The Modern Retail Podcast
The Modern Retail Podcast is a podcast about all the ways the retail industry is changing and modernizing. Every Saturday, senior reporters Gabi Barkho and Melissa Daniels break down the latest retail headlines and interview executives about what it takes to keep up in today’s retail landscape, diving deep into growth strategies, brand autopsies, economic changes and more
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Chain Reactions: Exploding Kittens’ Carly McGinnis on diversifying manufacturing
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Chain Reactions: Scout’s Deb Waterman Johns on implementing a pre-book wholesale...
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‘Our storytelling is our marketing’: Healthy Roots Dolls founder Yelitsa Jean-Ch...
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‘It’s not a blank canvas’: Teva’s Anders Bergstrom on how the sandals brand capi...
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Corkcicle CEO Chris McDonough on how the brand partners with Disney
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‘A tide that lifts all boats’: Hims co-founder Joe Spector on entering the pet t...
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‘DTC is still our main focus’: Bearaby’s Kathrin Hamm on navigating online with...
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‘Chefs are the new athlete’: Made In’s Chip Malt on how the cookware brand taps...
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‘We don’t want to be everywhere’: Glasshouse Fragrances founder Nicole Eckels on...
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‘Billion dollar brand’: Kids Foot Locker’s Jill Feldman on the retailer’s ambiti...
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‘Our goal was not just to bring oat milk to Brooklyn’: Oatly’s North America pre...
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'Basically profitable since day 1': Saatva co-founder Ricky Joshi on tackling th...
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St-Germain’s Emma Fox on the growing apéritif market
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‘Sometimes marketers get blinded’: Cuisinart’s Mary Rodgers on how the appliance...
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‘The perfect storm’: How Brunt is building a DTC apparel brand for trade worker
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‘We are fortunate to have a subscription model’: Bark CEO Manish Joneja on capit...
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‘We’re not entering 20 new categories’: Magic Spoon’s Gabi Lewis on building a m...
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‘There’s tons of whitespace’: Minibar Delivery’s Lindsey Andrews on the growing...
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‘I’m a stores guy by trade’: Designer Brands’ Roger Rawlins on the shoe retailer...
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Foxtrot CMO Carla Dunham on the convenience store startup’s ambitious expansion
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‘Building a business that will last’: AptDeco’s Reham Fagiri on scaling economic...
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How outdoor furniture brand Yardbird started on Craigslist and expanded national...
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‘I don’t have a good filter’: East Fork’s Connie Matisse on scaling a brand whil...
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United Sodas of America’s Marisa Zupan on the new DTC beverage playbook
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‘The Shark Tank effect is real’: Copper Cow Coffee’s Debbie Wei Mullin on growin...
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Harry’s Labs’ Tehmina Haider on how the CPG giant is building out a portfolio of...
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Asutra CEO Stephanie Morimoto on growing a wellness brand with Venus Williams’ h...
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How Farmer’s Fridge pivoted to home delivery during the pandemic
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‘We’re a growth brand’: Tillamook’s CEO on the dairy company’s eastward expansio...
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‘We very much see retailers as acquisition channels’: Caraway CEO Jordan Nathan...
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‘We can be a lot faster’: Levi’s Marc Rosen on how the denim brand’s business ha...
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‘We’re not trying to be a retailer’: Google’s commerce president Bill Ready on g...
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‘Disproportionately benefited’: Ocean Spray CEO Tom Hayes on going viral and exp...
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‘A rich tapestry of interests, affinities and geographies’: Crocs president Mich...
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Taika CEO Michael Sharon on growing a coffee brand during the pandemic
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‘This is a land grab’: Vivino CEO Heini Zachariassen on the growing wine e-comme...
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‘We never had to pivot our message’: Lands’ End’s Sarah Rasmusen on comfort comi...
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‘Game-like experiences have just exploded’: Tophatter’s Andrew Blachman on the f...
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‘Grocery will maintain positive growth’: King Arthur Baking’s Bill Tine on the n...
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BenchMade Modern’s Edgar Blazona on getting customers to buy high-end furniture...
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‘A slightly different voice’: Casper’s Emilie Arel on how its branding and produ...
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‘We break down those barriers’: How Lightship Capital’s Candice Matthews Brackee...
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“An unspoken understanding between our customers and our brand”: Fly By Jing fou...
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‘The beginning of a new era’: How Zenni harnessed its vertically integrated busi...
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‘DTC companies were late to the omnichannel game’: Untuckit’s Aaron Sanandres on...
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‘The purchase cycle is very considered’: Carvana’s Ryan Keeton on how the pandem...
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‘Big companies are not as good at innovation’: Canteen Spirits CEO Brandon Cason...
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‘An experience that’s bad, or at least a little weird’: Alto Pharmacy’s Matt Gam...
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Cure Hydration's Lauren Picasso on growing a beverage brand and utilizing micro-...
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A legal challenge for Amazon, and boom times for TikTok: Modern Retail's top tre...
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