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About Modern Retail Podcast The Modern Retail Podcast is your essential listen for navigating the complexities of the retail and DTC landscape, offering sharp insights for founders, brand managers, and anyone invested in modern commerce. This podcast dissects what’s working, what’s not, and what’s next in an industry constantly reinventing itself. Learn how CPG brands successfully penetrate major retailers like Whole Foods, with an episode dedicated to the do's and don'ts of getting your products on their shelves and balancing hot trends with long-term brand viability [1] . Understand the growing debate surrounding digital price tags, as key players weigh the efficiency benefits for retailers — such as increased accuracy and staff time savings — against concerns from labor unions and consumer advocates about potential job losses, unfair increases through 'surveillance pricing,' and 'algorithmic pricing' [2] . Delve into why shoppers are captivated by limited-edition scents and flavors, uncovering how even established brands can leverage novelty and scarcity to drive significant new customer acquisition and revitalize product categories [3] . The Modern Retail Podcast delivers actionable intelligence on brand growth strategies, challenges, and opportunities from the front lines of retail innovation. Explore the full episode list below for more expert analysis.
How startups get on the shelves of Whole Foods How Bloom Nutrition is expanding internationally Inside AG1’s product expansion playbook (RERUN) Listen on Spotify Apple Podcasts YouTube Website
Recent episodes How Bloom Nutrition is expanding internationally — Jul 18, 2026 Inside AG1’s product expansion playbook (RERUN) — Jul 11, 2026 P.F. Candle Co.’s Made in America strategy (RERUN) — Jul 4, 2026 Pacsun's CEO on how the brand cracked its Gen Z strategy — May 30, 2026 The tradeoff economy: Why stressed shoppers are still spending — May 9, 2026 How TikTok Shop is winning over major brands — May 2, 2026 What it takes to build a true lifestyle brand — Apr 25, 2026 The growing debate over digital price tags — Apr 18, 2026 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