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The Modern Retail Podcast — 554 episodes
The big business of dorm decor
The pros and cons of taking on private equity
How Once Upon a Farm is shaking up the baby aisle with coolers
The cyclospora outbreak is creating a PR headache for food businesses
Best Buy’s bet on Meta Ray Bans and shop-in-shops
How Bloom Nutrition is expanding internationally
Inside AG1’s product expansion playbook (RERUN)
P.F. Candle Co.’s Made in America strategy (RERUN)
Listener mailbag: How AI and Substack are changing affiliate marketing
Is Prime Day still worth it?
Why the World Cup is a make or break moment for retail this summer
The next era of Pride Month marketing
Pacsun's CEO on how the brand cracked its Gen Z strategy
Hits and misses from Q1 earnings season
Why every brand is now their own media company, featuring Prince Street Pizza
The tradeoff economy: Why stressed shoppers are still spending
How TikTok Shop is winning over major brands
What it takes to build a true lifestyle brand
The growing debate over digital price tags
Has the latest sneaker bubble officially burst?
Why shoppers can't get enough of limited-edition scents and flavors
Inside David's Bridal's post-bankruptcy turnaround
AI-generated review summaries could upend online shopping
What’s in and out in food and beverage for 2026
The art and science of product pricing
Marketing is experiencing an AI reckoning
An emergency tariffs episode
The dawn of DTC 3.0
Inside the Super Bowl activation boom
How ICE activity became an issue retailers big and small can no longer ignore
The high cost of free returns
Cautious optimism at NRF around AI and shopper sentiment in 2026
What is in and out for wellness in 2026
The Modern Retail Podcast's 2026 predictions
A look back at 2025, from tariffs to Target to Labubus
PepsiCo thins portfolio and bets on better-for-you products
How startups get on the shelves of Whole Foods
The trends that will dominate Black Friday and Cyber Monday, from AI search to experiential pop-ups
How Gen Z builds brands, with CharCharms' Charlotte Trecartin
How ButcherBox uses a loyalty program to drive more meat sales
Inside the private equity playbook to revive Claire’s
How Bobbie's brand playbook led to landing Cardi B
Behind the scenes of Ulta Beauty's new marketplace
Prime Day takeaways, the end of Rite Aid, and Gen Z’s changing drinking habits
Checkout comes to ChatGPT, Walmart to remove dyes and additives, and how Cakes is redefining brand corporate culture
The much-hyped NikeSkims collection and Michaels' bid to fill the Joann and Party City voids
Affirm's in-store Apple Pay play, Kroger's coupon revival, and WTF is a retail media network
Dick's $2.4B Foot Locker bet, the Girl Scout brand empire, and behind the scenes of AG1's product research
Kraft Heinz splits in two, Starbucks' protein play and what it takes to get on Walmart's shelves
Furniture tariffs, luxury shopping vacations and how consumers spent this summer
Target CEO out, Amazon doubles down on grocery, and Bullish's Mike Duda on scaling founder-led brands
On's big earnings, Summerween's surge and why Sprouts is the new proving ground for CPG brands
Ikea teams up with Best Buy, Claire's Chapter 11 and how ChatGPT is upending the customer journey
Tariff deals, American Eagle’s ad controversy and the rise of postpartum care market
The state of malls & P.F. Candle Co.'s Made in America strategy
Ulta buys Space NK and Cassey Ho talks fighting dupes
Modelo beer sales decline & Prime Day deals week gets off to a slow start
Dr. Squatch gets bought, Parachute store closures & a mid-year check in on 2025's biggest stories
Slowing retail sales, cleaner products from Kraft-Heinz, and the rise of private label
The Labubu craze, retail employment shifts and headwinds in the home goods sector
Temu U.S. usership plummets, Spirit Halloween cancels season opener, brands go all-in on Dubai chocolate & Stanley 1913's next era
Nike's Amazon return, E.l.f's big Rhode bet, and debunking recession indicators
Klarna's losses double, Dockers and The Vitamin Shoppe find new buyers & Bansk's chief supply chain officer talks tariffs
Touchland gets acquired, what's gone wrong with Target & the secret sauce behind brand pop culture collaborations
Tariffs hit Mattel, M&A news from Skechers and DoorDash and a look at Mother's Day flower delivery with Bouqs
GLP-1 shakeups, the 'Cowboy Carter' effect and the fallout of bird flu
M&A slowdown, Walmart's beauty play and how a U.S. manufacturing boom could create a more circular economy
Luxury earnings, behind-the-scenes at Chinese factories, and the unexpected industries that tariffs are hitting hard
Marketers sound off on tariffs and retail strategies, plus how Hanna Andersson built its loyalty program
Rundown: 'Liberation Day' brings a week of tariffs chaos, a TikTok check-in, and LesserEvil sells to Hershey
The Honey Pot's Bea Dixon on why 'better-for-you is the new conventional'
Rundown: Dollar Tree sells Family Dollar, GameStop bets on Bitcoin & H&M's profit plummets
Why Perelel is getting into protein after 5 years of supplement growth
Rundown: Klarna preps for IPO, Edible Brands launches edibles marketplace & an update on Nike's turnaround plan
PopSockets is on a quest to position itself as a lifestyle brand
Modern Retail Rundown: CVS to open micro-stores, beauty sales slow down & apparel brands warn of a weak Q1
How Crown Affair's CEO took the brand into Sephora and beyond to capture more of the hair-care market
Rundown: Neiman Marcus's store closure drama, Forever 21's financial woes and 7-Eleven's attempt to dodge a takeover
How Dropps got its eco-friendly cleaning products into Target
Rundown: Target partners with Champion and Warby Parker, Starbucks overhauls menu & Americans are doom spending
How Bumpin' Blends has successfully scaled within the aisles of Walmart and Costco
Rundown: Nike teams up with Skims, Celsius acquires Alani Nu & Crocs preps for tariffs
How Shinola is emphasizing its American design and manufacturing roots
Modern Retail Rundown: Olipop now valued at $1.85B, Poppi's Super Bowl marketing backlash & January retail layoffs
How Brooks harnessed the run club boom to generate record-breaking revenue
Rundown: Waffle House's egg surcharge, Chipotle downplays avocado concerns & Gap launches vintage drops series
How Modern Animal is using technology to make pet care more customer-centric
Rundown: Brands shuffle import strategies, retail layoffs & Chili's makes a comeback
How Whatnot is pushing social commerce forward amid TikTok's uncertain future
Rundown: Theft ring to pay back retailers, TikTok updates and VF Corp layoffs
How Renais is trying to make ultra-premium gin popular in the U.S.
