Carol's back with another Retail Heat Map episode as we head into sink or swim season, and the riptides are relentless. From tariff tremors exposing who’s agile (and who’s adrift) to Target's continuing identity crisis and chaos to Lululemon finding that "special" isn't a permanent condition, these are more than random retail headlines — they're proof that the margin for error has evaporated. Drawing from her latest media commentary and client conversations, Carol Spieckerman, president of Sp...
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Carol's back with another Retail Heat Map episode as we head into sink or swim season, and the riptides are relentless. From tariff tremors exposing who’s agile (and who’s adrift) to Target's continuing identity crisis and chaos to Lululemon finding that "special" isn't a permanent condition, these are more than random retail headlines — they're proof that the margin for error has evaporated. Drawing from her latest media commentary and client conversations, Carol Spieckerman, president of Sp...
NRF 2025: Decoding Signals Beyond the AI Echo Chamber
Spieckerman Speaks Retail
19 minutes
10 months ago
NRF 2025: Decoding Signals Beyond the AI Echo Chamber
Sure, everyone was buzzing about AI at NRF 2025 – but what if that's not actually the biggest story from retail's marquee event? In this episode, Carol Spieckerman dives into the fascinating undercurrents that were easy to miss as the AI buzz grew louder. Get ready for some surprising revelations about what's really keeping retail executives up at night. Through both main-stage presentations and those always-revealing hallway conversations, Carol uncovered something unexpected: retail's ...
Spieckerman Speaks Retail
Carol's back with another Retail Heat Map episode as we head into sink or swim season, and the riptides are relentless. From tariff tremors exposing who’s agile (and who’s adrift) to Target's continuing identity crisis and chaos to Lululemon finding that "special" isn't a permanent condition, these are more than random retail headlines — they're proof that the margin for error has evaporated. Drawing from her latest media commentary and client conversations, Carol Spieckerman, president of Sp...
