Modern Retail Podcast: A look back at 2025, from tariffs to Target to Labubus
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts • Spotify On this week’s Modern Retail Podcast, hosts Gabriela Barkho and Melissa Daniels are…
‘We were getting crushed’: Brands cut back on free online returns to offset tariff costs
Free online returns — once a standard perk of e-commerce — are becoming the latest casualty of President…
Modern Retail Podcast: The Labubu craze, retail employment shifts and headwinds in the home goods sector
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts • Spotify On this week’s episode, Modern Retail’s senior reporters Gabriela Barkho and Melissa Daniels…
Tariffs have put Pashion Footwear’s growth plans on hold
Pashion Footwear, a direct-to-consumer shoe brand whose products convert from a high heel to a flat, was preparing…
How Skechers became a coveted acquisition target even amid a trade war
Skechers has gained a following for selling low-priced sneakers and slip-ons. And now, the California-based brand is the…