60-second Retail

How Could GLP-1s Reshape the Retail Consumer? A healthcare trend is beginning to raise broader questions about what consumers buy, where they shop and how they spend. In the first installment of our three-part Beyond...

As AI becomes more capable of shaping discovery, recommendations, and shopping experiences, retailers face a new challenge: building the trust and connection that technology alone can't create. Consumers may embrace...

Subscription fatigue is forcing retailers to rethink what value really means. Consumers aren't abandoning subscriptions altogether. But they are becoming far more selective about which ones earn a place in their monthly...

What happens when tax moves from the back office to the strategy table? As retailers navigate tariff uncertainty, growing demands for transparency, and an evolving policy landscape, tax leaders are taking on a larger...

When Does More Become Too Much? For years, retailers expanded assortments, added technologies, and created more ways for customers to shop. But as consumers become more selective and profitability pressures intensify...

What happens when a forecast misses the mark? More than you might think. In today's retail environment, forecasting errors don't stay confined to inventory plans. A single miscalculation can trigger a chain reaction...

What happens when retailers can no longer plan around a stable set of rules? Retailers have spent years adapting to disruption, but many are discovering that uncertainty itself has become a permanent operating...

Could Tariff Refunds Create New Customer Expectations? For years, retailers have navigated rising costs, pricing pressure, and supply chain disruption tied to tariffs. But a new question is beginning to emerge: what...

Is lowest cost still the smartest sourcing strategy? For years, cost has been the primary driver behind sourcing decisions—but in today’s environment, that approach is being put to the test. Ongoing disruption, supplier...

What if investing in your workforce isn’t a cost to manage—but a competitive advantage to unlock? As labor pressures persist and differentiation gets harder to sustain, more retailers are rethinking how frontline teams...

Are retail media networks leaving value on the table without loyalty data—and missing the moment in-store? As RMNs expand beyond digital and into physical environments, loyalty programs are becoming the connective...

Are traditional loyalty programs quietly losing their power to retain customers and protect margin? As return rates rise and shopper expectations shift, retailers are rethinking one-size-fits-all reward models in favor...

Are store closures really a sign of retail in decline—or something much more structural? In today’s Retail in the Red update, we unpack what recent closures and bankruptcy headlines actually reveal about the forces...

What happens when the trust finance teams rely on most becomes the weakest link? As approval cycles accelerate and digital communication becomes second nature, deep fake technology is quietly reshaping the fraud...

Public markets were once the ultimate growth badge for retailers. Today, that assumption is getting quietly — and deliberately — re‑examined. In this episode, we unpack why some retailers are stepping away from the...