The Modern Retail Podcast
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The Modern Retail Podcast is a podcast about the retail space, from legacy companies to the buzzy world of DTC startups. Every Thursday, Cale Weissman, editor of Modern Retail, interviews executives about their growth and marketing strategies. And every Saturday Gabi Barkho, senior reporter, sits down with the Modern Retail staff to chat about the latest headlines in the retail world.
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M&A slowdown, Walmart's beauty play and how a U.S. manufacturing boom could create a more circular economy
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Apr 26, 2025 |
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Luxury earnings, behind-the-scenes at Chinese factories, and the unexpected industries that tariffs are hitting hard
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Apr 19, 2025 |
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Marketers sound off on tariffs and retail strategies, plus how Hanna Andersson built its loyalty program
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Apr 12, 2025 |
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Rundown: 'Liberation Day' brings a week of tariffs chaos, a TikTok check-in, and LesserEvil sells to Hershey
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Apr 05, 2025 |
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The Honey Pot's Bea Dixon on why 'better-for-you is the new conventional'
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Rundown: Dollar Tree sells Family Dollar, GameStop bets on Bitcoin & H&M's profit plummets
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Mar 29, 2025 |
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Why Perelel is getting into protein after 5 years of supplement growth
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Rundown: Klarna preps for IPO, Edible Brands launches edibles marketplace & an update on Nike's turnaround plan
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Mar 22, 2025 |
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PopSockets is on a quest to position itself as a lifestyle brand
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Modern Retail Rundown: CVS to open micro-stores, beauty sales slow down & apparel brands warn of a weak Q1
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Mar 15, 2025 |
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How Crown Affair's CEO took the brand into Sephora and beyond to capture more of the hair-care market
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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Rundown: Neiman Marcus's store closure drama, Forever 21's financial woes and 7-Eleven's attempt to dodge a takeover
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Mar 08, 2025 |
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How Dropps got its eco-friendly cleaning products into Target
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Rundown: Target partners with Champion and Warby Parker, Starbucks overhauls menu & Americans are doom spending
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Mar 01, 2025 |
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How Bumpin' Blends has successfully scaled within the aisles of Walmart and Costco
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Rundown: Nike teams up with Skims, Celsius acquires Alani Nu & Crocs preps for tariffs
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Feb 22, 2025 |
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How Shinola is emphasizing its American design and manufacturing roots
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Modern Retail Rundown: Olipop now valued at $1.85B, Poppi's Super Bowl marketing backlash & January retail layoffs
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Feb 15, 2025 |
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How Brooks harnessed the run club boom to generate record-breaking revenue
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Rundown: Waffle House's egg surcharge, Chipotle downplays avocado concerns & Gap launches vintage drops series
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Feb 08, 2025 |
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How Modern Animal is using technology to make pet care more customer-centric
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Rundown: Brands shuffle import strategies, retail layoffs & Chili's makes a comeback
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Feb 01, 2025 |
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How Whatnot is pushing social commerce forward amid TikTok's uncertain future
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Rundown: Theft ring to pay back retailers, TikTok updates and VF Corp layoffs
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Jan 25, 2025 |
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How Renais is trying to make ultra-premium gin popular in the U.S.
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Rundown: Joann's second bankruptcy, Walgreens looks for new anti-theft solutions & new FDA health proposals
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Jan 18, 2025 |
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How THC-infused beverage brand Cann is capitalizing on Dry January
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Rundown: J.C. Penney merges with Sparc, Amazon's new retail ad service & Target doubles down on wellness
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Jan 11, 2025 |
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How Gregorys Coffee is taking the craft coffee business to scale
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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Rundown: Return fraud on the rise, Nordstrom going private and Big Lots' lifeline
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Jan 04, 2025 |
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The Modern Retail Podcast looks at what's ahead in 2025
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Jan 02, 2025 |
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AI, customer acquisition and the DTC bust: The Modern Retail Podcast year in review
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Dec 26, 2024 |
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Rundown: U.S. retail sales, Big Lots' liquidation & Vuori's new fundraise
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Dec 21, 2024 |
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How Puma approaches emerging technology like generative AI
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Rundown: FTC sues alcohol distributor, Walgreens' potential PE takeover & Amazon cracks down on paid reviews
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Dec 14, 2024 |
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How Chomps is marketing itself to convenience store shoppers
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Rundown: Malls' Black Friday comeback, a proposed Spindrift acquisition and Foot Locker's lackluster quarter
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Dec 07, 2024 |
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How Upway is introducing e-bikes to the U.S. market
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Rundown: What retailers are saying about holidays sales
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Nov 30, 2024 |
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Black Friday weekend and holiday marketing trends
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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Rundown: Target's earnings miss, REI cracks down on returns and Starbucks' woes in China
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Nov 23, 2024 |
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How coffee liqueur Mr. Black rode the espresso martini wave
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Rundown: Red Lobster's rebrand, Tapestry-Capri merger falls apart and Amazon expands telehealth services
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Nov 16, 2024 |
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How KiwiCo is leaning on retail expansion to grow holiday sales
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Rundown: Trump's proposed tariffs, more bankruptcies & The Children's Place's Shein debut
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Nov 09, 2024 |
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How Jake Paul's personal care brand W is leveraging its influencer founder
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Rundown: Coffee sales struggle, Etsy's posts solid growth and Subway sued over ads
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Nov 02, 2024 |
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How Awe Inspired leveraged its celebrity fan base to become a DTC jewelry powerhouse
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Rundown: Keurig Dr Pepper acquires Ghost, Tupperware sold to lenders and Peloton partners with Costco
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Oct 26, 2024 |
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How the company behind the bar Death & Co is becoming a global brand
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Rundown: Beyond Inc. partners with The Container Store, holiday shoppers take on debt and Urban Outfitters cuts prices
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Oct 19, 2024 |
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Made By Gather's formula for finding the best celebrity partner
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Rundown: Congress combats shrinkflation, NRF rethinks shrink and Halloween candy
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Oct 12, 2024 |
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How Malk is expanding as the plant-based milk space matures
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Rundown: Levi's weighing Dockers sale, QVC gets into pickleball & PepsiCo acquires Siete
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Oct 05, 2024 |
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How Grove Collaborative revamped its business model to focus on profitability
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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Rundown: American Eagle sues Amazon, Grove Collaborative' cash infusion and Stitch Fix's path to profitability
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Sep 28, 2024 |
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How Soccer.com is capitalizing on U.S. soccer fever
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Rundown: Amazon's Buy With Prime updates, Tupperware's bankruptcy and Red Lobster's future
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Sep 21, 2024 |
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Mantry founder Reggie Milligan on the rise and fall of subscription box companies
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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Rundown: More retail bankruptcies, Rare Beauty reportedly halts sale, Amazon Rufus to serve ads
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Sep 14, 2024 |
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How menswear retailer Rothmans has avoided the department store death spiral
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Rundown: Walmart and StockX deal, Nordstrom's takeover bid, Rite Aid emerges from bankruptcy
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Sep 07, 2024 |
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How Croissant is trying to bring more retailers into the resale space
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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Rundown: Dollar General and Lululemon show signs of weakness, Foot Locker scales back
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Aug 31, 2024 |
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Liquid Death's secret to viral marketing: Hire comedians
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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Rundown: Shoppers react to price cuts, Peloton capitalizes on secondhand sales & Chick-fil-A gets into streaming
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Aug 24, 2024 |
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How Walmart is using AI to update key functions like search
