The Backroom with Retail Dive

Retail Dive

Podcast by Retail Dive

  1. Consumer resilience in trying times

    26 MAR

    Consumer resilience in trying times

    Katie Thomas, lead of the Kearney Consumer Institute, joins The Backroom to discuss consumer sentiment, economic pressures and more.

    39 min
  2. Walmart and Target are not the same

    26 FEB

    Walmart and Target are not the same

    The team discusses how different the companies are, despite ushering in new executive leadership at the same time.

    34 min
  3. Saks Global and the bankruptcy that everyone saw coming

    29 JAN

    Saks Global and the bankruptcy that everyone saw coming

    The team chats about their recent visits to Saks Fifth Avenue’s Manhattan flagship and brings in Debtwire analysts to discuss the retailer’s Chapter 11 process.

    54 min
  4. Contemplating retail in 2026 with Doug Stephens

    22/12/2025

    Contemplating retail in 2026 with Doug Stephens

    The retail strategy adviser talks about trust in the age of emerging AI and the industry’s potential in shaping our society.

    58 min
  5. Tariffs tee up unique holiday season for retail

    19/11/2025

    Tariffs tee up unique holiday season for retail

    Retail Dive’s reporters touch base with Supply Chain Dive to examine how shifts in U.S. tariff rates have affected the industry ahead of its most important quarter.

    43 min
  6. Halloween casts a spell over retail

    30/10/2025

    Halloween casts a spell over retail

    The creepy, crawly event has grown into a months-long celebration and a $13 billion business. But is it a harbinger for the holidays?

    21 min
  7. How the holidays are different this year

    25/09/2025

    How the holidays are different this year

    Heading into the season, shoppers and retailers alike are getting squeezed by tariffs and mounting economic uncertainty.

    29 min
  8. Bankruptcy court is in session

    28/08/2025

    Bankruptcy court is in session

    Debtwire’s global head of legal, Sarah Foss, joins Retail Dive Senior Reporter Daphne Howland for a discussion of retailer bankruptcies – in 2025 and beyond.

    29 min
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