Show Notes | S2 Ep12 | Retail Heroes, Villains & Change Makers

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INTRODUCTION

We close out Season 2 with our point of view on retail’s heroes, villains and change makers. Yes, we’re naming names.

HEROES

• Colleen Wegman, President and CEO of Wegmans
• Target
• Costco
• The Shade Store, https://www.theshadestore.com/
• Terrain, https://www.shopterrain.com/
• Barnes & Noble and independent bookstores
  • https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/15/arts/barnes-noble-bookstores.html (paywall)
  • Changing Hands Bookstore, https://www.changinghands.com/
  • DogStar Books, http://www.dogstarbooks.com/
  • Winding Way Books https://www.facebook.com/theindiebookstoreexperience/
  • The Caffeinated Bookworm, https://www.facebook.com/Thecaffeinatedbookworm/
  • https://mymodernmet.com/best-independent-bookstores-usa/
• The Citizenry, https://www.the-citizenry.com/
• Ulta Beauty
  • https://www.ulta.com/investor/news-events/press-releases/detail/150/ulta-beauty-launches-retail-media-network-ub-media

VILLAINS

• Brandy Melville
  • https://www.businessinsider.com/insider-weekly-brandy-melville-elizabeth-holmes-bitcoin-2021-9
• Jennifer Sey, former brand president of Levi’s
  • https://www.retaildive.com/news/levis-brand-chief-quits-over-activism-against-pandemic-restrictions/618841/
• Etsy
  • https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/etsy-sellers-protest-fees-halting-sales-week-84022090
• Chick Fil A
• The Home Depot

CHANGE MAKERS

• RH
  • https://ir.rh.com/news-releases/news-release-details/rh-announces-opening-rh-san-francisco-gallery-historic-bethlehem
• Jose Andre and World Central Kitchen
  • https://wck.org/
• Rihanna and Savage X Fenty
  • https://www.vogue.com/article/rihanna-savage-x-fenty-retail-stores
• L. Bean
  • https://chainstoreage.com/ll-bean-temporarily-leaves-social-media-heres-why?oly_enc_id=3358I4996623D3X
• Kaiyo, https://kaiyo.com/
  • https://www.forbes.com/sites/pamdanziger/2022/04/20/kaiyo-seizes-opportunity-to-keep-used-furniture-out-of-landfills-and-sell-it-along-secondhand/?sh=4005ef511544
• Italic, https://italic.com/

CONCLUSION

We’d love to hear from you. Do you agree? Disagree? Would like to add to the list?  Please share!

This wraps Season 2.  Thank you for listening. Please share your comments.

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