Retail Redeveloped

How can you leverage social media to reel in top-notch clients in the commercial real estate realm?  Today on Retail Redeveloped we're joined by Tyler Cauble, Founder of The Cauble Group. After four and a half years of working as an in-house leasing agent for a boutique development firm, Tyler had accumulated a wealth of knowledge of how to manage commercial properties and masterplan communities. This knowledge gave him the confidence to start his own brokerage and management company. He currently boasts over 12,500 followers on Instagram, where he uses social media to cultivate a customer base for The Cauble Group.  Listen along as we discuss how brokers can leverage social media to transform their real estate practice, how to launch your career in commercial real estate, and why finding your niche in real estate is important to your future success. 

What precautions put in place because of COVID-19  will have a lasting affect on retail design?  Today on Retail Redeveloped we're joined by Kathleen Jordan, Department Store and Retail Practice Leader, Principal at Gensler. Kathleen has led award-winning projects for some of the retail industry’s leading companies. She has experience as both an outside consultant and an in-house designer, giving her a unique and holistic perspective into retail planning and design. Listen along as we discuss crafting the perfect store design, how brands can appeal to consumers in local marketplaces, and how brand discovery with an established retailer can be translated into  brick and mortar stores. 

What would happen if the largest e-commerce retailer purchased a national department store with a fleet of brick-and-mortar stores and private labels? We might soon find out as rumors are circulating that Amazon is reportedly interested in acquiring JC Penney after their recent filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Explanations for Amazon's potential purchase of JC Penney runs the gamut including interest that Amazon might have in acquiring JC Penney’s assets. These include, but are not limited to, Amazon seeking storefronts to boast their private fashion labels to offering Amazon more distribution stores across the country. JC Penney boasts a solid distribution network along with their successful private label offerings. Amazon has had poor success in entering the private label market, purchasing Penneys and gaining access to the already successful lines could help position Amazon to be a private label powerhouse.  Listen along as we discuss how this acquisition could be a power move for Amazon, why this merger makes sense, and how Amazon's purchase of JC Penney could change the landscape of brick-and-mortar retailers forever.

How can our economy bounce-back post COVID-19 shutdowns? What are the sectors and brands that will survive the impending recession?  Today we're joined by the self appointed "Retail Geek" Jason Goldberg. Jason is a 4th generation retailer, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer for Publicis, Forbes contributor, co-host of the popular e-commerce podcast The Jason & Scot Show, and serves on the board of directors for shop.org. He was voted one of retail’s top global influencers by Vend for four consecutive years and in 2017, he was inducted into the National Retail Federation “The List” of people shaping the future of retail.  Listen along as we discuss the lasting effects of COVID-19 on the national and global economy, what innovations coming down the pipeline for retail we're excited about, and what the opportunity could be in this warp-speed acceleration of digital ecosystems.

When Amazon Prime launched in 2005, Walmart boasted larger profits than Amazon had revenue. Fifteen years later, Prime is now the key reason for Amazon’s dominance over Walmart in online sales. That pressure has pushed the traditional retailer to fight back. With the success of Amazon’s Prime membership model, Walmart has created Walmart+, a new online membership program.  Walmart has been developing the program over the past year and a half to take on Amazon's Prime membership program. Walmart+, which should launch in 2020​, would include "perks that Amazon can't replicate, in part to avoid a direct comparison to Prime.” Listen along to this short-form podcast as we take a deep dive into Walmart+, Walmart's previous e-commerce ventures, and what it'll take for Walmart+ to dethrone Amazon Prime. 

In the midst of this interesting time we are taking more of a global view on what is going on in capital markets and businesses at large. On todays episode of Retail Redeveloped we're joined by Michael Gayed, Portfolio Manager at Toroso Asset Management, award-winning author, and Publisher of The Lead-Lag Report.

Michael is respected as an award-winning, results-oriented Investment Manager showcasing 15 years of success executing initiatives that result in significant revenue growth. He is known for identifying and implementing various investment strategies to capture market anomalies while maintaining a business mindset beyond portfolio management.

Together we'll take a deep-dive into the impending Covid-19 bubble, the current state of the global economy, and how the market will recoup once stay-at-home orders are lifted.

There is no playbook for what is happening in retail right now, with retailers closing their stores as businesses and governments try to slow the spread of COVID-19. There has been many questions circulating how retailers are going to pay rents, employees, and other bills during the shut down.  Urban Outfitters publicly said what many retailers are discussing behind the scenes – that they will not be paying rent. Retailers and landlords are carefully looking at their leases to see what can be done around rent abatement, delayed payments, or skipping payments all together. Listen along as we take a deep-dive into the current status of retailers paying rent and what effects this may have on retailers and landlords moving forward

Physical retail isn’t dead—but boring retail is!  Today we're taking a deep-dive into what makes retail remarkable with Steve Dennis, author of Remarkable Retail. Steve has over 30 years of experience as a strategic advisor, board member, general manager and C-level executive at Fortune 500 retailers. He has worked with dozens of retail, luxury, technology and social impact brands to inspire, catalyze and design profitable growth strategies. Listen along as we discuss the 8 essentials of remarkable retail, new technology being introduced due to the Covid-19 shutdowns, and how to rebuild once brick-and-mortar stores are able to reopen. Subscribe to our emails here!

How does a retailers store design affect their bottom line and overall customer satisfaction?  Today on Retail Redeveloped we're joined by ChangeUp Co-Founder, Bill Chidley. Bill has experience helping several Fortune 100 clients succeed as both a strategy and design leader. Whether developing new retail concepts, or effectively integrating new digital and mobile experiences, Bill has worked with companies like Home Depot, AT&T, P&G, Dunkin Donuts, and John Deere, using insight-driven strategy and creativity to imagine winning ideas and bring them to life. Listen along as we dive head-first into the thrill of store design. We'll discuss why this niche side of retail is growing at a rapid pace, how the diverse list of clients keeps Bill on his toes, and how a retail design works hand-in-hand with the overall branding to produce a positive experience for the customer. 

What strategies make brands dominant in the retail sphere?  Today we're talking all things branding with David Lemley, who has spent his career helping brands become legendary. David is the President and Chief Strategist of Retail Voodoo, a U.S. based brand strategy firm that helps specialty food and beverage brands gain market share by addressing their toughest growth challenges. 

David's latest book, Beloved and Dominant Brands: The Brand Ecosystem that Drives Better-for-you Brands from One of Many to Category Prominence, walks readers through how to establish the meaning of their marketing and what legacy their brands are leaving.  Listen along as we discuss how brands can become meaningful to consumers lives, how to differentiate your brands in the eyes of the customer, and why authenticity is crucial in creating a brand strategy for the long haul. 

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