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Rethink Retail Video Event: AI and ML Update
Rethink Retail Video Event: AI and ML Update

Carol Spieckerman joins Rethink Retail’s Data Drivers video series on where AI and ML are going next and what it means to retail solution providers.

Carol’s Quick-Take Video: Organized Crime Targets Large Retail
Carol’s Quick-Take Video: Organized Crime Targets Large Retail

Theft has always taken a bite out of profits but today’s retailers are dealing with something completely different. In her latest quick-take video, Carol Spieckerman explores the nuances of retail crime.

RETHINK Retail Video Series: Spotlight on Retail Training
RETHINK Retail Video Series: Spotlight on Retail Training

Carol Spieckerman joins RETHINK Retail’s Modern Retail Experience video series with a spotlight on retail training programs and new technology integration

In-Store Disrupt Event: Carol Spieckerman on the Year of the Store
In-Store Disrupt Event: Carol Spieckerman on the Year of the Store

Carol Spieckerman presents her top three Retail Trajectories at Toknomo’s InStore Disrupt event and reveals why 2023 will be the Year of the Store

2023 Will Be the Year of the Store
2023 Will Be the Year of the Store

In Carol Spieckerman’s latest quick-take video, she reveals why brick & mortar will be the center of the action in 2023, the many ways the Year of the Store will manifest, and what will drive it forward.

Walmart and Target: Not Just a Battle of the Behemoths
Walmart and Target: Not Just a Battle of the Behemoths

Carol gives the 411 on Walmart and Target’s Q2 performance and what it signals for everyone else heading into the 2022 holiday shopping season.

Will the Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend Revenue Continue Through the Rest of the Holiday Season?
Will the Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend Revenue Continue Through the Rest of the Holiday Season?

This year, retailers kicked off the holiday season early with deals beginning prior to Thanksgiving weekend. What to make of the longer runway to the holidays?

A Perspective on Gap’s Recent Announcement to Sell on Amazon’s Marketplace
A Perspective on Gap’s Recent Announcement to Sell on Amazon’s Marketplace

Gap’s recent announcement to sell on Amazon’s marketplace isn’t a death knell...but it may be a last gasp. Either way, Gap may actually gain more brand control.

Retailers Flexing Multi-Format Mojo
Retailers Flexing Multi-Format Mojo

Carol Spieckerman reveals why so many retailers are flexing their multi-format mojo in her latest retail B2B strategy video

Retail's Cookie Cutter Structures are Crumbling
Retail's Cookie Cutter Structures are Crumbling

In Carol Spieckerman’s latest retail B2B insights video, she provides tips on how to come out ahead as retail’s cookie-cutter org structures crumble.

Online Resale is Paramount to the Future Success of Retailers and Brands
Online Resale is Paramount to the Future Success of Retailers and Brands

Carol Spieckerman’s latest video segment for MarketScale TV zeros in on sustainability’s second act and the impact circular economy enablers and resale specialists will have on traditional retail.

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RETHINK Retail Recognizes Carol Spieckerman as 2024 Top Retail Expert
RETHINK RETAIL
RETHINK Retail Recognizes Carol Spieckerman as 2024 Top Retail Expert
RETHINK RETAIL

Carol Spieckerman named as 2024 Top Retail Expert by RETHINK Retail

RETHINK RETAIL
Walmart makes big move into offering women an essential service
THE STREET
Walmart makes big move into offering women an essential service
THE STREET

Carol Spieckerman speaks with The Street about Walmart’s ongoing expansion into non-product offerings, including healthcare, and its latest foray into mammogram screenings.

THE STREET
Ben & Jerry’s could be scooped up by a new owner. Will its progressive activism hold it back?
BOSTON GLOBE
Ben & Jerry’s could be scooped up by a new owner. Will its progressive activism hold it back?
BOSTON GLOBE

Carol Spieckerman speaks with the Boston Globe on why Ben & Jerry’s latest flavor may be “Hot Potato” as parent Unilever spins off its ice cream division.

BOSTON GLOBE
Will Target Benefit as Macy’s Shutters Stores?
STAR TRIBUNE
Will Target Benefit as Macy’s Shutters Stores?
STAR TRIBUNE

Carol Spieckerman speaks with the Minneapolis Star Tribune on whether Target will be the main beneficiary as Macy’s prunes its store fleet.

STAR TRIBUNE
Target Launches Diane Von Furstenberg Collection
STAR TRIBUNE
Target Launches Diane Von Furstenberg Collection
STAR TRIBUNE

Carol Spieckerman speaks with the Star Tribune about how Target’s latest brand hookup with Diane Von Furstenberg offsets its recent pushes in private brands.

STAR TRIBUNE
A digital camcorder for $25.54? Boston-based Temu offers deals that seem too good to be true
BOSTON GLOBE
A digital camcorder for $25.54? Boston-based Temu offers deals that seem too good to be true
BOSTON GLOBE

Carol Spieckerman speaks with the Boston Globe about Temu’s meteoric rise and how it is lowering the floor for US consumers

BOSTON GLOBE
No-Spend Trend Gains Traction
BOSTON GLOBE
No-Spend Trend Gains Traction
BOSTON GLOBE

Carol Spieckerman speaks with the Boston Globe on why the no-spend trend is at odds with old-school inventory planning.

BOSTON GLOBE
Walmart Stock Perks Percolate
ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT GAZETTE
Walmart Stock Perks Percolate
ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT GAZETTE

Carol Spieckerman shares why Walmart’s stock rewards radiate beyond store managers and lay a powerful foundation for the future.

ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT GAZETTE
Buttoned up! SuitShop’s Secrets to DTC Success
Buttoned up! SuitShop’s Secrets to DTC Success

Carol Spieckerman recaps key takeaways from her interview with SuitShop co-founder Diana Ganz on defying direct-to-consumer odds and driving growth in discretionary categories.

Why TJX Is Having a Moment
BOSTON GLOBE
Why TJX Is Having a Moment
BOSTON GLOBE

Carol Spieckerman speaks with the Boston Globe on TJX’ secret sauce and why competitors just can’t replicate it.

BOSTON GLOBE
Retail Crime Scene Wrap-up
MAJOR NEWS OUTLET ROUNDUP
Retail Crime Scene Wrap-up
MAJOR NEWS OUTLET ROUNDUP

Carol Spieckerman weighs in with multiple major news outlets on why retailers are determined to take a bite out of retail crime, even if it means failing fast.

MAJOR NEWS OUTLET ROUNDUP
These are the products being targeted by organized crime
MARKET WATCH
These are the products being targeted by organized crime
MARKET WATCH

Carol Spieckerman speaks with Dow Jones Marketwatch on the impact crime is having on retailers’ bottom lines and which categories are tasty targets.

MARKET WATCH

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