Rundown: Joann's second bankruptcy, Walgreens looks for new anti-theft solutions & new FDA health proposals
How THC-infused beverage brand Cann is capitalizing on Dry January
Rundown: J.C. Penney merges with Sparc, Amazon's new retail ad service & Target doubles down on wellness
How Gregorys Coffee is taking the craft coffee business to scale
Rundown: Return fraud on the rise, Nordstrom going private and Big Lots' lifeline
The Modern Retail Podcast looks at what's ahead in 2025
AI, customer acquisition and the DTC bust: The Modern Retail Podcast year in review
Rundown: U.S. retail sales, Big Lots' liquidation & Vuori's new fundraise
How Puma approaches emerging technology like generative AI
Rundown: FTC sues alcohol distributor, Walgreens' potential PE takeover & Amazon cracks down on paid reviews
How Chomps is marketing itself to convenience store shoppers
Rundown: Malls' Black Friday comeback, a proposed Spindrift acquisition and Foot Locker's lackluster quarter
How Upway is introducing e-bikes to the U.S. market
Rundown: What retailers are saying about holidays sales
Black Friday weekend and holiday marketing trends
Rundown: Target's earnings miss, REI cracks down on returns and Starbucks' woes in China
How coffee liqueur Mr. Black rode the espresso martini wave
Rundown: Red Lobster's rebrand, Tapestry-Capri merger falls apart and Amazon expands telehealth services
How KiwiCo is leaning on retail expansion to grow holiday sales
Rundown: Trump's proposed tariffs, more bankruptcies & The Children's Place's Shein debut
How Jake Paul's personal care brand W is leveraging its influencer founder
Rundown: Coffee sales struggle, Etsy's posts solid growth and Subway sued over ads
How Awe Inspired leveraged its celebrity fan base to become a DTC jewelry powerhouse
Rundown: Keurig Dr Pepper acquires Ghost, Tupperware sold to lenders and Peloton partners with Costco
How the company behind the bar Death & Co is becoming a global brand
Rundown: Beyond Inc. partners with The Container Store, holiday shoppers take on debt and Urban Outfitters cuts prices
Made By Gather's formula for finding the best celebrity partner
Rundown: Congress combats shrinkflation, NRF rethinks shrink and Halloween candy
How Malk is expanding as the plant-based milk space matures
Rundown: Levi's weighing Dockers sale, QVC gets into pickleball & PepsiCo acquires Siete
How Grove Collaborative revamped its business model to focus on profitability
Rundown: American Eagle sues Amazon, Grove Collaborative' cash infusion and Stitch Fix's path to profitability
How Soccer.com is capitalizing on U.S. soccer fever
Rundown: Amazon's Buy With Prime updates, Tupperware's bankruptcy and Red Lobster's future
Mantry founder Reggie Milligan on the rise and fall of subscription box companies
Rundown: More retail bankruptcies, Rare Beauty reportedly halts sale, Amazon Rufus to serve ads
How menswear retailer Rothmans has avoided the department store death spiral
Rundown: Walmart and StockX deal, Nordstrom's takeover bid, Rite Aid emerges from bankruptcy
How Croissant is trying to bring more retailers into the resale space
Rundown: Dollar General and Lululemon show signs of weakness, Foot Locker scales back
Liquid Death's secret to viral marketing: Hire comedians
Rundown: Shoppers react to price cuts, Peloton capitalizes on secondhand sales & Chick-fil-A gets into streaming
How Walmart is using AI to update key functions like search
Rundown: July retail sales bounce back, beauty brands bootstrap their businesses & eTail East comes to Boston
Why MiniLuxe thinks franchising is the key to growth and a better nail industry
Rundown: Mars explores Kellanova acquisition, ThredUp exits Europe & an Apple store gets its first union contract
How eyewear brand Revo is reinventing itself
Rundown: Fast casual earnings, Etsy's loyalty program launch & Howard Schultz's olive oil investments
How Nespresso is revamping its stores to market itself as a premium coffee brand
Rundown: Kroger & Albertsons pause merger, L Catterton interested in Mattel & the rise of 'Amazombies'
How Tecovas is extending beyond cowboy boots to become a Western wear lifestyle brand
Rundown: Another record Prime Day, Limited Too is back & Pacsun gets into men's athleisure
How Celsius rebranded itself to be a premium wellness energy drink
Rundown: Athletic Brewing raises $50M, Nike brings back veteran exec & Costco raises membership fee
Lucky Energy's growth strategy focuses on virality & convenience stores
EModern Retail Rundown: Amazon is reportedly launching a Temu-like section, Fancy Food Show takeaways & Walgreens store closures
How Babylist is building a media empire for new parents
Modern Retail Rundown: Slowing U.S. retail sales, Thrasio's comeback & Care/of troubles
How Squared Circles is hoping to build the next generation of food & wellness brands
Rundown: Shein raises prices, TikTok tests image search & GLP-1 drugs boost supplements sales
How Repurpose built a brand around eco-friendly disposable products
Rundown: Shopify marketing shifts, Walmart Health losses & Poppi faces lawsuit
How fast-fashion backlash gave ThredUp a marketing edge
Rundown: Hoka competes with Nike, Amazon adds Grubhub perk to Prime & private label is still growing
Century 21's Larry Mentzer on reopening a legacy NYC off-price retailer
Rundown: Target lowers prices, Amazon beefs up Alexa & Macy's earnings
KEH CEO Noah Treshnell on building a profitable online resale business
Rundown: Under Armour attempts another turnaround, Shein's attempted NRF membership & Costco partners with Uber Eats
How Cargo Crew has ridden the workwear wave with the help of Paris Hilton & Gwyneth Paltrow
Rundown: Gopuff's cash burn, Equinox's new membership & Sweetgreen beef
Movado Brand president Margot Grinberg on reintroducing a legacy watch company to younger shoppers
