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Carol in the News
Carol Spieckerman named as 2024 Top Retail Expert by RETHINK Retail
Carol Spieckerman outlines why Walmart’s latest theft-thwarting modification checks many boxes.
Carol Spieckerman dissects the keys to Walmart’s impressive Q3 2024 performance.
Carol Spieckerman draws on comparisons to Crocs and Patagonia as Red Wing Shoes launches nostalgic campaign.
Carol Spieckerman weighs in on the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) holiday sales forecast.
Carol Spieckerman speaks with the Minnesota Star Tribune, weighing in on the retail price wars heating up in a runway to the holidays.
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.
Carol Spieckerman speaks with AdAge on the nostalgia movement in retail and why J. Crew catalogs and Old Navy look-backs make sense now.
Carol's back from her latest New York retail safari and flagship showdown. Can you guess the winner?
Carol Spieckerman speaks with the Democrat Gazette on why Walmart’s upcoming Creator summit with Forbes speaks to YouTube’s brand influence
Carol Spieckerman speaks with the Boston Globe on why TJX introducing body cams to thwart retail theft makes sense as a visible deterrent.
Carol Spieckerman speaks with the Minneapolis Star Tribune on why Target’s grocery price slashes are critical to its success in higher-margin categories.
Carol’s Video Quick Takes
Carol Spieckerman shares her retail journey, client processes, and latest retail trajectories in an interview with Eitan Koter for the Ecom Pulse podcast.
Carol Spieckerman goes between the lines on May 2024 sales results in her interview with China Global Television Network’s (CGTN) Sean Callebs.
Carol Spieckerman speaks with Fox 5 New York on Limited Too’s next act as it teases a new future on social media.
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.
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.
Carol Spieckerman joins RETHINK Retail’s Modern Retail Experience video series with a spotlight on retail training programs and new technology integration
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
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.
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.
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?
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.
Carol Spieckerman reveals why so many retailers are flexing their multi-format mojo in her latest retail B2B strategy video
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.
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.