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Touchland gets acquired, what's gone wrong with Target & the secret sauce behind brand pop culture collaborations
On this week’s Modern Retail Podcast, senior reporters Melissa Daniels and Gabriela Barkho discuss the acquisition of sanitizer brand Touchland. The startup was bought by Church & Dwight, the persona…
Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Tariffs hit Mattel, M&A news from Skechers and DoorDash and a look at Mother's Day flower delivery with Bouqs
On this week’s Modern Retail podcast, senior reporters Gabriela Barkho and Melissa Daniels discuss the rising challenges toy companies are facing in planning for inventory under Trump’s China tariffs…
Published on 7 months, 4 weeks ago
GLP-1 shakeups, the 'Cowboy Carter' effect and the fallout of bird flu
On this week’s episode, senior reporters Gabriela Barkho and Melissa Daniels get into the shakeup hitting telehealth platforms following the FDA’s crackdown on compounded GLP-1 medications — and what…
Published on 8 months ago
M&A slowdown, Walmart's beauty play and how a U.S. manufacturing boom could create a more circular economy
This week on the Modern Retail Podcast, senior reporters Gabriela Barkho and Melissa Daniels kick things off with a discussion about how mergers and acquisitions in the retail space are going on paus…
Published on 8 months, 1 week ago
Luxury earnings, behind-the-scenes at Chinese factories, and the unexpected industries that tariffs are hitting hard
On this week's Modern Retail podcast, senior reporters Gabriela Barkho and Melissa Daniels dive into the ins and outs of LVMH's earnings that showed first-quarter sales in the U.S. dropped by 3%. And…
Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago
Modern Retail Podcast: Marketers sound off on tariffs and retail strategies, plus how Hanna Andersson built its loyalty program
On this week's episode of the Modern Retail Podcast, the staff is going deep into modern marketing strategies.
First up, executive editor Anna Hensel and senior reporter Gabriela Barkho talk about wha…
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago
Rundown: 'Liberation Day' brings a week of tariffs chaos, a TikTok check-in, and LesserEvil sells to Hershey
On this week's episode of the Modern Retail Rundown, the staff gives an overview of what tariffs were announced on April 2, which President Donald Trump called "Liberation Day," and how the retail in…
Published on 9 months ago
The Honey Pot's Bea Dixon on why 'better-for-you is the new conventional'
Bea Dixon, founder and CEO of plant-derived feminine care brand The Honey Pot, got the idea for her startup in 2012 when she was suffering from bacterial vaginosis. Inspired by a visionary dream that…
Published on 9 months ago
Rundown: Dollar Tree sells Family Dollar, GameStop bets on Bitcoin & H&M's profit plummets
On this week's Modern Retail Rundown, the staff discusses Dollar Tree's decision to offload its struggling Family Dollar segment for $1 billion. Meanwhile, GameStop plans to close a "significant numb…
Published on 9 months, 1 week ago
Why Perelel is getting into protein after 5 years of supplement growth
When Perelel launched its first prenatal vitamin products in September 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic had upended the startup's fundraising plan. Co-founder Victoria Thain Gioia said that rather than la…
Published on 9 months, 1 week ago