Rundown: Starbucks stores struggle, Walmart launches a new private label line & Dave & Buster’s bets on betting
Former Peloton CEO John Foley on why he launched his rug startup Ernesta
Rundown: TikTok's impending U.S. ban, Saks goes into retail media & Amazon's grocery ambitions
Prose CEO Arnaud Plas on growing a company with profitability in mind
Digiday Media Presents: The Return Season Three
Rundown: Peloton takes away free app workouts, adults help boost Lego's sales & Amazon's plans for just walk out tech
Violife's chief growth officer on making plant-based cheese mainstream
Rundown: Gatorade expands healthy options, retail credit cards declining & Bark gets into pet air travel
CEO Susan Kim on how Kopari was at the forefront of the clean beauty trend
Rundown: Beauty sales slow down, retailers late on vendor bills & food startup drama
'It's really about quality over quantity': Pattern Brands' Suze Dowling on the new roll-up brand playbook
Rundown: H&M inches makes profitability progress, Wirecutter reviews & Dollar Tree price hikes
How Sunday is trying to shake up the yard and garden industry
Rundown: Nordstrom may go private, Unilever spins off ice cream biz & Shein's new revenue stream
Ridge CEO Sean Frank on trying to build a $1B accessory brand
Rundown: The Body Shop shuts down U.S. business, Outdoor Voices closes stores & apparel C-suite shakeups
Rocco co-founder Alyse Borkan on making mini-fridges a conversation piece
Rundown: Harry's reported IPO, Ashley acquires DTC mattress group & Abercrombie eyes global growth
Époque Evolution co-founder Nancy Taylor on why she says 'responsibility' instead of 'sustainability'
Rundown: Thrasio's bankruptcy, Warby Parker plans more stores & Celsius reports record sales
Wing CFO Shannon Nash on why 2024 is the "year of the drone"
Rundown: Reddit's IPO, Beyond Meat gets healthier & Macy's proxy fight continues
Little Words Project founder Adriana Carrig on making friendship bracelets a thriving business even before Taylor Swift
Rundown: Express's financial woes, retailers ban shoppers for excessive returns & Walmart eyes Vizio acquisition
The Goods Mart founder Rachel Krupa on building a convenience store that's more than a shoppy shop
Rundown: Zac Posen heads to Gap, Target reportedly weighs paid membership, and Tapestry shows promising growth
'There's this longevity': Bugaboo's Jeanelle Teves on expanding a premium baby brand in North America
Rundown: H&M CEO out, TikTok expands Shop & Amazon's ads business grows
Misfits Market COO Corey Farrell on growth plans post-Imperfect Foods acquisition
Rundown: Macy's turns down buyout bid, Solo Stove's marketing woes, & Etsy's Super Bowl ambitions
SharkNinja CEO Mark Barrocas on going from infomercials to TikTok
Rundown: NRF highlights, Hello Bello's new direction & December sales figures
AriZona Beverage CEO Abid Rizvi on the current beverage landscape
Rundown: Nike shakeups, Rent the Runway restructuring & DTC fire sales
Jolie CEO Ryan Babenzien on how to market a shower head as a wellness product in the post-DTC era
Rundown: Price hikes backfire, Shein & Temu suppliers struggles & Peloton's TikTok partnership
Bombas co-founders David Heath & Randy Goldberg on how the apparel brand bucked the DTC doldrums
Bankruptcies, VC tumult & TikTok: The Modern Retail Podcast year in review
Rundown: Global politics impact retailers, Rite Aid's legal troubles & and the rise of thrifted holiday gifts
ButcherBox CMO Kiran Smith on how she overhauled a startup-y marketing team
Rundown: Macy's buyout bid, Etsy cuts costs & Farfetch woes
'Everybody kind of laughed at us': HexClad CEO Daniel Winer on being an early DTC cookware company -- and catching the eye of Gordon Ramsay
Rundown: Non-alcoholic White Claw, Amazon slashes apparel fees & NRF walks back retail theft claims
'We exist to fail': FirstBuild president André Zdanow on building an innovation arm out of GE Appliances
Rundown: Black Friday recap, Shein IPO & Temu's splashy ad strategy
Madhappy CEO Peiman Raf on thoughtfully growing the LA-centric apparel brand
Modern Retail Rundown: Thrasio struggles, Amazon gets into car sales & retailers expect muted holiday sales
How Literie built a candle business on specificity and brand partnerships
Modern Retail Rundown: Getir acquires Fresh Direct, TikTok shuts down Creator Fund, Amazon & Meta partner on in-app ads
'We wanted to build a brand that was based on a collective perspective': R+Co president Dan Langer on growing a luxury haircare brand
Rundown: Amazon scraps Style stores, Walmart stores get a facelift & Michaels launches an Etsy competitor
How bedding brand Coyuchi has updated its marketing playbook
Rundown: UPS acquires Happy Returns, Unilever offloads Dollar Shave Club & Sears attempts a comeback
CPG veteran Justin Gold on how he's advancing Rudi's Bakery's product pipeline
Rundown: HomeGoods gives up on e-commerce, Walmart eyes digital growth & Goop goes mass market
August co-founder Nadya Okamoto on growing a period care brand with the help of TikTok
Introducing The Return Season Two
Rundown: Netflix's retail ambitions, Amazon's Prime Big Deals Day gains traction & food companies plan for weight loss drugs
Monica + Andy CEO Monica Royer on expanding the children's apparel brand
Rundown: Ride Aid faces delisting, Cooler Screens sues Walgreens & former Etsy sellers launch a competitor
Korres co-founder Lena Korres on expanding a Greek skin-care company internationally
Rundown: FTC vs. Amazon, Target store closures & changes at Peloton
Neurosonic CEO Juha Suoniemi on building a global brand that sells relaxation
Rundown: Seasonal retail hiring commences, Instacart finally goes public & H&M charges for returns
Waterdrop CEO Martin Murray on exporting a European beverage brand to the U.S.
