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Tariff deals, American Eagle’s ad controversy and the rise of postpartum care market
This week on the Modern Retail Podcast, reporter Julia Waldow joins co-host Melissa Daniels to unpack how brands are reacting to the shifting landscape of U.S. trade deals following the August 1 expi…
Published on 5 months ago
The state of malls & P.F. Candle Co.'s Made in America strategy
On this week’s Modern Retail Podcast, senior reporters Melissa Daniels and Gabriela Barkho are joined by Modern Retail reporter Mitchell Parton. The team discusses a package that ran on Modern Retail…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
Ulta buys Space NK and Cassey Ho talks fighting dupes
On this week’s Modern Retail Podcast, senior reporters Melissa Daniels and Gabriela Barkho are joined by Lexy Lebsack, the West Coast correspondent for sister publication Glossy, and co-host of The G…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Modelo beer sales decline & Prime Day deals week gets off to a slow start
On this week’s Modern Retail Podcast, senior reporters Melissa Daniels and Gabriela Barkho Barkho kick things off with a look at Constellation Brands’ declining beer sales. The Modelo and Corona owne…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Dr. Squatch gets bought, Parachute store closures & a mid-year check in on 2025's biggest stories
On this week's Modern Retail Podcast, senior reporters Melissa Daniels and Gabriela Barkho begin with a rundown of this week's news. Kicking things off is an analysis of Unilever's $1.5 billion acqui…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
Slowing retail sales, cleaner products from Kraft-Heinz, and the rise of private label
On this week’s episode of the Modern Retail Podcast, senior reporters Gabriela Barkho and Melissa Daniels break down the latest May retail sales data and explain what it signals about consumer sentim…
Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago
The Labubu craze, retail employment shifts and headwinds in the home goods sector
On this week’s episode, Modern Retail’s senior reporters Gabriela Barkho and Melissa Daniels discuss two major topics shaking up the retail world. First, they dive into Labubu dolls, which suddenly s…
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Temu U.S. usership plummets, Spirit Halloween cancels season opener, brands go all-in on Dubai chocolate & Stanley 1913's next era
On this week’s episode, Modern Retail reporters Gabriela Barkho and Julia Waldow discuss several retail headlines from the past week. First up is the steep drop in Temu’s U.S. user base, prompted by …
Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago
Nike's Amazon return, E.l.f's big Rhode bet, and debunking recession indicators
This week's podcast starts with senior reporters Gabriela Barkho and Melissa Daniels getting into the news of the week. First they look at the changes unfolding at Nike, which is returning to Amazon …
Published on 7 months ago
Klarna's losses double, Dockers and The Vitamin Shoppe find new buyers & Bansk's chief supply chain officer talks tariffs
This week's podcast kicks off with senior reporters Gabriela Barkho and Melissa Daniels discussing Klarna's latest earnings, which showed that a growing number of the BNPL service's users defaulting …
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago