𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐐1 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐒👏 🎉 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 ⬇ ✅Global E-comm up 21% ✅Operating profit gain (21%) ✅"Other businesses" rocking (ahem, ad business doubled. Again) ✅Enviable 20% growth in profit-making discretionary categories (furniture, sporting goods, kids' apparel, home) ✅Respectable comp store increase ✅Platform-wide AI integration acceleration ✅Meaningful store remodels (not just a fresh coat of paint) ✅Major Target-esque private brand launch - better goods (and the stuff is GOOD) 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐢𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 🚀Data Ventures/Luminate/Walmart Connect synergies 🚀Store remodels and refreshes (prepping for digital rethink) 🚀Platform-wide AI-driven efficiencies 🚀Killing with convenience (e.g. faster, cheaper deliveries) 🚀Marketplace expansion Did I miss anything? #retail #walmart #SpieckermanSpeaksRetail
About us
Consistently named a top retail influencer, Carol Spieckerman is a recognized authority on retail and brand strategy. She launched Spieckerman Retail in 2000 in the wake of a career building multi-million-dollar businesses from the ground up. Her platform positioning workshops help retail-focused companies accelerate B2B business development and increase retail thought leadership. As an advisor, Carol develops communications strategies that drive awareness, engagement, and action. She speaks at corporate and industry events on her latest Retail Trajectories – proprietary calls to action that transcend trend across categories, borders, business models, and touchpoints. Carol is passionate about making complex subjects easy to understand, solving tough retail positioning and business development challenges, and aligning companies with where retail is going next. You can find her thought leadership in leading business and retail publications including Reuters, Forbes, Marketwatch, Grocery Dive, Business Insider, and Retail Wire, RethinkRetail and in her podcast, Spieckerman Speaks Retail.
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𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥!🎙️ Keynote speaker | B2B advisor | Corporate comms coach | RETHINK Retail expert | RetailWire panelist
EXPRESS in (many) good hands with WHP Global, Simon Property Group, Brookfield Properties. Hindsight slams too harsh as Shein took relentless aim at key Express categories after 44 years of hanging in there. My RetailWire weigh-in. https://lnkd.in/guRwfSPH
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𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥!🎙️ Keynote speaker | B2B advisor | Corporate comms coach | RETHINK Retail expert | RetailWire panelist
SEPHORA has loads of secret sauce that it's managed to pour over multiple business models. I'm bullish on its UK re-do. Thoughts in today's RetailWire discussion. https://lnkd.in/gMZWB2nH
Will Sephora’s 4 Ingredients for Success Continue To Work?
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𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥!🎙️ Keynote speaker | B2B advisor | Corporate comms coach | RETHINK Retail expert | RetailWire panelist
What a great discussion on ethical and inclusive technology development at the Women+ in Technology of Northwest Arkansas reception. 👏 Jane Cheung, Mariah Green, MPA, Brandy Umdenstock, Enia S., and John "JT" Scott (from L to R) hit all the right angles on the future of #STEM and power of #diversity. Hot takes: 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐲: 🔥 Bias in intelligence (the "I" in AI) impacts customer experience. "It's up to everyone to be an ally, regardless of where you sit." 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐡: 🔥 "Trying something new is how we embrace diversity in all its forms." 𝐉𝐓: 🔥 Take risks on people. "Our role is to help others grow." Awesome convo with Tiffany Benitez- CSM, SAFe, ITIL on vision and future plans. Love her passion for setting girls up to succeed in #STEM!
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𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥!🎙️ Keynote speaker | B2B advisor | Corporate comms coach | RETHINK Retail expert | RetailWire panelist
𝐓𝐨𝐨 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧? 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐨𝐧’𝐬 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐎𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡-𝐚𝐧𝐝-𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭. You’ve no doubt seen the headlines and well-taken points on Amazon’s (semi) retreat from Just Walk Out. But here’s the thing: Retailers futzing with new tech behind closed doors and launching once the bugs are worked out is a relic of retail’s past. These days, they're unleashing new tech before the training wheels are off, then testing, learning, and course correcting 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 going live. That can mean tweaking the tech, hitting the brakes, or both. This daredevil tactic keeps retailers ahead of the curve but it’s not without its pitfalls. Shoppers aren’t always thrilled with the trial versions (or serving as guinea pigs) 😫 and the peanut gallery will always have plenty to say. 🥜 Either way, buckle up! Launch-and-learn is here to stay. #retail #retailtechnology #automation
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𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥!🎙️ Keynote speaker | B2B advisor | Corporate comms coach | RETHINK Retail expert | RetailWire panelist
Fun and far-ranging convo in today's RETHINK Retail Retail Cloud Alliance mixer with a nice runway from Microsoft. Our group explored possibilities (and pitfalls) as retailers work out the bugs with AI-enabled personalization. Awesome insights from fellow members, Andrew Smith MBA, Haixia Yu, Philip Barry, April Waits, and Trevor Sumner. Thanks for hosting, Fritz Finlay. Look forward to next time! #RCA #RetailCloudAlliance
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𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥!🎙️ Keynote speaker | B2B advisor | Corporate comms coach | RETHINK Retail expert | RetailWire panelist
Choice and convenience are inextricably linked in the minds of consumers. Mobile-only must be in the mix, even if it isn't the dominant preference (yet). My thoughts in today's RetailWire discussion. https://lnkd.in/gXxUWHJ5 #mobile #QSR #retail #SpieckermanSpeaksRetail
Is Mobile-Only Pickup More of a Convenience or Inconvenience?
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𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥!🎙️ Keynote speaker | B2B advisor | Corporate comms coach | RETHINK Retail expert | RetailWire panelist
True scale is no longer achieved in a single channel and brand ubiquity is the new exclusivity. Nike is the embodiment of both truths (again), even though it veered off for a minute. My thoughts in today's RetailWire discussion. https://lnkd.in/gc4zCGNj #retail #SpieckermanSpeaksRetail
Will Leaning Back on Wholesale Revive Nike’s Growth?
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𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥!🎙️ Keynote speaker | B2B advisor | Corporate comms coach | RETHINK Retail expert | RetailWire panelist
"Hot potato" may be Ben & Jerry's new flavor. My thoughts on Unilever spin-off in Boston Globe Media https://lnkd.in/gHV7pXnM #retail #spieckermanspeaksretail
Ben & Jerry’s could be scooped up by a new owner. Will its progressive activism hold it back? - The Boston Globe
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𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥!🎙️ Keynote speaker | B2B advisor | Corporate comms coach | RETHINK Retail expert | RetailWire panelist
NRF predictions prudent. Happy surprises might be in the picture. My weigh-in on consumer spending forecast. https://lnkd.in/gBwfvJPG
National Retail Federation expects consumer spending to top $5.2T in 2024, be led by online sales | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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