Rundown: TikTok Shop officially launches, Birkenstock files for IPO & Target strikes Kendra Scott partnership
Sisterly Tribe founder Kristin Hars on building a yoga lifestyle brand based in Europe
Rundown: Flexport C-suite drama, Draper James acquired & Walmart lowers its starting wages
Skandinavisk founder Shaun Russell on making a lifestyle brand from candles
'I'm obsessed with building companies': Why Uri Minkoff is focused on growing a brand he and his father launched in the '90s
Rundown: Shein & Forever 21 partner up, Subway sells & Rolex buys Bucherer
Georgia-Pacific CMO Laura Knebusch on staying nimble as a CPG behemoth
Rundown: Instacart may finally IPO, Aldi's new acquisition & Everlane's turnaround plan
'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
Rundown: Tapestry & Capri merge, companies rein in rewards & Amazon scales back private brands
Kurt Geiger CEO Neil Clifford on exceeding $200M in U.S. sales
Rundown: Amazon's effective cost-cutting, E.l.f.'s growing momentum & Diamond Crystal's rebrand
Bluestone Lane's Nick Stone on building an experiential coffee chain
Rundown: The Daily Harvest saga, Bud Light layoffs & an Apple/Amazon's pricing lawsuit
'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
Rundown: Allbirds' challenging road, La Colombe and Cuup acquisitions
Solo Brands CEO John Merris on what it takes to be a successful DTC brand
Rundown: A Prime Day postmortem, the impact of a UPS strike & increased scrutiny of energy drinks
Shein's head of strategy Peter Pernot-Day on how the e-commerce app is trying to get ahead of its own marketing narrative
Modern Retail Rundown: Brands flock to Threads, Christmas Tree Shops shutters & Claire's postpones IPO
'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
'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
Modern Retail Rundown: Daily Harvest's planned comeback, TikTok testing its own in-app shop & the changing returns landscape
'DTC is a lot easier when money is free': Somos Foods CEO Miguel Leal on pivoting to wholesale
Modern Retail Rundown: Amazon ignores Temu, Grubhub layoffs & Instant Pot goes bankrupt
'This will be our biggest year of growth': Legends CEO Scott Hochstadt on building an athleticwear brand with the help of sports pros
Modern Retail Rundown: Nike rekindles wholesale relationships, GameStop’s executive shakeup & Great Jones gets acquired
'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
Modern Retail Rundown: The future of fast fashion, dollar stores struggling & big CPGs not letting up on price increases
Collars & Co founder Justin Baer on riding the Shark Tank wave
Modern Retail Rundown: Apparel sales rebound, Meta's EU lawsuit & TikTok Shop's traction in Southeast Asia
'There is more whitespace': Parachute founder Ariel Kaye on filling the Bed Bath & Beyond void
Modern Retail Rundown: Big-box earnings blitz, Instacart's ad growth & Shein's shrinking valuation
'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
Modern Retail Rundown: Warby Parker & Allbirds earnings, Mattress Firm acquired & suburban malls’ revitalization
'People wanted to talk about waitlists': How a supply chain bottleneck helped DTC AC brand Windmill go viral
Modern Retail Rundown: Shopify goes back to basics, 15-minute delivery consolidation & Peloton's revamped digital strategy
Ebay's chief product officer on growing the legacy marketplace
Modern Retail Rundown: Amazon swings to profit, fast casual's resilience & Target goes all in on curbside returns
A-Frame Brands CEO Ari Bloom on launching startups with celebrities like John Legend and Naomi Osaka
Modern Retail Rundown: Ikea's expansion plans, David's Bridal Chapter 11 redux & Bed Bath & Beyond's imminent bankruptcy
Curie founder Sarah Moret on leveraging QVC to be a national brand
Modern Retail Rundown: Walmart's urban problem, Amazon's latest vision for Whole Foods & shakeups at Tonal
'Stores have always been a part of our story': Argent CEO Sali Christeson on the women's workwear brand's growth plans
Modern Retail Rundown: L’Oréal scoops up Aesop, American Eagles scales back supply chain investments & Chipotle vs. Sweetgreen
'All my eggs in the Facebook basket': True Classic CEO Ryan Bartlett on growing a DTC brand on paid social
Modern Retail Rundown: Macy's CEO plots an exit, Uber Eats' ghost kitchen cleanup & Telfar’s new pricing model
Macy's Marc Mastronardi on the department store's revamped brick-and-mortar strategy
Modern Retail Rundown: More layoffs, Panera Bread's Amazon One rollout & Foot Locker reviving its Nike partnership
Saks CMO Emily Essner on building a digital business off of a legacy retailer
Modern Retail Rundown: SVB's woes, TikTok faces ban threats and H&M gets into resale
'Like a car dealership': How Impossible Kicks is trying to become a digital resale empire
Modern Retail Rundown: Allbirds woes, Shein vs. Temu and the rise of 'premiumization'
'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
Modern Retail Rundown: Instacart once-again prepares for IPO, the end of Nordstrom's Canadian dreams and anti-dollar stores sentiment grows
'There's going to be a lot of consolidation': Aviron CEO Andy Hoang on growing a fitness brand during a cooling economy
Modern Retail Rundown: Marketplaces lean on ad growth and big-box stores prepare for the worst
'There will be some contraction': Camino Partners' Elle Lanning on rocky consumer VC landscape
Introducing: The Modern Retail Rundown Podcast
Sundays co-founders Barbora and Moe Samieian on taking a Canadian home goods brands international
'It's all about diversification': Nutrafol CEO Giorgos Tsetis on scaling a DTC wellness brand
XRC Labs partner Diana Melencio on investing during an economic downturn
'We write Nature papers and we write Instagram posts': Seed Health's Ara Katz on evangelizing the microbiome