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Rundown: July retail sales bounce back, beauty brands bootstrap their businesses & eTail East comes to Boston
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Aug 17, 2024 |
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Why MiniLuxe thinks franchising is the key to growth and a better nail industry
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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Rundown: Mars explores Kellanova acquisition, ThredUp exits Europe & an Apple store gets its first union contract
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Aug 10, 2024 |
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How eyewear brand Revo is reinventing itself
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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Rundown: Fast casual earnings, Etsy's loyalty program launch & Howard Schultz's olive oil investments
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Aug 03, 2024 |
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How Nespresso is revamping its stores to market itself as a premium coffee brand
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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Rundown: Kroger & Albertsons pause merger, L Catterton interested in Mattel & the rise of 'Amazombies'
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Jul 27, 2024 |
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How Tecovas is extending beyond cowboy boots to become a Western wear lifestyle brand
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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Rundown: Another record Prime Day, Limited Too is back & Pacsun gets into men's athleisure
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Jul 20, 2024 |
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How Celsius rebranded itself to be a premium wellness energy drink
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Rundown: Athletic Brewing raises $50M, Nike brings back veteran exec & Costco raises membership fee
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Jul 13, 2024 |
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Lucky Energy's growth strategy focuses on virality & convenience stores
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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Modern Retail Rundown: Amazon is reportedly launching a Temu-like section, Fancy Food Show takeaways & Walgreens store closures
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Jun 29, 2024 |
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How Babylist is building a media empire for new parents
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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Modern Retail Rundown: Slowing U.S. retail sales, Thrasio's comeback & Care/of troubles
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Jun 22, 2024 |
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How Squared Circles is hoping to build the next generation of food & wellness brands
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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Rundown: Shein raises prices, TikTok tests image search & GLP-1 drugs boost supplements sales
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Jun 15, 2024 |
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How Repurpose built a brand around eco-friendly disposable products
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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Rundown: Shopify marketing shifts, Walmart Health losses & Poppi faces lawsuit
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Jun 08, 2024 |
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How fast-fashion backlash gave ThredUp a marketing edge
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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Rundown: Hoka competes with Nike, Amazon adds Grubhub perk to Prime & private label is still growing
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Jun 01, 2024 |
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Century 21's Larry Mentzer on reopening a legacy NYC off-price retailer
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May 30, 2024 |
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Rundown: Target lowers prices, Amazon beefs up Alexa & Macy's earnings
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May 25, 2024 |
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KEH CEO Noah Treshnell on building a profitable online resale business
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May 23, 2024 |
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Rundown: Under Armour attempts another turnaround, Shein's attempted NRF membership & Costco partners with Uber Eats
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May 18, 2024 |
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How Cargo Crew has ridden the workwear wave with the help of Paris Hilton & Gwyneth Paltrow
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May 16, 2024 |
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Rundown: Gopuff's cash burn, Equinox's new membership & Sweetgreen beef
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May 11, 2024 |
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Movado Brand president Margot Grinberg on reintroducing a legacy watch company to younger shoppers
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May 09, 2024 |
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Rundown: Starbucks stores struggle, Walmart launches a new private label line & Dave & Buster’s bets on betting
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May 04, 2024 |
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Former Peloton CEO John Foley on why he launched his rug startup Ernesta
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May 02, 2024 |
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Rundown: TikTok's impending U.S. ban, Saks goes into retail media & Amazon's grocery ambitions
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Apr 27, 2024 |
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Prose CEO Arnaud Plas on growing a company with profitability in mind
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Digiday Media Presents: The Return Season Three
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Apr 21, 2024 |
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Rundown: Peloton takes away free app workouts, adults help boost Lego's sales & Amazon's plans for just walk out tech
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Apr 20, 2024 |
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Violife's chief growth officer on making plant-based cheese mainstream
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Rundown: Gatorade expands healthy options, retail credit cards declining & Bark gets into pet air travel
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Apr 13, 2024 |
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CEO Susan Kim on how Kopari was at the forefront of the clean beauty trend
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Rundown: Beauty sales slow down, retailers late on vendor bills & food startup drama
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Apr 06, 2024 |
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'It's really about quality over quantity': Pattern Brands' Suze Dowling on the new roll-up brand playbook
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Rundown: H&M inches makes profitability progress, Wirecutter reviews & Dollar Tree price hikes
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Mar 30, 2024 |
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How Sunday is trying to shake up the yard and garden industry
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Rundown: Nordstrom may go private, Unilever spins off ice cream biz & Shein's new revenue stream
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Mar 23, 2024 |
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Ridge CEO Sean Frank on trying to build a $1B accessory brand
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Rundown: The Body Shop shuts down U.S. business, Outdoor Voices closes stores & apparel C-suite shakeups
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Mar 16, 2024 |
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Rocco co-founder Alyse Borkan on making mini-fridges a conversation piece
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Rundown: Harry's reported IPO, Ashley acquires DTC mattress group & Abercrombie eyes global growth
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Mar 09, 2024 |
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Époque Evolution co-founder Nancy Taylor on why she says 'responsibility' instead of 'sustainability'
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Rundown: Thrasio's bankruptcy, Warby Parker plans more stores & Celsius reports record sales
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Mar 02, 2024 |
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Wing CFO Shannon Nash on why 2024 is the "year of the drone"
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Rundown: Reddit's IPO, Beyond Meat gets healthier & Macy's proxy fight continues
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Feb 24, 2024 |
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Little Words Project founder Adriana Carrig on making friendship bracelets a thriving business even before Taylor Swift
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Rundown: Express's financial woes, retailers ban shoppers for excessive returns & Walmart eyes Vizio acquisition
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Feb 17, 2024 |
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The Goods Mart founder Rachel Krupa on building a convenience store that's more than a shoppy shop
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Rundown: Zac Posen heads to Gap, Target reportedly weighs paid membership, and Tapestry shows promising growth
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Feb 10, 2024 |
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'There's this longevity': Bugaboo's Jeanelle Teves on expanding a premium baby brand in North America
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Rundown: H&M CEO out, TikTok expands Shop & Amazon's ads business grows
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Feb 03, 2024 |
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Misfits Market COO Corey Farrell on growth plans post-Imperfect Foods acquisition
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Rundown: Macy's turns down buyout bid, Solo Stove's marketing woes, & Etsy's Super Bowl ambitions
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Jan 27, 2024 |
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SharkNinja CEO Mark Barrocas on going from infomercials to TikTok
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Rundown: NRF highlights, Hello Bello's new direction & December sales figures
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Jan 20, 2024 |
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AriZona Beverage CEO Abid Rizvi on the current beverage landscape
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Rundown: Nike shakeups, Rent the Runway restructuring & DTC fire sales
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Jan 13, 2024 |
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Jolie CEO Ryan Babenzien on how to market a shower head as a wellness product in the post-DTC era
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Rundown: Price hikes backfire, Shein & Temu suppliers struggles & Peloton's TikTok partnership
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Jan 06, 2024 |
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Bombas co-founders David Heath & Randy Goldberg on how the apparel brand bucked the DTC doldrums
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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Bankruptcies, VC tumult & TikTok: The Modern Retail Podcast year in review
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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Rundown: Global politics impact retailers, Rite Aid's legal troubles & and the rise of thrifted holiday gifts
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Dec 23, 2023 |
