginning of a new era’: How Zenni harnessed its vertically integrated business model to reach record heights

382

‘DTC companies were late to the omnichannel game’: Untuckit’s Aaron Sanandres on leading a dress shirt brand during a pandemic

383

‘The purchase cycle is very considered’: Carvana’s Ryan Keeton on how the pandemic changed used car sales

384

‘Big companies are not as good at innovation’: Canteen Spirits CEO Brandon Cason on disrupting the hard seltzer industry

385

‘An experience that’s bad, or at least a little weird’: Alto Pharmacy’s Matt Gamache-Asselin on why he entered the space

386

Cure Hydration's Lauren Picasso on growing a beverage brand and utilizing micro-influencers

387

A legal challenge for Amazon, and boom times for TikTok: Modern Retail's top trends for 2021

388

'A proxy for independent retail': Shopify President Harley Finkelstein on how retail was revolutionized in 2020

389

Herman Miller Retail president Debbie Propst on 'softening' Design Within Reach's image in tough times

390

'It's never easy': Clorox's Jackson Jeyanayagam on hiring DTC talent in a post-pandemic world

391

Cuyana co-founder Karla Gallardo on how the pandemic strengthened the brand's mission statement

392

Adore Me's Camille Kress on accompanying a woman's journey through life with satellite brands

393

Waze's Suzie Reider on the return of road traffic and the retailers that depend on it

394

Semihandmade's John McDonald on hitching his wagon to Ikea, and then competing with it

395

How Blk & Bold capitalized on Target and Amazon's coffee shortcomings

396

'We're always watching the competition': Farfetch's Kelly Kowal on Amazon's growing luxury presence

397

Mattel COO Richard Dickson on entertaining young consumers everywhere they are

398

Bloomscape founder Justin Mast on shipping living things and why it acquired a plant care app

399

Thrive Market CTO Sasha Siddhartha on supercharged growth and the grocery website's future

400

'We want you to like our brand': Truff co-founders Nick Guillen and Nick Ajluni on making their TikTok channel a destination

401

'A little bit of a rocket ship': Abbio co-founder Jonathan Wahl on growing a kitchenware brand during a pandemic

402

'A perfect storm': Article Director of Marketing Duncan Blair on cornering the furniture market

403

Strong Roots founder Sam Dennigan on the growing popularity of vegan food

404

GT Dave on the challenges of being a kombucha leader

405

Blueland CEO Sarah Paiji Yoo on how the pandemic changed the cleaning supplies aisle

406

Pop Up Grocer founder Emily Schildt on rethinking the grocery experience

407

'We're humans, we're aspirational by nature': Reel CEO Daniela Corrente on what consumers are saving money for

408

Bacardi CMO John Burke on e-commerce and at-home drinking

409

Cleo Capital's Sarah Kunst on scouting for business ideas in unlikely places

410

'It's completely inverted': Sanzo founder Sandro Roco on the coronavirus's effect on DTC demand

411

How Brightland founder Aishwarya Iyer fashioned an olive oil company after beauty brands

412

'An incredible return to activity': StockX CMO Deena Bahri on how sneakerheads are still spending

413

Trade Coffee CMO Melissa Spencer Barnes on capturing the at-home brewing market

414

Cat Person co-founder Jimmy Wu on how the pet supplies industry could be pandemic-proof

415

'This year you won't be buying DTC suitcases': The Inside founder Christiane Lemieux on why home brands are seeing a boom

416

Homebrew's Hunter Walk: The current crisis is a second punch for DTC, not the first

417

Grove Collaborative CEO Stuart Landesberg: A culture of expense discipline is key

418

Coefficient Capital co-founder Franklin Isacson on investing in times of crisis

419

'I don't think anyone will ever be able to pay what they were paying before': Lunya founder Ashley Merrill on the future of real estate

420

Pattern co-founder Nick Ling: Marketing investments now can have very uncertain outcomes

421

Burrow CEO Stephen Kuhl: 'We're re-forecasting on a weekly basis'

422

Parachute founder Ariel Kaye: 'Great businesses do come from difficult moments'

423

Recess CEO Benjamin Witte: I reject the idea that being on Amazon hurts your brand

424

Rhone CEO Nate Checketts: The current crisis may act as a clearing house

425

Resident co-founder Eric Hutchinson: 'Uncertainty is the most difficult thing to manage to'

426

ShopShops founder Liyia Wu on making a digital QVC for China's livestreaming generation

427

RSE Ventures' Matt Higgins: We're having a little bit of a backlash against DTC

428

'Influencer marketing is the biggest thing': What retailers need to know about WeChat

429

Hatch founder Ariane Goldman on the inevitability (and the dangers) of the DTC funding spree

430

Studs CEO Anna Harman: DTC-only businesses pivot back into retail as a growth mechanism

