Spieckerman Speaks Retail Podcast
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Carol Spieckerman connects the dots between retail's hottest retail stories - from Saks' spectacular bankruptcy to Victoria's Secret's turnaround to Target's latest controversy magnet moment. Through her recent media contributions and sharp analysis, Carol reveals how these seemingly disparate stories prove that in today's retail landscape, you either know exactly who you are and execute flawlessly, or you get tossed into the industry's sorting machine.
Retail Heat Map: Targetโs Travails, Temu and Shein Spiral, Liverpool Liberates Nordstrom, and the Prime Day Delay
From Target's operational disasters and identity crisis to Netflix's ambitious physical retail gambit to Temu and Sheinโs spiral to Mexico's cross-border rescue mission and Walmartโs latest grocery grab, Carolโs latest Heat Map episode connects the dots and reads the tea leaves on retailโs hottest stories.
NRF 2025: Decoding Signals Beyond the AI Echo Chamber
Everyone was understandably captivated by AI at NRF 2025, yet the real story is about balancing innovation with identity, technology with humanity, and complexity with clarity. Carol Spieckerman lays it all out in the latest episode of Spieckerman Speaks Retail.
Comparing Walmart and Target No Longer Makes Sense (But Iโm Doing It Anyway)
Carol Spieckerman parses Walmart and Targetโs Q2 2023 earnings reports and the growing differences that set them apart.
April Retail Heat Map and Clickbait Clap-Back
Walmartโs Windy City wind-down and portfolio purges, Bed Bath & Beyond going bust, retail returns resets, โfreeโ shipping surgesโฆItโs been a newsy couple of weeks in retail to say the least! In this lightning-round episode, Carol claps back at the clickbait and sets the record straight on retailโs buzziest stories.
2023 Will be the Year of the Store
After years of investing in digital and E-commerce capabilities, retailers and brands are swinging attention back to their bricks. A wave of innovation and diversification is set to crest in 2023 and stores will be hubs for much of the action.
Next Chapter or Last Gasp? What Aging Rock Bands and Brands Now Have in Common
Mark Trittonโs tenure as CEO of Bed Bath & Beyond has pundits proclaiming that Targetโs strategies donโt always translate. Yet the big moves Tritton made didnโt mimic Target so much as follow the industry standard. Either way, the hurricane-force headwinds hitting Bed Bath & Beyond during its turnaround timeline intensified its business model challenges. In this cautionary tale of category killing and brand building, Carol Spieckerman deconstructs key decisions and explores whether hybrid hookups are the answer. She shares updates on her top retail trajectories that signal where retail goes next.
