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Podcast by Retail Dive

Episode Date
A sit-down with Ron Johnson
Aug 27, 2026
How long can the consumer hang on?
Jul 30, 2026
The weight-loss era is not just about selling clothes
Jun 25, 2026
What’s really happening at Lululemon?
May 21, 2026
Redefining Pacsun
Apr 30, 2026
Consumer resilience in trying times
Mar 26, 2026
Walmart and Target are not the same
Feb 26, 2026
Saks Global and the bankruptcy that everyone saw coming
Jan 29, 2026
Contemplating retail in 2026 with Doug Stephens
Dec 22, 2025
Tariffs tee up unique holiday season for retail
Nov 19, 2025
Halloween casts a spell over retail
Oct 30, 2025
How the holidays are different this year
Sep 25, 2025
Bankruptcy court is in session
Aug 28, 2025
What’s next for Target?
Jul 31, 2025
Saks Global, Amazon and the state of luxury
Jun 26, 2025
Breaking down Dick's Sporting Goods deal to acquire Foot Locker
May 29, 2025
Talking tariffs with Supply Chain Dive
Apr 24, 2025
Talking wholesale with Liza Amlani
Mar 27, 2025
Foes of a Minimum Wage Guard
Feb 27, 2025
A new retail apocalypse?
Jan 29, 2025
Doug Stephens looks to 2025 and beyond
Dec 26, 2024
Amazon Haul and the state of retail: Checking in with Rick Watson
Nov 26, 2024
Retailers creepin' it real
Oct 31, 2024
The state of the art of couponing
Sep 26, 2024
Under Armour’s past — and future — under Kevin Plank
Aug 29, 2024
All of a sudden, a lot is happening at department stores
Jul 25, 2024
What’s going on with Amazon Fashion?
Jun 27, 2024
Lee Peterson and the hard truth about retail stores
May 30, 2024
What’s happening at Macy’s
Apr 25, 2024
Why it’s so hard for retailers to do the right thing
Mar 28, 2024
The story behind our stories on shrink and theft
Feb 29, 2024
What’s in store for DTC in 2024?
Jan 25, 2024
Doug Stephens’ retail predictions for 2024
Dec 28, 2023
What’s the deal with EBITDA?
Nov 30, 2023
How the 2023 holiday season is shaping up
Oct 26, 2023
Marisa Meltzer and the creation of Glossier
Sep 28, 2023
A look back on the first half of 2023 for DTC brands
Aug 31, 2023
Jason Del Rey and ‘Winner Sells All’
Jul 27, 2023
Target’s silent Pride Month
Jun 29, 2023
How the consumer is doing so far this year
May 25, 2023
Why is Walmart selling off so many DTC brands?
Apr 27, 2023
The Backroom: Unearthing financial details about J.C. Penney
Mar 30, 2023
What the ‘MetaBirkin’ NFT verdict means for art and commerce
Feb 23, 2023
What's Going On With DTC This Year?
Jan 26, 2023
Ushering in the new year with Doug Stephens
Dec 29, 2022
What holiday looks like from here
Nov 24, 2022
Retail bankruptcies are poised for a comeback
Oct 27, 2022
The Idiosyncrasies Of This Year’s Holiday Consumer
Sep 29, 2022
The remains of Sears
Aug 25, 2022
Planet Retail
Jul 28, 2022
Bankrupt Enjoy Technology Set Out To Disrupt Retail. But It Got Disrupted Instead.
Jun 30, 2022
What Walmart And Target Told Us About Retail In 2022
May 26, 2022
What's Going On With Amazon?
Apr 28, 2022
The World According To AlixPartners' Joel Bines
Mar 31, 2022
Kohl's versus Wall Street
Feb 24, 2022
The Surprising Importance Of The Retail Middleman, With BMO Capital Markets’ Simeon Siegel
Jan 27, 2022
Our traditional interview with the retail prophet, Doug Stephens
Dec 30, 2021
Another Disruptive Holiday Season
Nov 25, 2021
Why is the idea of splitting off e-commerce so popular all of a sudden?
Oct 28, 2021
What do changes at Stitch Fix say about e-commerce?
Sep 30, 2021
Delta's looming impact on retail
Aug 26, 2021
When Reebok was on top of the world
Jul 29, 2021
Reebok was meant to be a 'Nike killer.' How the brand lost its No. 1 spot
Jul 26, 2021
In e-commerce, it's growth versus profits
Jun 24, 2021
A former Blockbuster insider chronicles its many blunders
May 27, 2021
Just how competitive are retail markets?
Apr 29, 2021
How a $15 minimum wage could impact retail
Mar 25, 2021
Amazon enters a new phase
Feb 25, 2021
Family Video, GameStop and the precarious lives of media stores
Jan 28, 2021
BONUS: What the pandemic means for the future of retail
Jan 14, 2021
What Black Friday tells us about retail in 2021
Dec 17, 2020
J.C. Penney's slow ride through bankruptcy
Nov 19, 2020
How retailers are navigating holiday 2020
Oct 29, 2020
Walmart+ vs. Amazon Prime
Sep 24, 2020
Malls buy their tenants
Aug 27, 2020
When retailers issue mask requirements
Jul 30, 2020
Tracking retail sales numbers in a pandemic
Jun 25, 2020
How the coronavirus sped up retail bankruptcies
May 28, 2020
Retail responds to the coronavirus
Apr 30, 2020
Pier 1's road to bankruptcy
Feb 27, 2020
Trends to watch in 2020
Jan 23, 2020
2019 in review
Dec 19, 2019
The last Blockbuster
Nov 21, 2019
The looming threat of retail bankruptcies
Oct 24, 2019
Riding the tariff rollercoaster
Sep 26, 2019
What happened with Nordstrom's Anniversary Sale?
Aug 29, 2019
Bonobos CEO shares the secret to building a connected workforce
Jun 20, 2019
Inside the rise of clicks to bricks at Indochino
May 20, 2019
How one digitally native brand baked sustainability into its DNA
Apr 22, 2019
Here's what retailers are talking shop about in 2019
Mar 11, 2019
Why everyone is talking about women in retail
Feb 25, 2019
5 trends to watch in 2019
Jan 18, 2019
BONUS: 8 predictions that will shape 2019
Jan 10, 2019
10 bold predictions from 2018 revisited
Dec 17, 2018
How one apparel startup aims to spark a size revolution
Nov 19, 2018
Why stores are key to Walmart's online grocery plan
Oct 22, 2018
Inside the mindset of the next wave of digitally native brands
Sep 24, 2018
Nike, women and retail's big corporate culture problem
Aug 20, 2018
Amazon Prime Day cues up the holidays
Jul 19, 2018
How good retail jobs boost business
Jun 25, 2018
As Amazon expands, how should brands react?
May 21, 2018
At Lowe's, digital development isn't all about that tech
Apr 20, 2018
How a fashion tech startup is tackling some of retail's big problems
Mar 16, 2018
When is the store experience finally going to improve?
Feb 16, 2018
5 trends to watch in 2018
Jan 22, 2018
10 bold retail predictions for 2018
Jan 05, 2018
What Black Friday and Cyber Monday signal for holiday 2017
Dec 08, 2017
Black Friday predictions: Moody's Charlie O'Shea on what to watch in 2017
Nov 14, 2017
Our holiday forecast: 3 trends to watch this shopping season
Nov 03, 2017
How NRF's Matthew Shay envisions the future of retail
Oct 18, 2017
Why Toys R Us went bankrupt — and what it means for the holidays
Sep 26, 2017
The year of retail bankruptcies
Sep 12, 2017