A Podcast told by Retail's Insiders
Christine Hunsicker had an idea to bring the sharing economy to apparel. Airbnb’s success had convinced her that consumers would embrace clothing rental: if people were willing to lay their heads on strangers’ pillows, she thought, they’d certainly be willing to wear clothes someone else had worn. Tuxedo rental had long been the norm, and women had always passed along maternity wear and kids’ hand-me-downs….
What She’s Learned from Working with Oprah Winfrey, Ralph Lauren, Barry Diller and Phil Knight Before Mindy Grossman joined WW International as CEO, she took a day to visit board member Oprah Winfrey to see if their visions for the company’s future were aligned. Grossman knew consumers were focusing more on community and living a meaningful, healthy life than they had in the past. She’d…
“When did you realize that Instagram could be your store?” That’s one of the questions host Matt Rubel asked Dani Beckerman when they sat down to talk about the business Beckerman unwittingly launched nearly six years ago with a single Instagram post. Beckerman was in culinary school at the time, and often experimented in her kitchen at home, creating pretty, layered desserts in glass jars….
CBD is one of the most exciting new trends in beauty and wellness since retinols. A natural molecule found in cannabis, CBD is different from THC, the chemical that produces a “high.” A federal law passed in December made it legal in every state to make products containing hemp-derived CBD, essentially opening up space in the US market for a whole new category of products….
What if you could virtually “feel” a fabric swatch when you’re shopping for a sofa on your smartphone? That tech isn’t available yet, but the team at Wayfair is already imagining how it would work. Meanwhile, the company is making online shopping more lifelike by letting customers use their live camera feed and the Wayfair app to visualize how furniture would look in their own…
Just like marriages, relationships between retail companies and investors often fail, but Zola and Lightspeed have one of those strong partnerships that’s based on shared values and a common vision. For the third episode of our four-part “Retales From the Frontline” Shoptalk series, presented by Mastercard, host Matt Rubel sat down with Zola CEO Shan-Lyn Ma and Nicole Quinn of Lightspeed Venture Partners to talk…
Malls today must become stages, where retailers and ideas can come to life, offering new experiences and content that draw consumers together to socialize, eat, be entertained and discover new brands. In the second episode of our four-part “Retales From the Frontline” Shoptalk series, presented by Mastercard, host Matt Rubel spoke with two mall experts from different sides of the world to talk about reinventing…
Stores are no longer just stores—they’re community points, distribution points and entertainment venues. Shoppers demand unique, fun experiences, but how do retailers and brands also provide convenience, seamless shopping and a fresh, edited assortment at the same time? This is the first of our four part Shoptalk series on “Retales From the Frontline,” presented by Mastercard. Host Matt Rubel spoke with two of retail’s store…
Whether you’re a digitally native brand launching a store footprint, an established retailer testing a new product or market, or even Amazon Prime releasing a new season of the popular show The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, pop-up stores are the new way of storytelling, and they’re bringing brands to life. Gonzalez says all brands, especially digital natives, need to be able to tell their stories in…
Data and AI are top of mind for retailers and brands looking for customer insights and ways to personalize the shopping experience, but companies sometimes struggle to recognize their own strength when it comes to data. At NRF 2019: Retail’s Big Show, “Retales From the Frontline” host Matt Rubel sat down with First Insights CEO Greg Petro, Forrester Principal Analyst Sucharita Kodali and Synchrony Financial…