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ButcherBox CMO Kiran Smith on how she overhauled a startup-y marketing team
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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Rundown: Macy's buyout bid, Etsy cuts costs & Farfetch woes
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Dec 16, 2023 |
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'Everybody kind of laughed at us': HexClad CEO Daniel Winer on being an early DTC cookware company -- and catching the eye of Gordon Ramsay
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Rundown: Non-alcoholic White Claw, Amazon slashes apparel fees & NRF walks back retail theft claims
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Dec 09, 2023 |
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'We exist to fail': FirstBuild president André Zdanow on building an innovation arm out of GE Appliances
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Rundown: Black Friday recap, Shein IPO & Temu's splashy ad strategy
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Dec 02, 2023 |
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Madhappy CEO Peiman Raf on thoughtfully growing the LA-centric apparel brand
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Modern Retail Rundown: Thrasio struggles, Amazon gets into car sales & retailers expect muted holiday sales
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Nov 18, 2023 |
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How Literie built a candle business on specificity and brand partnerships
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Modern Retail Rundown: Getir acquires Fresh Direct, TikTok shuts down Creator Fund, Amazon & Meta partner on in-app ads
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Nov 11, 2023 |
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'We wanted to build a brand that was based on a collective perspective': R+Co president Dan Langer on growing a luxury haircare brand
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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Rundown: Amazon scraps Style stores, Walmart stores get a facelift & Michaels launches an Etsy competitor
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Nov 04, 2023 |
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How bedding brand Coyuchi has updated its marketing playbook
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Rundown: UPS acquires Happy Returns, Unilever offloads Dollar Shave Club & Sears attempts a comeback
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Oct 28, 2023 |
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CPG veteran Justin Gold on how he's advancing Rudi's Bakery's product pipeline
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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Rundown: HomeGoods gives up on e-commerce, Walmart eyes digital growth & Goop goes mass market
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Oct 21, 2023 |
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August co-founder Nadya Okamoto on growing a period care brand with the help of TikTok
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Introducing The Return Season Two
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Oct 15, 2023 |
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Rundown: Netflix's retail ambitions, Amazon's Prime Big Deals Day gains traction & food companies plan for weight loss drugs
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Oct 14, 2023 |
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Monica + Andy CEO Monica Royer on expanding the children's apparel brand
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Rundown: Ride Aid faces delisting, Cooler Screens sues Walgreens & former Etsy sellers launch a competitor
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Oct 07, 2023 |
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Korres co-founder Lena Korres on expanding a Greek skin-care company internationally
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Rundown: FTC vs. Amazon, Target store closures & changes at Peloton
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Sep 30, 2023 |
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Neurosonic CEO Juha Suoniemi on building a global brand that sells relaxation
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Rundown: Seasonal retail hiring commences, Instacart finally goes public & H&M charges for returns
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Sep 23, 2023 |
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Waterdrop CEO Martin Murray on exporting a European beverage brand to the U.S.
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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Rundown: TikTok Shop officially launches, Birkenstock files for IPO & Target strikes Kendra Scott partnership
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Sep 16, 2023 |
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Sisterly Tribe founder Kristin Hars on building a yoga lifestyle brand based in Europe
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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Rundown: Flexport C-suite drama, Draper James acquired & Walmart lowers its starting wages
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Sep 09, 2023 |
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Skandinavisk founder Shaun Russell on making a lifestyle brand from candles
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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'I'm obsessed with building companies': Why Uri Minkoff is focused on growing a brand he and his father launched in the '90s
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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Rundown: Shein & Forever 21 partner up, Subway sells & Rolex buys Bucherer
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Aug 26, 2023 |
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Georgia-Pacific CMO Laura Knebusch on staying nimble as a CPG behemoth
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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Rundown: Instacart may finally IPO, Aldi's new acquisition & Everlane's turnaround plan
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Aug 19, 2023 |
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'This isn't about opening as many stores as we can': Primark U.S. president Kevin Tulip on introducing the value retailer to North America
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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Rundown: Tapestry & Capri merge, companies rein in rewards & Amazon scales back private brands
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Aug 12, 2023 |
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Kurt Geiger CEO Neil Clifford on exceeding $200M in U.S. sales
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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Rundown: Amazon's effective cost-cutting, E.l.f.'s growing momentum & Diamond Crystal's rebrand
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Aug 05, 2023 |
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Bluestone Lane's Nick Stone on building an experiential coffee chain
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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Rundown: The Daily Harvest saga, Bud Light layoffs & an Apple/Amazon's pricing lawsuit
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Jul 29, 2023 |
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'I plan to be in this business for a very long time': Boll & Branch's Scott Tannen on building a long-lasting home goods business
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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Rundown: Allbirds' challenging road, La Colombe and Cuup acquisitions
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Jul 22, 2023 |
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Solo Brands CEO John Merris on what it takes to be a successful DTC brand
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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Rundown: A Prime Day postmortem, the impact of a UPS strike & increased scrutiny of energy drinks
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Jul 15, 2023 |
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Shein's head of strategy Peter Pernot-Day on how the e-commerce app is trying to get ahead of its own marketing narrative
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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Modern Retail Rundown: Brands flock to Threads, Christmas Tree Shops shutters & Claire's postpones IPO
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Jul 08, 2023 |
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'We haven't changed the way that we do it': MìLà co-founder Jennifer Liao on transforming from a restaurant to a frozen food brand
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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'It used to be, look at these two Shark Tank kids coming to monetize our industry': Mad Rabbit CEO Oliver Zak on gaining acceptance from the tattoo community
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Modern Retail Rundown: Daily Harvest's planned comeback, TikTok testing its own in-app shop & the changing returns landscape
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Jun 24, 2023 |
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'DTC is a lot easier when money is free': Somos Foods CEO Miguel Leal on pivoting to wholesale
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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Modern Retail Rundown: Amazon ignores Temu, Grubhub layoffs & Instant Pot goes bankrupt
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Jun 17, 2023 |
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'This will be our biggest year of growth': Legends CEO Scott Hochstadt on building an athleticwear brand with the help of sports pros
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Modern Retail Rundown: Nike rekindles wholesale relationships, GameStop’s executive shakeup & Great Jones gets acquired
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Jun 10, 2023 |
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'We're kind of at the beginning of building a community': Hanna Andersson CEO Aimée Lapic on how the 40-year-old kids' apparel brand is evolving
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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Modern Retail Rundown: The future of fast fashion, dollar stores struggling & big CPGs not letting up on price increases
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Jun 03, 2023 |
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Collars & Co founder Justin Baer on riding the Shark Tank wave
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Modern Retail Rundown: Apparel sales rebound, Meta's EU lawsuit & TikTok Shop's traction in Southeast Asia
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May 27, 2023 |
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'There is more whitespace': Parachute founder Ariel Kaye on filling the Bed Bath & Beyond void
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May 25, 2023 |
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Modern Retail Rundown: Big-box earnings blitz, Instacart's ad growth & Shein's shrinking valuation
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May 20, 2023 |
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'There are so many celebrities and influencers that have millions of followers that can't sell a damn thing': Spritz Society's Ben Soffer on building an alcohol brand beyond its influencer roots
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May 18, 2023 |
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Modern Retail Rundown: Warby Parker & Allbirds earnings, Mattress Firm acquired & suburban malls’ revitalization
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May 13, 2023 |
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'People wanted to talk about waitlists': How a supply chain bottleneck helped DTC AC brand Windmill go viral
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May 11, 2023 |
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Modern Retail Rundown: Shopify goes back to basics, 15-minute delivery consolidation & Peloton's revamped digital strategy
