We’re excited to share a major milestone for Total Retail Talks: the release of our 500th episode! Since launching the podcast in 2015, we’ve spent more than a decade speaking with hundreds of leading retail executives. We've uncovered insights into the strategies shaping the industry.
To mark this moment, our 500th episode features curated clips from the most-listened-to interviews from each year of production, creating a special episode that looks back on how far retail has come. Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan reviews standout moments from across the Total Retail Talks archive, featuring retail executives such as Kevin Tulip, president, Primark U.S.; Kelly Mahoney, chief marketing officer, Ulta Beauty; and Kevin Moffitt, president, Office Depot and OfficeMax, to name a few. Click on the links below to listen to the full episodes from each featured conversation.
- 2025: Episode 473, "Inside Primark's US Store Expansion Strategy" with Kevin Tulip, president, Primark U.S.
- 2024: Episode 442, "How Anthropologie is Marketing to the Next Generation of Consumers" with Elizabeth Preis, former global chief marketing officer, Anthropologie
- 2023: Episode 386, "How JanSport is Authentically Aligning With Gen Z Consumers” with Monica Rigali, former vice president, global brand management, JanSport
- 2022: Episode 332, “How Ulta is Building a Winning Loyalty Program” with Kelly Mahoney, chief marketing officer, Ulta Beauty
- 2021: Episode 329, “Lids' CEO: Global Brick-and-Mortar Retail is 'Alive and Healthy'” with Tom Ripley, chairman and CEO, Lids
- 2020: Episode 235, “Why Brick-and-Mortar Stores Are Essential to Office Depot's B-to-B Services Transformation” with Kevin Moffitt, president, Office Depot and OfficeMax
- 2019: Episode 226, “Bridesmaid Gifting Program Promotes In-Store Growth at David's Bridal” with Sheila Sciocchetti, former divisional merchandise manager, David's Bridal
- 2018: Episode 131, “How Crate and Barrel is Bringing Digital In-Store” with Brian Schultz, former director of e-commerce, Crate and Barrel
- 2017: Episode 90, “Proactive Support Delivers Results for Uncommon Goods” with MC Halfpenny, director of operations, Uncommon Goods
- 2016: Episode 42, “The Reasons Behind Shop.com's Growth” with Peter Gold, former chief marketing officer, Shop.com
- 2015: Episode 7, “Lush Cosmetics' CEO Talks Holiday Planning" with Mark Wolverton, former CEO, Lush Cosmetics
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We hope you enjoy this trip down memory lane and reflect on the many changes that have defined the past decade-plus in the retail industry.
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