Podcasts

What Makes Anthropologie Stores So Special?

Anthropologie has developed a truly distinct in-store experience; one that evokes emotional attachment and inspires discovery. How does the brand achieve this…

What the FTC’s Fake Reviews Ban Means for Your UGC Strategy

User-generated content (UGC) has become central to brands’ marketing and customer experience strategies over the past decade. But as social channels and…

Can Brands Compete Through the Payment Experience?

The payment experience has always been considered a “necessary evil” for ecommerce sites. There’s information merchants need to accept, validate and fulfill…

The Woman Behind the ECOfashion Movement

Marci Zaroff coined the term “ECOfashion” in 1995 and has spent decades driving meaningful conversations and tangible change in the fashion industry….

How to Get on Shoppers’ ‘Nice Lists’ This Holiday Season

Brandon Rael has decades of retail industry experience. As a member of RetailWire’s BrainTrust, a Rethink Retail Top Industry Influencer, and part…

How VICI Shaped the Future of the ‘Instagram Brand’

VICI was founded in 2012, when women were looking for trendy, high-quality fashions on a relatively new platform called Instagram, but were…

How Community Involvement Influences Commerce

To identify new collaborative opportunities, retailers should focus on their distinct business values and how they translate into serving specific customers and…

Retail Storytelling Isn’t Just for Kids

If you want to create store experiences that are not only engaging, but truly immersive, storytelling should be your central design strategy….

How Sur La Table Turns Customer Insight into Innovation

Rachel Frederick oversees various aspects of Sur La Table’s digital business, from digital marketing to the brand’s direct-to-consumer ecommerce site, fraud prevention…

How Do You Make Instant Commerce Happen?

Merchants of all sizes and across categories have heard the call: to survive in an era of heightened expectations, they must empower…

What’s New in the World of Beauty and Wellness?

The beauty and wellness industries are brimming with new trends and growth opportunities. Yuriy Boykiv and his team at Front Row are…

Elevating the Bodega Experience

Bodegas are a fixture in local communities and large cities alike. Rachel Krupa has her own fond memories of local corner stores,…

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