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Beauty Retail Refined with Jenny B. Fine | EP45

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In this episode: Wendy Liebmann talks with Jenny B. Fine, executive editor of WWD and Beauty Inc., about the transformation of the beauty industry and how it has and will change over the coming decade. They discuss: Younger, Generation Z consumers and how their beauty priorities are based on not only looking good but also doing ... Read more

Leading Retail in Increasingly Complex Times with Phil Wahba | EP43

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In this episode: Wendy Liebmann talks with Phil Wahba, senior writer at Fortune magazine, about what it takes to lead successful retail companies in complex times, as operational issues clash with increasingly demanding shopper and workforce expectations. They discuss: The qualities the next generation of retail leaders must have to succeed How empathy is a ... Read more

The Next Wellness Frontier: New Challenges, Categories, and Retail with Candace Corlett | EP41

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In this episode: WSL’s Wendy Liebmann, CEO, and Candace Corlett, President, discuss WSL’s latest research, the health and wellness shopper revolution it reveals and the implications for retailers and brands. They discuss: How health and wellness has changed over the last 8 years, and the new conditions, such as mental health, that are impacting Americans’ health ... Read more

The Role of the Store: Retail 5.0 with Candace Corlett | EP35

In this episode: WSL’s Wendy Liebmann and Candace Corlett discuss that, in spite of all the attention given to ecommerce during the pandemic, the physical store matters. But not the same way it used to. They discuss: Why the store still matters to shoppers What shoppers expect from stores today [hint: efficiency and happiness] How, ... Read more

Challenging the Future of Retail. It’s right in front of your eyes! with Candace Corlett | EP30

In this episode: WSL’s Wendy Liebmann, CEO, and Candace Corlett, President, challenge the notion that companies cannot anticipate the future in these times. The shopper and retail trends WSL identified and has been tracking for 4 – 5 years are now clearly redefining the retail landscape. They discuss: How powerful shopper movements and new shopper ... Read more

Branding WELLness. The New Dynamics, with Tim Girvin | EP29

In this episode: Wendy Liebmann talks with Tim Girvin, founder and chief creative officer of Girvin Inc., about how companies need to tell their stories in this age when shoppers are more focused on their health and wellbeing than on accumulating things. They discuss: The importance of truth in storytelling when shoppers have access to so ... Read more

Learnings from the Front Lines in Dramatically Changing Retail Times with Anne Fink | EP28

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In this episode: Wendy Liebmann talks with Anne Fink, president of global foodservice at PepsiCo about how she, her team and her food service community responded when the industry shut down overnight -- and how together they have reinvented their business model for these changing times. They discuss: The importance of taking care of all ... Read more

Shopping Next: Myths, Realities and What Will Endure | EP15

In this episode: Our own Wendy Liebmann and Candace Corlett (WSL’s dynamic leadership duo) discuss the new realities of the emerging retail world and challenge whether or not new shopping patterns formed during the pandemic will endure. Wendy and Candace discuss: Whether physical stores will remain viable How time is now the focus of every ... Read more

The Great Retail Restructuring Begins | EP09

In this episode: In the final episode of this 3-part discussion, WSL Strategic Retail’s Wendy Liebmann and Candace Corlett, reflect on how shoppers are moving on having survived the chaos, and how companies must reset fast to accommodate them. The implications for retail, brands and service companies are now crystal clear: Retail must restructure (finally) ... Read more

There is No Going Back | EP08

Wendy Liebmann and Candace Corlett, WSL Strategic Retail’s managing partners, continue the previous discussion and talk bluntly about the fact that there is no going back. That longing for the past days of retail – pre-pandemic – is irrelevant and dangerous. They discuss how retail has not been “a happy place” for shoppers for a ... Read more

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