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May 06, 2023 |
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Ebay's chief product officer on growing the legacy marketplace
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May 04, 2023 |
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Modern Retail Rundown: Amazon swings to profit, fast casual's resilience & Target goes all in on curbside returns
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Apr 29, 2023 |
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A-Frame Brands CEO Ari Bloom on launching startups with celebrities like John Legend and Naomi Osaka
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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Modern Retail Rundown: Ikea's expansion plans, David's Bridal Chapter 11 redux & Bed Bath & Beyond's imminent bankruptcy
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Apr 22, 2023 |
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Curie founder Sarah Moret on leveraging QVC to be a national brand
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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Modern Retail Rundown: Walmart's urban problem, Amazon's latest vision for Whole Foods & shakeups at Tonal
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Apr 15, 2023 |
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'Stores have always been a part of our story': Argent CEO Sali Christeson on the women's workwear brand's growth plans
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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Modern Retail Rundown: L’Oréal scoops up Aesop, American Eagles scales back supply chain investments & Chipotle vs. Sweetgreen
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Apr 08, 2023 |
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'All my eggs in the Facebook basket': True Classic CEO Ryan Bartlett on growing a DTC brand on paid social
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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Modern Retail Rundown: Macy's CEO plots an exit, Uber Eats' ghost kitchen cleanup & Telfar’s new pricing model
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Apr 01, 2023 |
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Macy's Marc Mastronardi on the department store's revamped brick-and-mortar strategy
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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Modern Retail Rundown: More layoffs, Panera Bread's Amazon One rollout & Foot Locker reviving its Nike partnership
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Mar 25, 2023 |
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Saks CMO Emily Essner on building a digital business off of a legacy retailer
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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Modern Retail Rundown: SVB's woes, TikTok faces ban threats and H&M gets into resale
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Mar 18, 2023 |
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'Like a car dealership': How Impossible Kicks is trying to become a digital resale empire
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Modern Retail Rundown: Allbirds woes, Shein vs. Temu and the rise of 'premiumization'
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Mar 11, 2023 |
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'There were multiple times I thought maybe we won't make it': M.M.LaFleur CEO Sarah LaFleur on the women's wear brand's new store strategy
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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Modern Retail Rundown: Instacart once-again prepares for IPO, the end of Nordstrom's Canadian dreams and anti-dollar stores sentiment grows
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Mar 04, 2023 |
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'There's going to be a lot of consolidation': Aviron CEO Andy Hoang on growing a fitness brand during a cooling economy
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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Modern Retail Rundown: Marketplaces lean on ad growth and big-box stores prepare for the worst
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Feb 25, 2023 |
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'There will be some contraction': Camino Partners' Elle Lanning on rocky consumer VC landscape
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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Introducing: The Modern Retail Rundown Podcast
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Feb 18, 2023 |
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Sundays co-founders Barbora and Moe Samieian on taking a Canadian home goods brands international
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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'It's all about diversification': Nutrafol CEO Giorgos Tsetis on scaling a DTC wellness brand
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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XRC Labs partner Diana Melencio on investing during an economic downturn
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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'We write Nature papers and we write Instagram posts': Seed Health's Ara Katz on evangelizing the microbiome
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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Goodbuy co-founder Cara Oppenheimer on building a small business platform to rival mega-retailers
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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Sunday Citizen co-founder Mike Abadi on expanding beyond its DTC roots
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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'A new resting heartbeat': Instacart's vp of retail partnerships Ryan Hamburger on what's next for grocery delivery
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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Inflation, changing demand & major C-suite shuffles: The Modern Retail Podcast looks back at a volatile 2022
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Dec 29, 2022 |
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'We're not just a brand from the '80s': Esprit CEO William Pak on relaunching the nostalgic apparel brand
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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'We didn't expect the consumer response to be as great': GoodwillFinds CEO Matthew Kaness on bringing the thrifting experience online
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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'We had gotten old': Lee Jeans exec Chris Waldeck on energizing the century-old denim brand
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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'These kinds of tech solutions really have to be for the less affluent': Voyage Foods CEO on making food alternatives accessible
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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'There's only so many really illustrious people out there who put out products': Ntwrk's Aaron Levant on expanding the livestream platform beyond its celebrity roots
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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'Far less transactional': PetSmart's Chief Customer Officer on establishing a modern brand voice
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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'We're a community-focused company': Bala co-founder Brian Lockard on growing a footwear brand for medical professionals
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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'People want to go to the physical stores': Levi's Rui Carlos Da Silva Araujo on the brand's Latin America DTC strategy
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Outlines co-founders on trying to make shower liners work as a subscription
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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'Most products out there don't need to be subscription': Cloud Paper's Ryan Fritsch on the state of subscription businesses
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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Better & Better co-founder Vladimir Vukicevic on blurring the lines between supplements and oral care
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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'We make a premium product': Brooklyn Delhi's Chitra Agrawal on the changing grocery landscape for startups
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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'The priorities were a little baffling': Evite CEO David Yeom on transforming the platform's business model
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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'The goal is to go mass': Caraa co-founder Aaron Luo on pivoting to charcuterie with Mercado Famous
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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'The sponsorship model is broken': On co-founder Caspar Coppetti on building a premium athletic brand that rivals the giants
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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'Our core audience is very different than Wayfair's': Fernish co-founder Michael Barlow on changing home goods trends
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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'We were needing a transformation': Express CMO Sara Tervo on evolving the mall brand
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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'Working hard to grow sustainably': Counter Culture's Brett Smith on the changing coffee landscape
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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'The category will continue to grow': EyeBuyDirect CEO Sunny Jiang on staying competitive with Warby Parker
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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'The appropriate capital for them is not venture': Forerunner's Jason Bornstein on the tumultuous landscape for DTC startups
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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'It's not just something that we put on our website': Prose's vp of social impact Helen Nwosu on keeping a scaling company ethical
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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Maev founder Katie Spies on going from dog walker to pet food CEO
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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'We built our iPhone before we built our Apple': Whisker CEO Jacob Zuppke on growing the brand beyond its Litter Robot roots
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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Introducing The Return
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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'Alt milk fatigue has become a thing': Táche founder Roxana Saidi on growing a pistachio milk business in the age of Oatly
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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King David Taco's Liz Solomon Dwyer on growing a cult New York food brand
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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'People want to talk about sex': Maude founder Éva Goicochea on growing a modern sexual wellness brand
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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'To traditionalists, we are inauthentic': Inkbox CEO Tyler Handley on changing the perception of temporary tattoos
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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'For all intents and purposes we are a brand': Italic founder Jeremy Cai on the company's new path forward
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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'It is a very unique market': July co-founder Athan Didaskalou on expanding an Australian luggage brand to the U.S.