431

How lawn care startup Sunday is trying to build a subscription business (and beat Home Depot)

432

The Body Shop's Andrea Blieden: Why Amazon search ads work better than Google

433

How Lo & Sons built a profitable DTC brand with no venture funding

434

Iris Nova founder Zak Normandin: Being on Amazon is a defense strategy

435

Ro's Will Flaherty: TV advertising gives you legitimacy

436

Rebecca Taylor president Janice Sullivan: Retail's future is in rentals and resale

437

Lerer Hippeau investor Caitlin Strandberg: Venture funding isn't to be spent on Facebook ads

438

Modern Retail Podcast: 2020 will bring a DTC shakeout -- and a better understanding of the human cost of growing a brand

439

Lalo co-founder Michael Wieder: We're not sticking with the old DTC playbook

440

Haus co-founder Helena Price Hambrecht: 'We'll see an adjustment' to the venture capital going into DTC

441

Making Marketing: the making changes special

442

How Equinox Media CEO Jason LaRose is using workout videos to create a media business

443

Rhone's Nate Checketts: DTC is a misnomer

444

Audible CMO John Harrobin on marketing audiobooks and making their own content

445

Kiva Confections co-founder Kristi Knoblich Palmer on reforming cannabis's image

446

Reddit's Roxy Young on growing the site's user base (especially among women)

447

DTC holding company Pattern's Emmett Shine: 'Brands have become tribes'

448

MetLife U.S. CMO Hugh Dineen: 'Our customer is dynamic, and so must we be.'

449

Atoms founders Sidra Qasim and Waqas Ali: Physical retail makes customers feel like you're adding value to their lives

450

ThredUp president Anthony Marino: 'Facebook's not getting any cheaper or easier for advertisers'

451

The Laundress co-founder Lindsey Boyd: Retaining customers is more important than acquiring new ones

452

The Inside's AJ Nicholas: 'DTC has become this umbrella term for startups'

453

Hint's Kara Goldin: 'It's not all about Facebook'

454

Accenture’s Amy Fuller: ‘Talent branding is not just important, it’s central’

455

Daily Harvest's Rachel Drori: There is a cycle of torching cash in the DTC space

456

Foot Locker's Jed Berger: 'The marketing industry is in for an evolution'

457

Quip's Shane Pittson: Being in physical stores makes us more accessible

458

Buffy's Paul Shaked: There's Facebook-first mentality in the marketing industry

459

Leesa's David Wolfe: We have to find more efficient channels than Facebook

460

Vuori founder Joe Kudla: You don’t want a VC running your business

461

DTC furniture brand Burrow’s Alex Kubo: Facebook still has some value but it’s become more challenging

462

Patron and Grey Goose CMO Lee Applbaum: We’re fighting for our share in the luxury category

463

Omnicom’s Peter Sherman: We want to connect, not collapse our agencies

464

Salesforce’s Stephanie Buscemi: Brand purpose is important for your business to do well

465

Shopify’s Hana Abaza: Direct-to-consumer is a mindset, not a business model

466

Liberty Mutual’s Emily Fink: Our customer's expectations are being shaped by DTC brands

467

'We think of our category as comfort': Brooklinen CEO Rich Fulop on expanding beyond sheets

468

Athleta CMO Sheila Shekar Pollak: Moving creative in-house was not out of frustration with agencies

469

Mizzen and Main’s Kevin Lavelle: The DTC space will see 'a lot of carnage.'

470

Visible CMO Minjae Ormes: Phone service can be a ‘lifestyle brand’

471

MM. LaFleur's Sarah LaFleur: To grow, you have to diversify away from Facebook

472

Deloitte Digital’s Alicia Hatch: We are ready to put skin in the game

473

Gravity Products CEO Mike Grillo: DTC is not a business model

474

Thirty Madison's Steven Gutentag: DTC brands risk being dismissed as an 'Instagram brand'

475

American Express's Elizabeth Rutledge: Customer advocacy is the best marketing

476

Shiv Singh: When it comes to platforms, marketers have messed up

477

Hims' Andrew Dudum: A DTC shake out is coming

478

Orange Theory’s Kevin Keith: ‘Wellness is here to stay’

479

Ro’s Rob Schutz: Facebook remains the most effective customer acquisition channel

480

'How Hill City affects Gap Inc. is TBD': Eric Toda on incubating a brand within a retailer

481

Parachute's Luke Droulez: I don't want to be known as a Facebook brand

482

Intel's Teresa Herd: In-house agencies have 'invaluable' access to the business

483

SAP’s Alicia Tillman: The focus of B2B marketing has gone from decision-makers to consumers

484

Karmarama's Ben Bilboul on working with a consultancy

485

Marketing drives the business again and agencies consolidate: The best of Making Marketing podcast in 2018

