HeyJaredRetail OCD
A weekly spelunk into the headlines, cultural shifts and hot topics shaping retail, decoded through the real world impact on retail's bottom line, frontline teams, and the consumers we serve.
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Retail OCD On The Road: Marshalls (opens the original)
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One Retailer, two cities. Barney and DeAnn explore Marshalls with their honest field report, live from New York and Atlanta.
Shrinkflation, Walk Backs and AI That Lies: Inside B2B Pricing (opens the original)
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Every price increase disrupts someone else's plan: the retailer's budget, the consumer's trust, the manufacturer's margin. Jason Christensen, a 25-year sales and revenue leader who's built pricing systems for brands like Braun and Milwaukee, and a top seller to Ace Hardware, breaks down what actually separates a pricing "system" from a pricing "reaction." He walks through the diagnose-design-deliver playbook manufacturers use before ever bringing a number to a buyer, why shrinkflation is really
Cutting Through The Bull Shit: Hard Truths on Retail Hiring and Marketing (opens the original)
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Companies have more data and technology than ever, so why do they get marketing so wrong so often? In this episode of Retail OCD, one of the top fractional CMO's in the country, Bruce Millard (Empire Today, Big Lots, Safelite) and top e-commerce recruiter Harry Joiner break down what actually separates winning marketers and leaders from the rest. Topics include: the hidden job opening most CEOs miss when hiring a CMO, why your FAQ page is lying to your customers, the 80/20 math behind customer l
Winning New Retail Markets: China, U.S. And Beyond (opens the original)
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Expanding into new markets has never been more tempting—or more dangerous. In this episode of Retail OCD , international growth experts Renee Hartman and Marcus Wang reveal why most brands don't fail because of tariffs or competition—they fail because they underestimate culture, overestimate their own brand, and assume what worked at home will work everywhere. From Under Armour's explosive growth in China to the surprising reasons brands stumble abroad, this conversation is packed with practical
The Future of Self Checkout: How AI is Rebuilding Retail's Last Touchpoint (opens the original)
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Self-checkout was meant to make shopping faster and easier. Instead, it became one of retail's most controversial technologies. Rising shrink, frustrated shoppers and new regulations have forced retailers to rethink everything they planned. But beneath the headlines, a transformation is underway. AI, computer vision, RFID, biometrics, and newer technologies are hinting at what checkout will look like over the next decade, and the future may have surprisingly little to do with the checkout machin
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