The Modern Retail Podcast

Dick's $2.4B Foot Locker bet, the Girl Scout brand empire, and behind the scenes of AG1's product research


Listen Later

On this episode of the Modern Retail Podcast, co-hosts Gabriella Barkho and Melissa Daniels break down Dick's Sporting Goods’ $2.4 billion acquisition of Foot Locker. They also discuss the debut of the Girl Scouts’ newest cookie, the Exploremores, and how the organization has evolved from door-to-door sales to SMS-powered marketing.

For this week’s featured segment, Daniels sits down with AG1 CEO Kat Cole. The green supplement giant pulled in $600 million in revenue last year with a single SKU, but 2025 has brought major growth: a reformulated powder called NextGen with new flavors, the launch of its first sleep product AGZ, and a wholesale partnership with Costco. Cole shares how AG1 invests in R&D — from triple-blind testing to scaling supply chains — and why adding more probiotics or B vitamins comes with big costs.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Modern Retail PodcastBy Digiday

  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6
  • 4.6

4.6

76 ratings


More shows like The Modern Retail Podcast

View all
Shopify Masters by Shopify

Shopify Masters

378 Listeners

The Digiday Podcast by Digiday

The Digiday Podcast

105 Listeners

Digiday Live by Digiday

Digiday Live

7 Listeners

How I Built This with Guy Raz by Guy Raz | Wondery

How I Built This with Guy Raz

30,277 Listeners

The Glossy Podcast by Glossy

The Glossy Podcast

256 Listeners

The Business of Fashion Podcast by The Business of Fashion

The Business of Fashion Podcast

584 Listeners

9 to 5ish with theSkimm by theSkimm

9 to 5ish with theSkimm

1,869 Listeners

Second Life by Second Life

Second Life

2,853 Listeners

Career Contessa by Career Contessa

Career Contessa

459 Listeners

RETHINK RETAIL by RETHINK Retail

RETHINK RETAIL

51 Listeners

The CMO Podcast by vYve & Jim Stengel

The CMO Podcast

351 Listeners

Morning Brew Daily by Morning Brew

Morning Brew Daily

2,992 Listeners

The Hustle Daily Show by Hubspot Media

The Hustle Daily Show

236 Listeners

The Debrief by The Business of Fashion

The Debrief

44 Listeners

OPERATORS by OPERATORS

OPERATORS

46 Listeners

Fashion People by Audacy | Puck

Fashion People

228 Listeners

Everybody's Business by Bloomberg and iHeartPodcasts

Everybody's Business

89 Listeners