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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'We're getting an absurd amount of people': Neighborhood Goods CEO Matt Alexander on the return of physical retail
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May 26, 2022 |
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‘They're ready for liquidity’: OpenStore’s Michael Rubenstein on building a platform to give Shopify founders an exit
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May 19, 2022 |
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An awesome product is table stakes': Weezie co-founder Lindsey Johnson on building a luxury bath brand
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May 12, 2022 |
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'We're the coach versus the quarterback': General Mills' DTC lead Carter Jensen on how the CPG giant goes about e-commerce
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May 05, 2022 |
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'I was laughed out of the room': How Bokksu founder Danny Taing bootstrapped his business to a $100M valuation
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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'We don't want to be everything to everyone': W&P president Kate Lubenesky on evolving a modern kitchen brand
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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'Consumers have evolved': TalkShopLive's Bryan Moore on North America's growing appetite for livestream commerce
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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'All the packaging would look the same': Couplet Coffee's Gefen Skolnick on trying to reinvent a category
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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'Bringing every one of our stores to profitability': Gorillas' Adam Wacenske on the burgeoning quick commerce space
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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UrbanStems CEO Seth Goldman on making national flower delivery feasible
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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Sabai's Phantila Phataraprasit on building a sustainable furniture brand from the ground up
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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Umamicart's Andrea Xu on building an online Asian grocery startup
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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‘It’s all about walking the walk’: Reformation’s Hali Borenstein on the clothing brand’s next moves
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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One Stripe Chai founder Farah Jesani on pivoting from cafés to DTC
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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‘Bringing the market to its full potential’: Dia&Co’s Nadia Boujarwah on growing the $21B plus-size market
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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‘It starts with the product’: Firebelly Tea’s David Segal on building a modern tea empire
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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‘Not a flash in the pan’: Win Brands Group’s Kyle Widrick on growing a DTC roll-up company
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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‘Unapologetically loud and fun’: Ghia’s Mélanie Masarin on the sober curious movement
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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‘A fundamental shift’: Consumer investor Mags Kala on the growing crypto space
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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PepsiCo’s Fabiola Torres on making Rockstar Energy relevant with gamers young and old
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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Fast fashion, livestream shopping & DTC holding companies: The Modern Retail Podcast’s year in review
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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Chain Reactions: Oats Overnight's Brian Tate on building a CPG plant
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Dec 30, 2021 |
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Chain Reactions: Paravel’s Andy Krantz on getting creative to make the most of container ships
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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Chain Reactions: Exploding Kittens’ Carly McGinnis on diversifying manufacturing
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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Chain Reactions: Scout’s Deb Waterman Johns on implementing a pre-book wholesale model
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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‘Our storytelling is our marketing’: Healthy Roots Dolls founder Yelitsa Jean-Charles on growing a modern toy company
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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‘It’s not a blank canvas’: Teva’s Anders Bergstrom on how the sandals brand capitalized on recent fashion trends
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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Corkcicle CEO Chris McDonough on how the brand partners with Disney
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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‘A tide that lifts all boats’: Hims co-founder Joe Spector on entering the pet telehealth space with Dutch
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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‘DTC is still our main focus’: Bearaby’s Kathrin Hamm on navigating online with retail partnerships
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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‘Chefs are the new athlete’: Made In’s Chip Malt on how the cookware brand taps culinary influencers
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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‘We don’t want to be everywhere’: Glasshouse Fragrances founder Nicole Eckels on its U.S. launch
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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‘Billion dollar brand’: Kids Foot Locker’s Jill Feldman on the retailer’s ambitions
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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‘Our goal was not just to bring oat milk to Brooklyn’: Oatly’s North America president on the brand’s growth plans
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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'Basically profitable since day 1': Saatva co-founder Ricky Joshi on tackling the luxury mattress market
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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St-Germain’s Emma Fox on the growing apéritif market
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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‘Sometimes marketers get blinded’: Cuisinart’s Mary Rodgers on how the appliance brand stays current
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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‘The perfect storm’: How Brunt is building a DTC apparel brand for trade worker
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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‘We are fortunate to have a subscription model’: Bark CEO Manish Joneja on capitalizing on the pandemic pet adoption boom
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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‘We’re not entering 20 new categories’: Magic Spoon’s Gabi Lewis on building a modern cereal brand
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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‘There’s tons of whitespace’: Minibar Delivery’s Lindsey Andrews on the growing alcohol e-commerce space
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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‘I’m a stores guy by trade’: Designer Brands’ Roger Rawlins on the shoe retailer’s digital future
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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Foxtrot CMO Carla Dunham on the convenience store startup’s ambitious expansion
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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‘Building a business that will last’: AptDeco’s Reham Fagiri on scaling economically
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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How outdoor furniture brand Yardbird started on Craigslist and expanded nationally
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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‘I don’t have a good filter’: East Fork’s Connie Matisse on scaling a brand while staying true to its roots
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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United Sodas of America’s Marisa Zupan on the new DTC beverage playbook
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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‘The Shark Tank effect is real’: Copper Cow Coffee’s Debbie Wei Mullin on growing a modern CPG brand
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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Harry’s Labs’ Tehmina Haider on how the CPG giant is building out a portfolio of brands
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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Asutra CEO Stephanie Morimoto on growing a wellness brand with Venus Williams’ help
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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How Farmer’s Fridge pivoted to home delivery during the pandemic
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Jun 03, 2021 |
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‘We’re a growth brand’: Tillamook’s CEO on the dairy company’s eastward expansion
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May 27, 2021 |
