Carol Spieckerman’s Retail Insights

Good Riddance! Why Price-Matching is (Way) Past Its Prime
Carol Spieckerman speaks with Modern Retail about why retail’s slow price-matching wind down is past its due (and why most shoppers won’t even care).

Is Target’s Factory Direct Foray Faulty?
Carol Spieckerman asks, “Why this? Why now?” as Target attempts bolt-on business, even as basics beg for attention.

Inside Macy’s plan to grow its private brands
Carol Spieckerman speaks with Modern Retail on the pluses and minuses of Macy’s latest private brand push.