The Backroom with Retail Dive
Podcast by Retail Dive
Episodes
August 31, 2023 • 19 mins
The team talks about the latest second-quarter results from brands as the holidays quickly approach.
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July 27, 2023 • 38 mins
One of the most prolific journalists covering the retail industry leverages his deep sourcing and lively writing style for an in-depth book about Amazon versus Walmart.
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June 29, 2023 • 28 mins
The team talks about the realities of the backlash, including who is fomenting it and how other retailers’ Pride campaigns stack up.
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May 25, 2023 • 22 mins
Discretionary goods are a low priority amid an uncertain economy and a desire to spend on experiences, but retailers are holding their own. What about the rest of 2023?
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April 27, 2023 • 19 mins
The retailer bought, and sold off, several digital natives including Bonobos and Eloquii. The team discusses what this signals about the company's game plan.
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March 30, 2023 • 19 mins
The team talks about the treasure trove of information on the department store’s financial health, found thanks to a tip from one of its new owners.
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February 23, 2023 • 24 mins
The team chats about how Hermès' legal win impacts retail at large, and why Mason Rothschild plans to appeal.
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January 26, 2023 • 20 mins
The team introduces new co-host Dani James and talks about emerging changes in the DTC space and the ongoing importance of brick and mortar.
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December 29, 2022 • 51 mins
What retailers should know about the realities of the metaverse and more futuristic observations from the retail prophet.
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November 24, 2022 • 26 mins
The team sits down to discuss what recent events suggest about this year's unpredictable shopping season.
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October 27, 2022 • 25 mins
What can we learn about the industry as a whole by looking at its weakest players?
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September 29, 2022 • 15 mins
Retailers are taking on a new challenge likely to define the 2022 season: inflation.
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August 25, 2022 • 30 mins
Backroom co-host Ben Unglesbee discusses his recent trip to one of the few remaining Sears stores in the country.
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July 28, 2022 • 27 mins
Retailers know they have an important role in addressing climate change. But navigating sustainability is riddled with challenges.
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June 30, 2022 • 26 mins
Led by former J.C. Penney CEO Ron Johnson, the “commerce-at-home” company has suffered from constrained supply and high costs.
Note: This conversation was recorded prior to Enjoy Technology's June 30 bankruptcy filing.
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May 26, 2022 • 19 mins
Rising food and gas prices are causing consumers to pull back on discretionary spending. That hurt retailers in the first quarter.
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April 28, 2022 • 22 mins
The e-commerce giant is grappling with many challenges, including union efforts and its Prime delivery promises.
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March 31, 2022 • 39 mins
The consultant has spent decades working in and for the retail industry. We sat down with him this past February to get his take on where the industry is headed.
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February 24, 2022 • 21 mins
Activist investors have pressured the retailer to divest assets and potentially even sell itself. Retail Dive reporters discuss the implications of such moves.
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January 27, 2022 • 28 mins
The last two decades of retail disruption was supposed to mean the death of wholesale. But recent research shows that brands should think twice about that.
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