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‘We very much see retailers as acquisition channels’: Caraway CEO Jordan Nathan on the cookware brand’s growth strategy
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May 20, 2021 |
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‘We can be a lot faster’: Levi’s Marc Rosen on how the denim brand’s business has evolved
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May 13, 2021 |
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‘We’re not trying to be a retailer’: Google’s commerce president Bill Ready on growing the shopping ecosystem
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May 06, 2021 |
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‘Disproportionately benefited’: Ocean Spray CEO Tom Hayes on going viral and expanding into new categories
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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‘A rich tapestry of interests, affinities and geographies’: Crocs president Michelle Poole on the shoe brand’s influencer strategy
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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Taika CEO Michael Sharon on growing a coffee brand during the pandemic
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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‘This is a land grab’: Vivino CEO Heini Zachariassen on the growing wine e-commerce market
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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‘We never had to pivot our message’: Lands’ End’s Sarah Rasmusen on comfort coming back in style
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Apr 01, 2021 |
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‘Game-like experiences have just exploded’: Tophatter’s Andrew Blachman on the future of entertainment-based commerce
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Mar 25, 2021 |
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‘Grocery will maintain positive growth’: King Arthur Baking’s Bill Tine on the new CPG landscape
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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BenchMade Modern’s Edgar Blazona on getting customers to buy high-end furniture online
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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‘A slightly different voice’: Casper’s Emilie Arel on how its branding and product line has evolved
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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‘We break down those barriers’: How Lightship Capital’s Candice Matthews Brackeen has grown her fund
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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“An unspoken understanding between our customers and our brand”: Fly By Jing founder Jing Gao on how to build community
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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‘The beginning of a new era’: How Zenni harnessed its vertically integrated business model to reach record heights
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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‘DTC companies were late to the omnichannel game’: Untuckit’s Aaron Sanandres on leading a dress shirt brand during a pandemic
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Feb 04, 2021 |
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‘The purchase cycle is very considered’: Carvana’s Ryan Keeton on how the pandemic changed used car sales
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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‘Big companies are not as good at innovation’: Canteen Spirits CEO Brandon Cason on disrupting the hard seltzer industry
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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‘An experience that’s bad, or at least a little weird’: Alto Pharmacy’s Matt Gamache-Asselin on why he entered the space
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Jan 14, 2021 |
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Cure Hydration's Lauren Picasso on growing a beverage brand and utilizing micro-influencers
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Jan 07, 2021 |
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A legal challenge for Amazon, and boom times for TikTok: Modern Retail's top trends for 2021
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Dec 24, 2020 |
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'A proxy for independent retail': Shopify President Harley Finkelstein on how retail was revolutionized in 2020
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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Herman Miller Retail president Debbie Propst on 'softening' Design Within Reach's image in tough times
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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'It's never easy': Clorox's Jackson Jeyanayagam on hiring DTC talent in a post-pandemic world
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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Cuyana co-founder Karla Gallardo on how the pandemic strengthened the brand's mission statement
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Nov 19, 2020 |
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Adore Me's Camille Kress on accompanying a woman's journey through life with satellite brands
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Nov 12, 2020 |
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Waze's Suzie Reider on the return of road traffic and the retailers that depend on it
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Nov 05, 2020 |
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Semihandmade's John McDonald on hitching his wagon to Ikea, and then competing with it
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Oct 29, 2020 |
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How Blk & Bold capitalized on Target and Amazon's coffee shortcomings
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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'We're always watching the competition': Farfetch's Kelly Kowal on Amazon's growing luxury presence
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Oct 15, 2020 |
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Mattel COO Richard Dickson on entertaining young consumers everywhere they are
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Oct 08, 2020 |
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Bloomscape founder Justin Mast on shipping living things and why it acquired a plant care app
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Oct 01, 2020 |
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Thrive Market CTO Sasha Siddhartha on supercharged growth and the grocery website's future
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Sep 24, 2020 |
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'We want you to like our brand': Truff co-founders Nick Guillen and Nick Ajluni on making their TikTok channel a destination
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Sep 17, 2020 |
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'A little bit of a rocket ship': Abbio co-founder Jonathan Wahl on growing a kitchenware brand during a pandemic
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Sep 10, 2020 |
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'A perfect storm': Article Director of Marketing Duncan Blair on cornering the furniture market
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Sep 03, 2020 |
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Strong Roots founder Sam Dennigan on the growing popularity of vegan food
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Aug 27, 2020 |
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GT Dave on the challenges of being a kombucha leader
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Aug 20, 2020 |
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Blueland CEO Sarah Paiji Yoo on how the pandemic changed the cleaning supplies aisle
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Aug 13, 2020 |
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Pop Up Grocer founder Emily Schildt on rethinking the grocery experience
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Aug 06, 2020 |
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'We're humans, we're aspirational by nature': Reel CEO Daniela Corrente on what consumers are saving money for
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Jul 30, 2020 |
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Bacardi CMO John Burke on e-commerce and at-home drinking
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Jul 23, 2020 |
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Cleo Capital's Sarah Kunst on scouting for business ideas in unlikely places
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Jul 16, 2020 |
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'It's completely inverted': Sanzo founder Sandro Roco on the coronavirus's effect on DTC demand
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Jul 09, 2020 |
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How Brightland founder Aishwarya Iyer fashioned an olive oil company after beauty brands
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Jul 02, 2020 |
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'An incredible return to activity': StockX CMO Deena Bahri on how sneakerheads are still spending
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Jun 25, 2020 |
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Trade Coffee CMO Melissa Spencer Barnes on capturing the at-home brewing market
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Jun 18, 2020 |
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Cat Person co-founder Jimmy Wu on how the pet supplies industry could be pandemic-proof
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Jun 11, 2020 |
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'This year you won't be buying DTC suitcases': The Inside founder Christiane Lemieux on why home brands are seeing a boom
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Jun 04, 2020 |
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Homebrew's Hunter Walk: The current crisis is a second punch for DTC, not the first
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May 28, 2020 |
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Grove Collaborative CEO Stuart Landesberg: A culture of expense discipline is key
