This Week in Retail
This Week in Retail
Jackie montarbo
A weekly discussion on retail, consumer trends, and how they relate to both technology and the macro environment. Hosted by Jackie Montarbo
GameStop & The Xinjiang Cotton Ban
GameStop has turned the investing world upsidedown over the last week, what exactly is going on? We'll also talk about the Xinjiang cotton ban that the US recently enforced, how will this impact retail? Find out this and more in this week's episode!
Jan 29, 2021
8 min
The State of Fashion 2021
McKinsey and The Business of Fashion just released their annual state of fashion report. We’ll be discussing the shift to digital, diminishing demand, and social justice.
Dec 4, 2020
7 min
Retails' Dirty Secret Part 2
In part two of this series on fashion and the environment we’ll discuss some of the potential solutions to the problems facing the industry.
Nov 20, 2020
8 min
Retail's Dirty Secret Part 1
Part 1: The retail industry is one of the most environmentally harmful industries is the world. What are underlying causes? In part 2 we will discuss the possible solutions.
Nov 20, 2020
8 min
The Election & Consumer Behavior
How will the election impact consumer purchasing behavior as we head into the holiday season?
Nov 6, 2020
6 min
How Social Commerce is Reshaping Retail
Social Commerce is reshaping the eCommerce space, but who will the biggest winners be?
Oct 31, 2020
11 min
Twitter, Censorship, & The Social Dilemma
This Week in Retail we're talking about social media and the most recent Twitter scandal. Is the content we consume objective? Or are these tech platforms using algorithms to manipulate our views on the world? What do you think?   Make sure to go check out my Tiktok, Youtube & Podcast as well!  Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinretail Substack: https://thisweekinretail.substack.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbf3dkDoeh4
Oct 17, 2020
7 min
Mortality Salience and Consumer Behavior
The pandemic has shifted our world view and has reminded us of our own mortality. But how does trauma and the reminder of death impact consumer behavior?
Oct 9, 2020
6 min
Special Edition: This Week in Retail x Doug Stephens
Last week I interviewed one of the best minds in the retail industry; Doug Stephens. We talked about everything from Amazon, to the future of physical stores and changing consumer behaviors. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!
Sep 11, 2020
38 min
The 2020 Retail Collapse
There wasn’t one single thing that caused the retail collapse of 2020. Today we’ll talk through the underlying forces that contributed to the downfall of the retail industry as we know it.
Aug 28, 2020
8 min
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