Goodbuy co-founder Cara Oppenheimer on building a small business platform to rival mega-retailers
Sunday Citizen co-founder Mike Abadi on expanding beyond its DTC roots
'A new resting heartbeat': Instacart's vp of retail partnerships Ryan Hamburger on what's next for grocery delivery
Inflation, changing demand & major C-suite shuffles: The Modern Retail Podcast looks back at a volatile 2022
'We're not just a brand from the '80s': Esprit CEO William Pak on relaunching the nostalgic apparel brand
'We didn't expect the consumer response to be as great': GoodwillFinds CEO Matthew Kaness on bringing the thrifting experience online
'We had gotten old': Lee Jeans exec Chris Waldeck on energizing the century-old denim brand
'These kinds of tech solutions really have to be for the less affluent': Voyage Foods CEO on making food alternatives accessible
'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
'Far less transactional': PetSmart's Chief Customer Officer on establishing a modern brand voice
'We're a community-focused company': Bala co-founder Brian Lockard on growing a footwear brand for medical professionals
'People want to go to the physical stores': Levi's Rui Carlos Da Silva Araujo on the brand's Latin America DTC strategy
Outlines co-founders on trying to make shower liners work as a subscription
'Most products out there don't need to be subscription': Cloud Paper's Ryan Fritsch on the state of subscription businesses
Better & Better co-founder Vladimir Vukicevic on blurring the lines between supplements and oral care
'We make a premium product': Brooklyn Delhi's Chitra Agrawal on the changing grocery landscape for startups
'The priorities were a little baffling': Evite CEO David Yeom on transforming the platform's business model
'The goal is to go mass': Caraa co-founder Aaron Luo on pivoting to charcuterie with Mercado Famous
'The sponsorship model is broken': On co-founder Caspar Coppetti on building a premium athletic brand that rivals the giants
'Our core audience is very different than Wayfair's': Fernish co-founder Michael Barlow on changing home goods trends
'We were needing a transformation': Express CMO Sara Tervo on evolving the mall brand
'Working hard to grow sustainably': Counter Culture's Brett Smith on the changing coffee landscape
'The category will continue to grow': EyeBuyDirect CEO Sunny Jiang on staying competitive with Warby Parker
'The appropriate capital for them is not venture': Forerunner's Jason Bornstein on the tumultuous landscape for DTC startups
'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
Maev founder Katie Spies on going from dog walker to pet food CEO
'We built our iPhone before we built our Apple': Whisker CEO Jacob Zuppke on growing the brand beyond its Litter Robot roots
Introducing The Return
'Alt milk fatigue has become a thing': Táche founder Roxana Saidi on growing a pistachio milk business in the age of Oatly
King David Taco's Liz Solomon Dwyer on growing a cult New York food brand
'People want to talk about sex': Maude founder Éva Goicochea on growing a modern sexual wellness brand
'To traditionalists, we are inauthentic': Inkbox CEO Tyler Handley on changing the perception of temporary tattoos
'For all intents and purposes we are a brand': Italic founder Jeremy Cai on the company's new path forward
'It is a very unique market': July co-founder Athan Didaskalou on expanding an Australian luggage brand to the U.S.
'We're getting an absurd amount of people': Neighborhood Goods CEO Matt Alexander on the return of physical retail
‘They're ready for liquidity’: OpenStore’s Michael Rubenstein on building a platform to give Shopify founders an exit
An awesome product is table stakes': Weezie co-founder Lindsey Johnson on building a luxury bath brand
'We're the coach versus the quarterback': General Mills' DTC lead Carter Jensen on how the CPG giant goes about e-commerce
'I was laughed out of the room': How Bokksu founder Danny Taing bootstrapped his business to a $100M valuation
'We don't want to be everything to everyone': W&P president Kate Lubenesky on evolving a modern kitchen brand
'Consumers have evolved': TalkShopLive's Bryan Moore on North America's growing appetite for livestream commerce
'All the packaging would look the same': Couplet Coffee's Gefen Skolnick on trying to reinvent a category
'Bringing every one of our stores to profitability': Gorillas' Adam Wacenske on the burgeoning quick commerce space
UrbanStems CEO Seth Goldman on making national flower delivery feasible
Sabai's Phantila Phataraprasit on building a sustainable furniture brand from the ground up
Umamicart's Andrea Xu on building an online Asian grocery startup
‘It’s all about walking the walk’: Reformation’s Hali Borenstein on the clothing brand’s next moves
One Stripe Chai founder Farah Jesani on pivoting from cafés to DTC
‘Bringing the market to its full potential’: Dia&Co’s Nadia Boujarwah on growing the $21B plus-size market
‘It starts with the product’: Firebelly Tea’s David Segal on building a modern tea empire
‘Not a flash in the pan’: Win Brands Group’s Kyle Widrick on growing a DTC roll-up company
‘Unapologetically loud and fun’: Ghia’s Mélanie Masarin on the sober curious movement
‘A fundamental shift’: Consumer investor Mags Kala on the growing crypto space
PepsiCo’s Fabiola Torres on making Rockstar Energy relevant with gamers young and old
Fast fashion, livestream shopping & DTC holding companies: The Modern Retail Podcast’s year in review
Chain Reactions: Oats Overnight's Brian Tate on building a CPG plant
Chain Reactions: Paravel’s Andy Krantz on getting creative to make the most of container ships
Chain Reactions: Exploding Kittens’ Carly McGinnis on diversifying manufacturing
Chain Reactions: Scout’s Deb Waterman Johns on implementing a pre-book wholesale model