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May 21, 2020 |
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Coefficient Capital co-founder Franklin Isacson on investing in times of crisis
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May 14, 2020 |
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'I don't think anyone will ever be able to pay what they were paying before': Lunya founder Ashley Merrill on the future of real estate
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May 07, 2020 |
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Pattern co-founder Nick Ling: Marketing investments now can have very uncertain outcomes
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Apr 30, 2020 |
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Burrow CEO Stephen Kuhl: 'We're re-forecasting on a weekly basis'
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Apr 23, 2020 |
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Parachute founder Ariel Kaye: 'Great businesses do come from difficult moments'
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Apr 16, 2020 |
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Recess CEO Benjamin Witte: I reject the idea that being on Amazon hurts your brand
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Apr 09, 2020 |
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Rhone CEO Nate Checketts: The current crisis may act as a clearing house
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Apr 02, 2020 |
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Resident co-founder Eric Hutchinson: 'Uncertainty is the most difficult thing to manage to'
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Mar 26, 2020 |
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ShopShops founder Liyia Wu on making a digital QVC for China's livestreaming generation
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Mar 19, 2020 |
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RSE Ventures' Matt Higgins: We're having a little bit of a backlash against DTC
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Mar 12, 2020 |
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'Influencer marketing is the biggest thing': What retailers need to know about WeChat
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Mar 05, 2020 |
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Hatch founder Ariane Goldman on the inevitability (and the dangers) of the DTC funding spree
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Feb 27, 2020 |
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Studs CEO Anna Harman: DTC-only businesses pivot back into retail as a growth mechanism
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Feb 20, 2020 |
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How lawn care startup Sunday is trying to build a subscription business (and beat Home Depot)
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Feb 13, 2020 |
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The Body Shop's Andrea Blieden: Why Amazon search ads work better than Google
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Feb 06, 2020 |
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How Lo & Sons built a profitable DTC brand with no venture funding
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Jan 30, 2020 |
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Iris Nova founder Zak Normandin: Being on Amazon is a defense strategy
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Jan 23, 2020 |
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Ro's Will Flaherty: TV advertising gives you legitimacy
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Jan 16, 2020 |
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Rebecca Taylor president Janice Sullivan: Retail's future is in rentals and resale
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Jan 09, 2020 |
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Lerer Hippeau investor Caitlin Strandberg: Venture funding isn't to be spent on Facebook ads
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Jan 02, 2020 |
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Modern Retail Podcast: 2020 will bring a DTC shakeout -- and a better understanding of the human cost of growing a brand
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Dec 19, 2019 |
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Lalo co-founder Michael Wieder: We're not sticking with the old DTC playbook
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Dec 12, 2019 |
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Haus co-founder Helena Price Hambrecht: 'We'll see an adjustment' to the venture capital going into DTC
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Dec 05, 2019 |
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Making Marketing: the making changes special
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Nov 21, 2019 |
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How Equinox Media CEO Jason LaRose is using workout videos to create a media business
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Nov 14, 2019 |
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Rhone's Nate Checketts: DTC is a misnomer
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Nov 07, 2019 |
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Audible CMO John Harrobin on marketing audiobooks and making their own content
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Oct 31, 2019 |
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Kiva Confections co-founder Kristi Knoblich Palmer on reforming cannabis's image
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Oct 24, 2019 |
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Reddit's Roxy Young on growing the site's user base (especially among women)
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Oct 17, 2019 |
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DTC holding company Pattern's Emmett Shine: 'Brands have become tribes'
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Oct 10, 2019 |
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MetLife U.S. CMO Hugh Dineen: 'Our customer is dynamic, and so must we be.'
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Oct 03, 2019 |
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Atoms founders Sidra Qasim and Waqas Ali: Physical retail makes customers feel like you're adding value to their lives
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Sep 26, 2019 |
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ThredUp president Anthony Marino: 'Facebook's not getting any cheaper or easier for advertisers'
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Sep 19, 2019 |
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The Laundress co-founder Lindsey Boyd: Retaining customers is more important than acquiring new ones
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Sep 12, 2019 |
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The Inside's AJ Nicholas: 'DTC has become this umbrella term for startups'
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Aug 29, 2019 |
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Hint's Kara Goldin: 'It's not all about Facebook'
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Aug 15, 2019 |
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Accenture’s Amy Fuller: ‘Talent branding is not just important, it’s central’
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Aug 09, 2019 |
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Daily Harvest's Rachel Drori: There is a cycle of torching cash in the DTC space
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Aug 01, 2019 |
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Foot Locker's Jed Berger: 'The marketing industry is in for an evolution'
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Jul 25, 2019 |
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Quip's Shane Pittson: Being in physical stores makes us more accessible
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Jul 19, 2019 |
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Buffy's Paul Shaked: There's Facebook-first mentality in the marketing industry
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Jul 11, 2019 |
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Leesa's David Wolfe: We have to find more efficient channels than Facebook
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Jun 27, 2019 |
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Vuori founder Joe Kudla: You don’t want a VC running your business
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Jun 13, 2019 |
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DTC furniture brand Burrow’s Alex Kubo: Facebook still has some value but it’s become more challenging
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Jun 06, 2019 |
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Patron and Grey Goose CMO Lee Applbaum: We’re fighting for our share in the luxury category
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May 30, 2019 |
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Omnicom’s Peter Sherman: We want to connect, not collapse our agencies
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May 23, 2019 |
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Salesforce’s Stephanie Buscemi: Brand purpose is important for your business to do well
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May 16, 2019 |
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Shopify’s Hana Abaza: Direct-to-consumer is a mindset, not a business model
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May 09, 2019 |
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Liberty Mutual’s Emily Fink: Our customer's expectations are being shaped by DTC brands
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May 02, 2019 |
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'We think of our category as comfort': Brooklinen CEO Rich Fulop on expanding beyond sheets
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Apr 25, 2019 |
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Athleta CMO Sheila Shekar Pollak: Moving creative in-house was not out of frustration with agencies
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Apr 18, 2019 |
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Mizzen and Main’s Kevin Lavelle: The DTC space will see 'a lot of carnage.'