486

GoPro’s Nick Woodman on building a media brand that sells cameras

487

iCrossing’s Anne Bologna: Brands will take more marketing in-house in 2019

488

Deutsch’s Mike Sheldon: The advertising agency business is not growing

489

IBM’s Michelle Peluso: Marketers need to be retrained on new skills

490

Nestle’s Pete Blackshaw: It’s challenging for a company our size to pivot

491

Rothy's president Kerry Cooper: The challenge for DTC brands is to figure out a path to profitability

492

MedMen’s David Dancer: Regulations need to catch up with the business of cannabis

493

MullenLowe Group's Alex Leikikh: There are too many agencies

494

Citi’s Jennifer Breithaupt: People are turning away from traditional advertising

495

Droga5's Neil Heymann: We have to remind ourselves that data represents people

496

VMLY&R’s Jon Cook: Agencies take the client relationship for granted

497

Equinox's Vimla Black Gupta on data, influencers and turning Equinox into a lifestyle brand

498

R/GA's Bob Greenberg: 'If I see enough pushback, I'm on the right track'

499

Verizon's Andrew McKechnie: 'The agency model is pretty flawed'

500

Heineken's Jonnie Cahill: Bringing data and advertising in-house isn't always sustainable

501

Publicis' Nick Law: Big agencies don't take creativity seriously

502

Group M's Susan Schiekofer: We need to understand where impressions are coming from

503

The reality of dying ad agencies

504

VC Eric Hippeau: Marketing is at risk of being commoditized

505

Dentsu's Nick Brien: Performance based compensation deals are the future

506

Intel’s Yogiraj Graham: Brands should own the creative process

507

Northwestern Mutual’s Aditi Gokhale: ' I’m not a big believer in outsourcing everything to agencies'

508

Ogilvy’s Tham Khai Meng: Data without ideas is worthless

509

Anheuser-Busch’s Marcel Marcondes: Marketing is moving from being a ‘support function’

510

Richard Edelman: 'We would have been choked by the holding companies'

511

Wongdoody’s Tracy Wong: We're living the reality of dying ad agencies

512

HP's Antonio Lucio: 'Most data is commoditized'

513

‘Advertising’s a weird industry’: Wieden+Kennedy’s Neal Arthur on stumbling into a career

514

Verizon’s Andrew McKechnie: ‘I’ve always been experimental’

515

'I felt like a fraud': PJ Pereira on proving yourself in advertising

516

TBWA's Nancy Reyes: 'When you earn something, it’s the best feeling you have'

517

Leo Burnett’s Mark Tutssel on applying lessons from sports to advertising

518

Essence’s Christian Juhl on growing companies and selling reptiles

519

‘In careers, you make bets’: GE’s Linda Boff on taking chances and hiring with her ‘spidey sense’

520

OMD CEO John Osborn: Allow yourself flexibility to explore opportunities

521

Ogilvy & Mather’s John Seifert You’re only as good as others give you permission to be

522

Big Spaceship’s Michael Lebowitz: ‘Half of all success is serendipity’

523

Razorfish co-founder Jeff Dachis on his days of being a provocateur

524

DigitasLBi’s Michael Kahn: Sustainable leadership is a ‘marathon at a sprint pace’

525

Barton F. Graf CCO: ‘90 percent of a creative person’s life is rejection’

526

Omnicom’s Jonathan Nelson: 'As you run a larger company, it’s harder to say we’re all equal'

527

McCann’s Harris Diamond: Hire people who are better than you

528

Cycle Media’s Jason Stein: 'You can’t succeed if you’re not delegating to great people'

529

‘If I do this one more day, I might be doing it forever’: Ian Schafer on leaving the agency business

530

P&G’s Marc Pritchard: ‘We needed to start having a discussion about unconscious bias’

531

Best of 2017: Marketing experts share their best tips for success

532

'Lucky doesn’t happen by accident': Brandless’ Tina Sharkey on finding opportunities

533

'Anyone can be an entrepreneur': VC Eric Hippeau on diversity in startups

534

'My biggest fear is inertia': DDB’s Wendy Clark on having a doer mentality

535

‘I always wanted to put on a show’: Y&R global CEO David Sable on being in the public eye

536

'I wanted to see if I could be really, really happy': Rei Inamoto on his life goals

537

'I had shitty mentors': Bryan Wiener on learning to lead

538

'In our industry, we wring our hands a lot': Jaime Robinson on getting back to basics

539

'There weren’t people talking about the things I wanted to say': Ogilvy Noor's Shelina Janmohamed on changing narratives

540

'You gotta show up': Katrina Craigwell on introverts at work

541

'Instinct gets you money, instinct gets you power': Dany Lennon on using her gut

542

'When you get fired it sticks with you': Jeff Goodby on the hardest part of his job

543

‘It meant more when I finally achieved something’: Sarah Thompson on life as an outsider

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