‘Our storytelling is our marketing’: Healthy Roots Dolls founder Yelitsa Jean-Charles on growing a modern toy company
‘It’s not a blank canvas’: Teva’s Anders Bergstrom on how the sandals brand capitalized on recent fashion trends
Corkcicle CEO Chris McDonough on how the brand partners with Disney
‘A tide that lifts all boats’: Hims co-founder Joe Spector on entering the pet telehealth space with Dutch
‘DTC is still our main focus’: Bearaby’s Kathrin Hamm on navigating online with retail partnerships
‘Chefs are the new athlete’: Made In’s Chip Malt on how the cookware brand taps culinary influencers
‘We don’t want to be everywhere’: Glasshouse Fragrances founder Nicole Eckels on its U.S. launch
‘Billion dollar brand’: Kids Foot Locker’s Jill Feldman on the retailer’s ambitions
‘Our goal was not just to bring oat milk to Brooklyn’: Oatly’s North America president on the brand’s growth plans
'Basically profitable since day 1': Saatva co-founder Ricky Joshi on tackling the luxury mattress market
St-Germain’s Emma Fox on the growing apéritif market
‘Sometimes marketers get blinded’: Cuisinart’s Mary Rodgers on how the appliance brand stays current
‘The perfect storm’: How Brunt is building a DTC apparel brand for trade worker
‘We are fortunate to have a subscription model’: Bark CEO Manish Joneja on capitalizing on the pandemic pet adoption boom
‘We’re not entering 20 new categories’: Magic Spoon’s Gabi Lewis on building a modern cereal brand
‘There’s tons of whitespace’: Minibar Delivery’s Lindsey Andrews on the growing alcohol e-commerce space
‘I’m a stores guy by trade’: Designer Brands’ Roger Rawlins on the shoe retailer’s digital future
Foxtrot CMO Carla Dunham on the convenience store startup’s ambitious expansion
‘Building a business that will last’: AptDeco’s Reham Fagiri on scaling economically
How outdoor furniture brand Yardbird started on Craigslist and expanded nationally
‘I don’t have a good filter’: East Fork’s Connie Matisse on scaling a brand while staying true to its roots
United Sodas of America’s Marisa Zupan on the new DTC beverage playbook
‘The Shark Tank effect is real’: Copper Cow Coffee’s Debbie Wei Mullin on growing a modern CPG brand
Harry’s Labs’ Tehmina Haider on how the CPG giant is building out a portfolio of brands
Asutra CEO Stephanie Morimoto on growing a wellness brand with Venus Williams’ help
How Farmer’s Fridge pivoted to home delivery during the pandemic
‘We’re a growth brand’: Tillamook’s CEO on the dairy company’s eastward expansion
‘We very much see retailers as acquisition channels’: Caraway CEO Jordan Nathan on the cookware brand’s growth strategy
‘We can be a lot faster’: Levi’s Marc Rosen on how the denim brand’s business has evolved
‘We’re not trying to be a retailer’: Google’s commerce president Bill Ready on growing the shopping ecosystem
‘Disproportionately benefited’: Ocean Spray CEO Tom Hayes on going viral and expanding into new categories
‘A rich tapestry of interests, affinities and geographies’: Crocs president Michelle Poole on the shoe brand’s influencer strategy
Taika CEO Michael Sharon on growing a coffee brand during the pandemic
‘This is a land grab’: Vivino CEO Heini Zachariassen on the growing wine e-commerce market
‘We never had to pivot our message’: Lands’ End’s Sarah Rasmusen on comfort coming back in style
‘Game-like experiences have just exploded’: Tophatter’s Andrew Blachman on the future of entertainment-based commerce
‘Grocery will maintain positive growth’: King Arthur Baking’s Bill Tine on the new CPG landscape
BenchMade Modern’s Edgar Blazona on getting customers to buy high-end furniture online
‘A slightly different voice’: Casper’s Emilie Arel on how its branding and product line has evolved
‘We break down those barriers’: How Lightship Capital’s Candice Matthews Brackeen has grown her fund
“An unspoken understanding between our customers and our brand”: Fly By Jing founder Jing Gao on how to build community
‘The beginning of a new era’: How Zenni harnessed its vertically integrated business model to reach record heights
‘DTC companies were late to the omnichannel game’: Untuckit’s Aaron Sanandres on leading a dress shirt brand during a pandemic
‘The purchase cycle is very considered’: Carvana’s Ryan Keeton on how the pandemic changed used car sales
‘Big companies are not as good at innovation’: Canteen Spirits CEO Brandon Cason on disrupting the hard seltzer industry
‘An experience that’s bad, or at least a little weird’: Alto Pharmacy’s Matt Gamache-Asselin on why he entered the space
Cure Hydration's Lauren Picasso on growing a beverage brand and utilizing micro-influencers
A legal challenge for Amazon, and boom times for TikTok: Modern Retail's top trends for 2021
'A proxy for independent retail': Shopify President Harley Finkelstein on how retail was revolutionized in 2020
Herman Miller Retail president Debbie Propst on 'softening' Design Within Reach's image in tough times
'It's never easy': Clorox's Jackson Jeyanayagam on hiring DTC talent in a post-pandemic world
Cuyana co-founder Karla Gallardo on how the pandemic strengthened the brand's mission statement
Adore Me's Camille Kress on accompanying a woman's journey through life with satellite brands
Waze's Suzie Reider on the return of road traffic and the retailers that depend on it
Semihandmade's John McDonald on hitching his wagon to Ikea, and then competing with it
How Blk & Bold capitalized on Target and Amazon's coffee shortcomings
'We're always watching the competition': Farfetch's Kelly Kowal on Amazon's growing luxury presence
Mattel COO Richard Dickson on entertaining young consumers everywhere they are
Bloomscape founder Justin Mast on shipping living things and why it acquired a plant care app
Thrive Market CTO Sasha Siddhartha on supercharged growth and the grocery website's future
