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Inside Target's approach to brand collaborations","slug":"419-inside-target-s-approach-to-brand-collaborations","published_at":"2026-07-28T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/419-inside-target-s-approach-to-brand-collaborations","url":"https://retailgetsreal.com","duration_seconds":1657,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/retail-gets-real-405002/episodes/419-inside-target-s-approach-to-brand-collaborations/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/419-inside-target-s-approach-to-brand-collaborations.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"418. How Hanna Andersson built a brand families trust","slug":"418-how-hanna-andersson-built-a-brand-families-trust","published_at":"2026-06-30T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/418-how-hanna-andersson-built-a-brand-families-trust","url":"https://retailgetsreal.com","duration_seconds":1529,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/retail-gets-real-405002/episodes/418-how-hanna-andersson-built-a-brand-families-trust/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/418-how-hanna-andersson-built-a-brand-families-trust.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"417. The evolution of outlet shopping in a changing retail landscape","slug":"417-the-evolution-of-outlet-shopping-in-a-changing-retail-landscape","published_at":"2026-06-17T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/417-the-evolution-of-outlet-shopping-in-a-changing-retail-landscape","url":"https://retailgetsreal.com","duration_seconds":1539,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/retail-gets-real-405002/episodes/417-the-evolution-of-outlet-shopping-in-a-changing-retail-landscape/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/417-the-evolution-of-outlet-shopping-in-a-changing-retail-landscape.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"416. Inside Stanley 1913’s evolution from utility to lifestyle","slug":"416-inside-stanley-1913-s-evolution-from-utility-to-lifestyle","published_at":"2026-06-02T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/416-inside-stanley-1913-s-evolution-from-utility-to-lifestyle","url":"https://retailgetsreal.com","duration_seconds":1498,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/retail-gets-real-405002/episodes/416-inside-stanley-1913-s-evolution-from-utility-to-lifestyle/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/416-inside-stanley-1913-s-evolution-from-utility-to-lifestyle.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"415. Why retail remains stronger than headlines suggest","slug":"415-why-retail-remains-stronger-than-headlines-suggest","published_at":"2026-05-19T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/415-why-retail-remains-stronger-than-headlines-suggest","url":"https://retailgetsreal.com","duration_seconds":1080,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/retail-gets-real-405002/episodes/415-why-retail-remains-stronger-than-headlines-suggest/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/415-why-retail-remains-stronger-than-headlines-suggest.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"414. Building the future of digital commerce at Lowe’s","slug":"414-building-the-future-of-digital-commerce-at-lowe-s","published_at":"2026-05-05T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/414-building-the-future-of-digital-commerce-at-lowe-s","url":"https://retailgetsreal.com","duration_seconds":1756,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/retail-gets-real-405002/episodes/414-building-the-future-of-digital-commerce-at-lowe-s/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/414-building-the-future-of-digital-commerce-at-lowe-s.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"413. Leading Carhartt through growth, culture and change","slug":"413-leading-carhartt-through-growth-culture-and-change","published_at":"2026-04-21T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/413-leading-carhartt-through-growth-culture-and-change","url":"https://retailgetsreal.com","duration_seconds":1665,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/retail-gets-real-405002/episodes/413-leading-carhartt-through-growth-culture-and-change/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/413-leading-carhartt-through-growth-culture-and-change.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"412. How Brieane Olson is shaping the future of youth retail at Pacsun","slug":"412-how-brieane-olson-is-shaping-the-future-of-youth-retail-at-pacsun","published_at":"2026-04-07T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/412-how-brieane-olson-is-shaping-the-future-of-youth-retail-at-pacsun","url":"https://retailgetsreal.com","duration_seconds":1815,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/retail-gets-real-405002/episodes/412-how-brieane-olson-is-shaping-the-future-of-youth-retail-at-pacsun/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/412-how-brieane-olson-is-shaping-the-future-of-youth-retail-at-pacsun.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"411. Redefining JCPenney for today’s customer","slug":"411-redefining-jcpenney-for-today-s-customer","published_at":"2026-03-24T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/411-redefining-jcpenney-for-today-s-customer","url":"https://retailgetsreal.com","duration_seconds":1609,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/retail-gets-real-405002/episodes/411-redefining-jcpenney-for-today-s-customer/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/411-redefining-jcpenney-for-today-s-customer.