The Real Tale of Retail and Wholesale… all the dirty secrets
The Real Tale of Retail and Wholesale peels back the polished storefronts to spill the tea. With 40 years in the wholesale side (Matthew) and 20 years in the retail side (Christina) we’ve seen it all and now we’re sharing it! From shady deals and markup secrets to buyer drama. We dish it out with honesty and humor. Welcome to the side of fashion business no one talks about...
The Real Tale of Retail and Wholesale… all the dirty secrets
Shrink Flation- is it real?
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Another episode of The Real Tale of Retail & Wholesale and Matthew came prepared… with tariffs (again 😅).
This week we covered:
• Tariffs and why they keep creeping into retail conversations
• The “monkey getting integrated into the monkey kingdom” (Matthew’s words, not mine)
• Shrinkflation vs. flattening packages — is it real or are we just noticing more?
• Gas prices climbing again and what that means for everyday spending
• The shocking news that Hooters is closing locations (say it isn’t so…)
Which led us to a bigger question:
Are more businesses actually closing… or do we just know about it faster now because of social media?
Retail has always had openings and closings — but now every headline, every bankruptcy, every liquidation hits our feeds instantly.
So is retail really worse… or just more visible?
Matthew has thoughts.
I have opinions.
And of course… a few dirty little secrets.
🎧 New episode out now.
