The Backroom with Retail Dive

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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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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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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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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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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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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What can we learn about the industry as a whole by looking at its weakest players?
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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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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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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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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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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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