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Apr 11, 2019 |
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Visible CMO Minjae Ormes: Phone service can be a ‘lifestyle brand’
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Apr 04, 2019 |
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MM. LaFleur's Sarah LaFleur: To grow, you have to diversify away from Facebook
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Mar 28, 2019 |
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Deloitte Digital’s Alicia Hatch: We are ready to put skin in the game
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Mar 21, 2019 |
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Gravity Products CEO Mike Grillo: DTC is not a business model
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Mar 14, 2019 |
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Thirty Madison's Steven Gutentag: DTC brands risk being dismissed as an 'Instagram brand'
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Mar 07, 2019 |
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American Express's Elizabeth Rutledge: Customer advocacy is the best marketing
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Feb 28, 2019 |
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Shiv Singh: When it comes to platforms, marketers have messed up
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Feb 21, 2019 |
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Hims' Andrew Dudum: A DTC shake out is coming
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Feb 14, 2019 |
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Orange Theory’s Kevin Keith: ‘Wellness is here to stay’
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Feb 07, 2019 |
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Ro’s Rob Schutz: Facebook remains the most effective customer acquisition channel
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Feb 01, 2019 |
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'How Hill City affects Gap Inc. is TBD': Eric Toda on incubating a brand within a retailer
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Jan 24, 2019 |
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Parachute's Luke Droulez: I don't want to be known as a Facebook brand
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Jan 17, 2019 |
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Intel's Teresa Herd: In-house agencies have 'invaluable' access to the business
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Jan 10, 2019 |
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SAP’s Alicia Tillman: The focus of B2B marketing has gone from decision-makers to consumers
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Jan 03, 2019 |
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Karmarama's Ben Bilboul on working with a consultancy
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Dec 27, 2018 |
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Marketing drives the business again and agencies consolidate: The best of Making Marketing podcast in 2018
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Dec 20, 2018 |
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GoPro’s Nick Woodman on building a media brand that sells cameras
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Dec 13, 2018 |
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iCrossing’s Anne Bologna: Brands will take more marketing in-house in 2019
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Dec 06, 2018 |
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Deutsch’s Mike Sheldon: The advertising agency business is not growing
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Nov 29, 2018 |
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IBM’s Michelle Peluso: Marketers need to be retrained on new skills
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Nov 22, 2018 |
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Nestle’s Pete Blackshaw: It’s challenging for a company our size to pivot
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Nov 15, 2018 |
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Rothy's president Kerry Cooper: The challenge for DTC brands is to figure out a path to profitability
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Nov 08, 2018 |
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MedMen’s David Dancer: Regulations need to catch up with the business of cannabis
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Nov 01, 2018 |
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MullenLowe Group's Alex Leikikh: There are too many agencies
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Oct 25, 2018 |
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Citi’s Jennifer Breithaupt: People are turning away from traditional advertising
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Oct 18, 2018 |
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Droga5's Neil Heymann: We have to remind ourselves that data represents people
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Oct 11, 2018 |
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VMLY&R’s Jon Cook: Agencies take the client relationship for granted
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Oct 04, 2018 |
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Equinox's Vimla Black Gupta on data, influencers and turning Equinox into a lifestyle brand
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Sep 27, 2018 |
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R/GA's Bob Greenberg: 'If I see enough pushback, I'm on the right track'
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Sep 14, 2018 |
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Verizon's Andrew McKechnie: 'The agency model is pretty flawed'
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Sep 06, 2018 |
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Heineken's Jonnie Cahill: Bringing data and advertising in-house isn't always sustainable
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Aug 30, 2018 |
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Publicis' Nick Law: Big agencies don't take creativity seriously
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Aug 23, 2018 |
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Group M's Susan Schiekofer: We need to understand where impressions are coming from
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Aug 16, 2018 |
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The reality of dying ad agencies
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Aug 09, 2018 |
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VC Eric Hippeau: Marketing is at risk of being commoditized
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Aug 02, 2018 |
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Dentsu's Nick Brien: Performance based compensation deals are the future
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Jul 26, 2018 |
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Intel’s Yogiraj Graham: Brands should own the creative process
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Jul 19, 2018 |
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Northwestern Mutual’s Aditi Gokhale: ' I’m not a big believer in outsourcing everything to agencies'
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Jul 12, 2018 |
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Ogilvy’s Tham Khai Meng: Data without ideas is worthless
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Jul 06, 2018 |
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Anheuser-Busch’s Marcel Marcondes: Marketing is moving from being a ‘support function’
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Jun 28, 2018 |
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Richard Edelman: 'We would have been choked by the holding companies'
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Jun 21, 2018 |
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Wongdoody’s Tracy Wong: We're living the reality of dying ad agencies
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Jun 07, 2018 |
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HP's Antonio Lucio: 'Most data is commoditized'
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May 24, 2018 |
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‘Advertising’s a weird industry’: Wieden+Kennedy’s Neal Arthur on stumbling into a career
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May 17, 2018 |
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Verizon’s Andrew McKechnie: ‘I’ve always been experimental’
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May 10, 2018 |
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'I felt like a fraud': PJ Pereira on proving yourself in advertising
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May 03, 2018 |
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TBWA's Nancy Reyes: 'When you earn something, it’s the best feeling you have'
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Apr 26, 2018 |
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Leo Burnett’s Mark Tutssel on applying lessons from sports to advertising
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Apr 19, 2018 |
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Essence’s Christian Juhl on growing companies and selling reptiles
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Apr 12, 2018 |
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‘In careers, you make bets’: GE’s Linda Boff on taking chances and hiring with her ‘spidey sense’
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Apr 05, 2018 |
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OMD CEO John Osborn: Allow yourself flexibility to explore opportunities
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Mar 29, 2018 |
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Ogilvy & Mather’s John Seifert You’re only as good as others give you permission to be
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Mar 22, 2018 |
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Big Spaceship’s Michael Lebowitz: ‘Half of all success is serendipity’
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Mar 15, 2018 |
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Razorfish co-founder Jeff Dachis on his days of being a provocateur
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Mar 08, 2018 |
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DigitasLBi’s Michael Kahn: Sustainable leadership is a ‘marathon at a sprint pace’
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Feb 22, 2018 |
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Barton F. Graf CCO: ‘90 percent of a creative person’s life is rejection’
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Feb 15, 2018 |
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Omnicom’s Jonathan Nelson: 'As you run a larger company, it’s harder to say we’re all equal'
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Feb 08, 2018 |
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McCann’s Harris Diamond: Hire people who are better than you
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Feb 01, 2018 |
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Cycle Media’s Jason Stein: 'You can’t succeed if you’re not delegating to great people'
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Jan 25, 2018 |
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‘If I do this one more day, I might be doing it forever’: Ian Schafer on leaving the agency business
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Jan 18, 2018 |
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P&G’s Marc Pritchard: ‘We needed to start having a discussion about unconscious bias’
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Jan 04, 2018 |
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Best of 2017: Marketing experts share their best tips for success
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Dec 28, 2017 |
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'Lucky doesn’t happen by accident': Brandless’ Tina Sharkey on finding opportunities
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Dec 21, 2017 |
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'Anyone can be an entrepreneur': VC Eric Hippeau on diversity in startups
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Dec 14, 2017 |
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'My biggest fear is inertia': DDB’s Wendy Clark on having a doer mentality
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Dec 07, 2017 |
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‘I always wanted to put on a show’: Y&R global CEO David Sable on being in the public eye
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Nov 30, 2017 |
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'I wanted to see if I could be really, really happy': Rei Inamoto on his life goals
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Nov 16, 2017 |
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'I had shitty mentors': Bryan Wiener on learning to lead
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Nov 09, 2017 |
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'In our industry, we wring our hands a lot': Jaime Robinson on getting back to basics
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Nov 02, 2017 |
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'There weren’t people talking about the things I wanted to say': Ogilvy Noor's Shelina Janmohamed on changing narratives
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Oct 26, 2017 |
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'You gotta show up': Katrina Craigwell on introverts at work
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Oct 19, 2017 |
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'Instinct gets you money, instinct gets you power': Dany Lennon on using her gut
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Oct 12, 2017 |
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'When you get fired it sticks with you': Jeff Goodby on the hardest part of his job
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Oct 05, 2017 |
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‘It meant more when I finally achieved something’: Sarah Thompson on life as an outsider
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Sep 28, 2017 |
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Introducing Starting Out
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Sep 27, 2017 |