'We want you to like our brand': Truff co-founders Nick Guillen and Nick Ajluni on making their TikTok channel a destination
'A little bit of a rocket ship': Abbio co-founder Jonathan Wahl on growing a kitchenware brand during a pandemic
'A perfect storm': Article Director of Marketing Duncan Blair on cornering the furniture market
Strong Roots founder Sam Dennigan on the growing popularity of vegan food
GT Dave on the challenges of being a kombucha leader
Blueland CEO Sarah Paiji Yoo on how the pandemic changed the cleaning supplies aisle
Pop Up Grocer founder Emily Schildt on rethinking the grocery experience
'We're humans, we're aspirational by nature': Reel CEO Daniela Corrente on what consumers are saving money for
Bacardi CMO John Burke on e-commerce and at-home drinking
Cleo Capital's Sarah Kunst on scouting for business ideas in unlikely places
'It's completely inverted': Sanzo founder Sandro Roco on the coronavirus's effect on DTC demand
How Brightland founder Aishwarya Iyer fashioned an olive oil company after beauty brands
'An incredible return to activity': StockX CMO Deena Bahri on how sneakerheads are still spending
Trade Coffee CMO Melissa Spencer Barnes on capturing the at-home brewing market
Cat Person co-founder Jimmy Wu on how the pet supplies industry could be pandemic-proof
'This year you won't be buying DTC suitcases': The Inside founder Christiane Lemieux on why home brands are seeing a boom
Homebrew's Hunter Walk: The current crisis is a second punch for DTC, not the first
Grove Collaborative CEO Stuart Landesberg: A culture of expense discipline is key
Coefficient Capital co-founder Franklin Isacson on investing in times of crisis
'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
Pattern co-founder Nick Ling: Marketing investments now can have very uncertain outcomes
Burrow CEO Stephen Kuhl: 'We're re-forecasting on a weekly basis'
Parachute founder Ariel Kaye: 'Great businesses do come from difficult moments'
Recess CEO Benjamin Witte: I reject the idea that being on Amazon hurts your brand
Rhone CEO Nate Checketts: The current crisis may act as a clearing house
Resident co-founder Eric Hutchinson: 'Uncertainty is the most difficult thing to manage to'
ShopShops founder Liyia Wu on making a digital QVC for China's livestreaming generation
RSE Ventures' Matt Higgins: We're having a little bit of a backlash against DTC
'Influencer marketing is the biggest thing': What retailers need to know about WeChat
Hatch founder Ariane Goldman on the inevitability (and the dangers) of the DTC funding spree
Studs CEO Anna Harman: DTC-only businesses pivot back into retail as a growth mechanism
How lawn care startup Sunday is trying to build a subscription business (and beat Home Depot)
The Body Shop's Andrea Blieden: Why Amazon search ads work better than Google
How Lo & Sons built a profitable DTC brand with no venture funding
Iris Nova founder Zak Normandin: Being on Amazon is a defense strategy
Ro's Will Flaherty: TV advertising gives you legitimacy
Rebecca Taylor president Janice Sullivan: Retail's future is in rentals and resale
Lerer Hippeau investor Caitlin Strandberg: Venture funding isn't to be spent on Facebook ads
Modern Retail Podcast: 2020 will bring a DTC shakeout -- and a better understanding of the human cost of growing a brand
Lalo co-founder Michael Wieder: We're not sticking with the old DTC playbook
Haus co-founder Helena Price Hambrecht: 'We'll see an adjustment' to the venture capital going into DTC
Making Marketing: the making changes special
How Equinox Media CEO Jason LaRose is using workout videos to create a media business
Rhone's Nate Checketts: DTC is a misnomer
Audible CMO John Harrobin on marketing audiobooks and making their own content
Kiva Confections co-founder Kristi Knoblich Palmer on reforming cannabis's image
Reddit's Roxy Young on growing the site's user base (especially among women)
DTC holding company Pattern's Emmett Shine: 'Brands have become tribes'
MetLife U.S. CMO Hugh Dineen: 'Our customer is dynamic, and so must we be.'
Atoms founders Sidra Qasim and Waqas Ali: Physical retail makes customers feel like you're adding value to their lives
ThredUp president Anthony Marino: 'Facebook's not getting any cheaper or easier for advertisers'
The Laundress co-founder Lindsey Boyd: Retaining customers is more important than acquiring new ones
The Inside's AJ Nicholas: 'DTC has become this umbrella term for startups'
Hint's Kara Goldin: 'It's not all about Facebook'
Accenture’s Amy Fuller: ‘Talent branding is not just important, it’s central’
Daily Harvest's Rachel Drori: There is a cycle of torching cash in the DTC space
Foot Locker's Jed Berger: 'The marketing industry is in for an evolution'
Quip's Shane Pittson: Being in physical stores makes us more accessible
Buffy's Paul Shaked: There's Facebook-first mentality in the marketing industry
Leesa's David Wolfe: We have to find more efficient channels than Facebook
Vuori founder Joe Kudla: You don’t want a VC running your business
DTC furniture brand Burrow’s Alex Kubo: Facebook still has some value but it’s become more challenging
Patron and Grey Goose CMO Lee Applbaum: We’re fighting for our share in the luxury category
Omnicom’s Peter Sherman: We want to connect, not collapse our agencies
Salesforce’s Stephanie Buscemi: Brand purpose is important for your business to do well
Shopify’s Hana Abaza: Direct-to-consumer is a mindset, not a business model
Liberty Mutual’s Emily Fink: Our customer's expectations are being shaped by DTC brands
'We think of our category as comfort': Brooklinen CEO Rich Fulop on expanding beyond sheets
Athleta CMO Sheila Shekar Pollak: Moving creative in-house was not out of frustration with agencies
Mizzen and Main’s Kevin Lavelle: The DTC space will see 'a lot of carnage.'
