Carol Spieckerman’s Retail Insights
RETHINK Retail Recognizes Carol Spieckerman as 2025 Top Retail Expert
Carol Spieckerman named as 2025 Top Retail Expert by RETHINK Retail
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).
Ripple Effects of Target’s Hot Mess Apparel Sections
Carol Spieckerman speaks with the Daily Mail about how Target’s shop-off-the-floor apparel sections can do serious damage to its overall business.
Early Amazon Prime Day Performance Signals Holiday Wait-and-See
Carol Spieckerman speaks with the Daily Mail about why Amazon’s record Prime Day performance isn’t all it’s cracked up to be (and a scary signal for holiday) as shoppers wait for deals.
Who Knew? Younger Shoppers Groove on Walmart for Groceries
Carol Spieckerman weighs in on Walmart’s popularity with younger grocery shoppers and how it builds a perfect pipeline for the world’s biggest retailer’s future.
Temu and Shein Caught in Trump Tariff Trap
Carol Spieckerman speaks with the Daily Mail about how tariffs are slowing Temu and Shein’s rolls and giving competitors a chance to catch up.
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.
Tariff Tremors Hit Canadian Retail
Carol Spieckerman speaks with Produce Blueprints on how tariffs are igniting national pride and urging Canadian retailers to seek alternatives.
Target's staff blow whistle on price hikes: 'Everything's going up'
Price changes are a constant in retail. Carol Spieckerman speaks with the Daily Mail on why Target can’t afford to toy too much as savvy shoppers do their homework.
Amazon Expands Prime Day as Preemptive Play
Carol Spieckerman tells MarketWatch that Amazon’s Prime Day extension is a “get while the getting’s good” play as economic headwinds begin to gust.
Empty shelves? Tariffs are about to hit US shoppers in a variety of ways.
Carol Spieckerman speaks with the Christian Science Monitor on the likely impact of tariffs and why small-to-mid-sized US companies will bear the brunt.
The Supply Chain vs. Tariffs: It’s complicated
Carol Spieckerman speaks with the Boston Globe on the extreme price sensitivity that makes Trump’s tariffs potentially more perlious.
Walmart Hands Over the Keys to Loyalty Members
Carol Spieckerman outlines why Walmart’s latest theft-thwarting modification checks many boxes.
Walmart’s Q3 Performance Shines
Carol Spieckerman dissects the keys to Walmart’s impressive Q3 2024 performance.
Red Wing Boots Campaign Draws on Nostalgia
Carol Spieckerman draws on comparisons to Crocs and Patagonia as Red Wing Shoes launches nostalgic campaign.
Average Christmas Shopper to Spend Record Amounts
Carol Spieckerman weighs in on the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) holiday sales forecast.
In the Target vs. Walmart Price War, Consumers Keep Winning
Carol Spieckerman speaks with the Minnesota Star Tribune, weighing in on the retail price wars heating up in a runway to the holidays.
New Retail Suppliers: Promise and Pitfalls
Carol Spieckerman speaks with the Minnesota Star Tribune on what it takes to keep the magic going after gaining placement with big guys like Walmart and Target.
Why Nostalgia is a Hot Fashion Trend (Again)
Carol Spieckerman speaks with AdAge on the nostalgia movement in retail and why J. Crew catalogs and Old Navy look-backs make sense now.
New York Retail Flagship Showdown. And the Winner Is…
Carol's back from her latest New York retail safari and flagship showdown. Can you guess the winner?