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April Retail Heat Map and Clickbait Clap-Back

April 25, 2023 • Carol Spieckerman

Walmart’s Windy City wind-down and portfolio purges, Bed Bath & Beyond going bust, retail returns resets, “free” shipping surges…It’s 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 retail’s buzziest stories.

You’ll learn:

· How retailers’ latest returns schemes might (finally) make the math work.

· Why shipping perks are a gateway drug for diversified retailers.

· How crime is crashing retailers’ big city dreams

· Why category killing has gone from brilliant to brutal.

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