Modern Retail Podcast

Retail / DTC / Commerce

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Recent episodes

• Has the latest sneaker bubble officially burst? — Apr 11, 2026
• Why shoppers can't get enough of limited-edition scents and flavors — Apr 4, 2026
• Inside David's Bridal's post-bankruptcy turnaround — Mar 28, 2026
• AI-generated review summaries could upend online shopping — Mar 21, 2026
• What’s in and out in food and beverage for 2026 — Mar 14, 2026
• The art and science of product pricing — Mar 7, 2026
• Marketing is experiencing an AI reckoning — Feb 28, 2026
• An emergency tariffs episode — Feb 21, 2026
• The dawn of DTC 3.0 — Feb 14, 2026
• Inside the Super Bowl activation boom — Feb 7, 2026
• How ICE activity became an issue retailers big and small can no longer ignore — Jan 31, 2026
• The high cost of free returns — Jan 24, 2026
• Cautious optimism at NRF around AI and shopper sentiment in 2026 — Jan 17, 2026
• What is in and out for wellness in 2026 — Jan 10, 2026
• The Modern Retail Podcast's 2026 predictions — Jan 3, 2026
• A look back at 2025, from tariffs to Target to Labubus — Dec 20, 2025
• PepsiCo thins portfolio and bets on better-for-you products — Dec 13, 2025
• How startups get on the shelves of Whole Foods — Dec 6, 2025
• The trends that will dominate Black Friday and Cyber Monday, from AI search to experiential pop-ups — Nov 29, 2025
• How Gen Z builds brands, with CharCharms' Charlotte Trecartin — Nov 22, 2025
• How ButcherBox uses a loyalty program to drive more meat sales — Nov 8, 2025
• Inside the private equity playbook to revive Claire’s — Nov 1, 2025
• How Bobbie's brand playbook led to landing Cardi B — Oct 25, 2025
• Behind the scenes of Ulta Beauty's new marketplace — Oct 18, 2025
• Prime Day takeaways, the end of Rite Aid, and Gen Z’s changing drinking habits — Oct 11, 2025
• Checkout comes to ChatGPT, Walmart to remove dyes and additives, and how Cakes is redefining brand corporate culture — Oct 4, 2025
• The much-hyped NikeSkims collection and Michaels' bid to fill the Joann and Party City voids — Sep 27, 2025
• Affirm's in-store Apple Pay play, Kroger's coupon revival, and WTF is a retail media network — Sep 20, 2025
• Dick's $2.4B Foot Locker bet, the Girl Scout brand empire, and behind the scenes of AG1's product research — Sep 13, 2025
• Kraft Heinz splits in two, Starbucks' protein play and what it takes to get on Walmart's shelves — Sep 6, 2025
• Furniture tariffs, luxury shopping vacations and how consumers spent this summer — Aug 30, 2025
• Target CEO out, Amazon doubles down on grocery, and Bullish's Mike Duda on scaling founder-led brands — Aug 23, 2025
• On's big earnings, Summerween's surge and why Sprouts is the new proving ground for CPG brands — Aug 16, 2025
• Ikea teams up with Best Buy, Claire's Chapter 11 and how ChatGPT is upending the customer journey — Aug 9, 2025
• Tariff deals, American Eagle’s ad controversy and the rise of postpartum care market — Aug 2, 2025
• The state of malls & P.F. Candle Co.'s Made in America strategy — Jul 26, 2025
• Ulta buys Space NK and Cassey Ho talks fighting dupes — Jul 19, 2025
• Modelo beer sales decline & Prime Day deals week gets off to a slow start — Jul 12, 2025
• Dr. Squatch gets bought, Parachute store closures & a mid-year check in on 2025's biggest stories — Jun 28, 2025
• Slowing retail sales, cleaner products from Kraft-Heinz, and the rise of private label — Jun 21, 2025
• The Labubu craze, retail employment shifts and headwinds in the home goods sector — Jun 14, 2025
• Temu U.S. usership plummets, Spirit Halloween cancels season opener, brands go all-in on Dubai chocolate & Stanley 1913's next era — Jun 7, 2025
• Nike's Amazon return, E.l.f's big Rhode bet, and debunking recession indicators — May 31, 2025
• Klarna's losses double, Dockers and The Vitamin Shoppe find new buyers & Bansk's chief supply chain officer talks tariffs — May 24, 2025
• Touchland gets acquired, what's gone wrong with Target & the secret sauce behind brand pop culture collaborations — May 17, 2025
• Tariffs hit Mattel, M&A news from Skechers and DoorDash and a look at Mother's Day flower delivery with Bouqs — May 10, 2025
• GLP-1 shakeups, the 'Cowboy Carter' effect and the fallout of bird flu — May 3, 2025
• M&A slowdown, Walmart's beauty play and how a U.S. manufacturing boom could create a more circular economy — Apr 26, 2025
• Luxury earnings, behind-the-scenes at Chinese factories, and the unexpected industries that tariffs are hitting hard — Apr 19, 2025
• Marketers sound off on tariffs and retail strategies, plus how Hanna Andersson built its loyalty program — Apr 12, 2025