Blythe Jack, partner at TSG Consumer Group, joins Shopcast to talk about the psychology of the consumer and how it affects retailers.

Michael Dart welcomes Don Unser, Retail Group President of NPD Group and Marshal Cohen, Chief Industry Advisor of the NPD Group to discuss the current state of retail after this holiday season, and political climate.

Join Michael Dart as he interviews Brian Nightengale, Senior Vice President, Community & Specialty Pharmacy of AmerisourceBergen and President of Good Neighbor Pharmacy.

Michael Dart welcomes Steve Bratspies, Chief Merchandising Officer of Walmart and A.T. Kearney alum to Shopcast to discuss how retailers are adapting to the changes in customer demands.

Michael Dart welcomes author and acclaimed Wharton professor of retail, Barbara Kahn, to discuss how leading companies like Walmart, Warby Parker, Sephora and fast fashion have grown their customer base in the past few turbulent years.

Gerald Rittenberg, former CEO and Executive Chairman of Party City and Dana Telsey, CEO and Chief Research Officer of Telsey Advisory Group join Michael Dart on this episode of Shopcast.

Lauren Hirsch, CNBC Reporter on retail and Pam Danziger, author, luxury retail expert, and contributor to Forbes join host Michael Dart to discuss hot topics in retail and current events.

Hot topics on this episode include e-Commerce’s impact on retail especially for digitally native brands, Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods and what their influence on their platform means for suppliers.

Michael Dart and his guest, Robin Lewis, CEO of The Robin Report, discuss strategies of a few retailers and their current performances. They go through the outlooks of big traditional retailers, and what they need to be considering in the landscape now.

In this episode of Shopcast, Michael Dart is joined by David Jaffe, CEO of Ascena Retail, the parent company of brands such as Ann Taylor, Lane Bryant and Maurice's.