Visible CMO Minjae Ormes: Phone service can be a ‘lifestyle brand’
MM. LaFleur's Sarah LaFleur: To grow, you have to diversify away from Facebook
Deloitte Digital’s Alicia Hatch: We are ready to put skin in the game
Gravity Products CEO Mike Grillo: DTC is not a business model
Thirty Madison's Steven Gutentag: DTC brands risk being dismissed as an 'Instagram brand'
American Express's Elizabeth Rutledge: Customer advocacy is the best marketing
Shiv Singh: When it comes to platforms, marketers have messed up
Hims' Andrew Dudum: A DTC shake out is coming
Orange Theory’s Kevin Keith: ‘Wellness is here to stay’
Ro’s Rob Schutz: Facebook remains the most effective customer acquisition channel
'How Hill City affects Gap Inc. is TBD': Eric Toda on incubating a brand within a retailer
Parachute's Luke Droulez: I don't want to be known as a Facebook brand
Intel's Teresa Herd: In-house agencies have 'invaluable' access to the business
SAP’s Alicia Tillman: The focus of B2B marketing has gone from decision-makers to consumers
Karmarama's Ben Bilboul on working with a consultancy
Marketing drives the business again and agencies consolidate: The best of Making Marketing podcast in 2018
GoPro’s Nick Woodman on building a media brand that sells cameras
iCrossing’s Anne Bologna: Brands will take more marketing in-house in 2019
Deutsch’s Mike Sheldon: The advertising agency business is not growing
IBM’s Michelle Peluso: Marketers need to be retrained on new skills
Nestle’s Pete Blackshaw: It’s challenging for a company our size to pivot
Rothy's president Kerry Cooper: The challenge for DTC brands is to figure out a path to profitability
MedMen’s David Dancer: Regulations need to catch up with the business of cannabis
MullenLowe Group's Alex Leikikh: There are too many agencies
Citi’s Jennifer Breithaupt: People are turning away from traditional advertising
Droga5's Neil Heymann: We have to remind ourselves that data represents people
VMLY&R’s Jon Cook: Agencies take the client relationship for granted
Equinox's Vimla Black Gupta on data, influencers and turning Equinox into a lifestyle brand
R/GA's Bob Greenberg: 'If I see enough pushback, I'm on the right track'
Verizon's Andrew McKechnie: 'The agency model is pretty flawed'
Heineken's Jonnie Cahill: Bringing data and advertising in-house isn't always sustainable
Publicis' Nick Law: Big agencies don't take creativity seriously
Group M's Susan Schiekofer: We need to understand where impressions are coming from
The reality of dying ad agencies
VC Eric Hippeau: Marketing is at risk of being commoditized
Dentsu's Nick Brien: Performance based compensation deals are the future
Intel’s Yogiraj Graham: Brands should own the creative process
Northwestern Mutual’s Aditi Gokhale: ' I’m not a big believer in outsourcing everything to agencies'
Ogilvy’s Tham Khai Meng: Data without ideas is worthless
Anheuser-Busch’s Marcel Marcondes: Marketing is moving from being a ‘support function’
Richard Edelman: 'We would have been choked by the holding companies'
Wongdoody’s Tracy Wong: We're living the reality of dying ad agencies
HP's Antonio Lucio: 'Most data is commoditized'
‘Advertising’s a weird industry’: Wieden+Kennedy’s Neal Arthur on stumbling into a career
Verizon’s Andrew McKechnie: ‘I’ve always been experimental’
'I felt like a fraud': PJ Pereira on proving yourself in advertising
TBWA's Nancy Reyes: 'When you earn something, it’s the best feeling you have'
Leo Burnett’s Mark Tutssel on applying lessons from sports to advertising
Essence’s Christian Juhl on growing companies and selling reptiles
‘In careers, you make bets’: GE’s Linda Boff on taking chances and hiring with her ‘spidey sense’
OMD CEO John Osborn: Allow yourself flexibility to explore opportunities
Ogilvy & Mather’s John Seifert You’re only as good as others give you permission to be
Big Spaceship’s Michael Lebowitz: ‘Half of all success is serendipity’
Razorfish co-founder Jeff Dachis on his days of being a provocateur
DigitasLBi’s Michael Kahn: Sustainable leadership is a ‘marathon at a sprint pace’
Barton F. Graf CCO: ‘90 percent of a creative person’s life is rejection’
Omnicom’s Jonathan Nelson: 'As you run a larger company, it’s harder to say we’re all equal'
McCann’s Harris Diamond: Hire people who are better than you
Cycle Media’s Jason Stein: 'You can’t succeed if you’re not delegating to great people'
‘If I do this one more day, I might be doing it forever’: Ian Schafer on leaving the agency business
P&G’s Marc Pritchard: ‘We needed to start having a discussion about unconscious bias’
Best of 2017: Marketing experts share their best tips for success
'Lucky doesn’t happen by accident': Brandless’ Tina Sharkey on finding opportunities
'Anyone can be an entrepreneur': VC Eric Hippeau on diversity in startups
'My biggest fear is inertia': DDB’s Wendy Clark on having a doer mentality
‘I always wanted to put on a show’: Y&R global CEO David Sable on being in the public eye
'I wanted to see if I could be really, really happy': Rei Inamoto on his life goals
'I had shitty mentors': Bryan Wiener on learning to lead
'In our industry, we wring our hands a lot': Jaime Robinson on getting back to basics
'There weren’t people talking about the things I wanted to say': Ogilvy Noor's Shelina Janmohamed on changing narratives
'You gotta show up': Katrina Craigwell on introverts at work
'Instinct gets you money, instinct gets you power': Dany Lennon on using her gut
'When you get fired it sticks with you': Jeff Goodby on the hardest part of his job
‘It meant more when I finally achieved something’: Sarah Thompson on life as an outsider
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