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"410. Inside the art of experiential retail at Hershey’s","slug":"410-inside-the-art-of-experiential-retail-at-hershey-s","published_at":"2026-03-17T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/410-inside-the-art-of-experiential-retail-at-hershey-s","url":"https://retailgetsreal.com","duration_seconds":1455,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/retail-gets-real-405002/episodes/410-inside-the-art-of-experiential-retail-at-hershey-s/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/410-inside-the-art-of-experiential-retail-at-hershey-s.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"409. Inside REI’s strategy for trust, community, and growth","slug":"409-inside-rei-s-strategy-for-trust-community-and-growth","published_at":"2026-03-10T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/409-inside-rei-s-strategy-for-trust-community-and-growth","url":"https://retailgetsreal.com","duration_seconds":1805,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/retail-gets-real-405002/episodes/409-inside-rei-s-strategy-for-trust-community-and-growth/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/409-inside-rei-s-strategy-for-trust-community-and-growth.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"408. How Coach puts the consumer at the center of brand growth","slug":"408-how-coach-puts-the-consumer-at-the-center-of-brand-growth","published_at":"2026-03-03T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/408-how-coach-puts-the-consumer-at-the-center-of-brand-growth","url":"https://retailgetsreal.com","duration_seconds":1641,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/retail-gets-real-405002/episodes/408-how-coach-puts-the-consumer-at-the-center-of-brand-growth/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/408-how-coach-puts-the-consumer-at-the-center-of-brand-growth.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"407. Inside Sweetwater’s people-first approach to retail innovation","slug":"407-inside-sweetwater-s-people-first-approach-to-retail-innovation","published_at":"2026-02-24T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/407-inside-sweetwater-s-people-first-approach-to-retail-innovation","url":"https://retailgetsreal.com","duration_seconds":2052,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/retail-gets-real-405002/episodes/407-inside-sweetwater-s-people-first-approach-to-retail-innovation/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/407-inside-sweetwater-s-people-first-approach-to-retail-innovation.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"406. The rise of smart retail merchandising","slug":"406-the-rise-of-smart-retail-merchandising","published_at":"2026-02-17T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/406-the-rise-of-smart-retail-merchandising","url":"https://retailgetsreal.com","duration_seconds":1329,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/retail-gets-real-405002/episodes/406-the-rise-of-smart-retail-merchandising/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/406-the-rise-of-smart-retail-merchandising.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"405. The cultural forces shaping tomorrow’s consumer","slug":"405-the-cultural-forces-shaping-tomorrow-s-consumer","published_at":"2026-02-10T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/405-the-cultural-forces-shaping-tomorrow-s-consumer","url":"https://retailgetsreal.com","duration_seconds":1973,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/retail-gets-real-405002/episodes/405-the-cultural-forces-shaping-tomorrow-s-consumer/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/405-the-cultural-forces-shaping-tomorrow-s-consumer.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"404. How Taco Bell uses digital innovation to highlight human connection","slug":"404-how-taco-bell-uses-digital-innovation-to-highlight-human-connection","published_at":"2026-02-03T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/404-how-taco-bell-uses-digital-innovation-to-highlight-human-connection","url":"https://retailgetsreal.com","duration_seconds":1637,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/retail-gets-real-405002/episodes/404-how-taco-bell-uses-digital-innovation-to-highlight-human-connection/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/404-how-taco-bell-uses-digital-innovation-to-highlight-human-connection.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"403. Building a people-first culture in modern retail with Ulta Beauty","slug":"403-building-a-people-first-culture-in-modern-retail-with-ulta-beauty","published_at":"2026-01-27T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/403-building-a-people-first-culture-in-modern-retail-with-ulta-beauty","url":"https://retailgetsreal.com","duration_seconds":1697,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/retail-gets-real-405002/episodes/403-building-a-people-first-culture-in-modern-retail-with-ulta-beauty/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/403-building-a-people-first-culture-in-modern-retail-with-ulta-beauty.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"402. How agentic AI is redefining the future of retail","slug":"402-how-agentic-ai-is-redefining-the-future-of-retail","published_at":"2026-01-21T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/402-how-agentic-ai-is-redefining-the-future-of-retail","url":"https://retailgetsreal.com","duration_seconds":1585,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/retail-gets-real-405002/episodes/402-how-agentic-ai-is-redefining-the-future-of-retail/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/402-how-agentic-ai-is-redefining-the-future-of-retail.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"401. How Old Navy is building opportunity at scale","slug":"401-how-old-navy-is-building-opportunity-at-scale","published_at":"2026-01-14T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/401-how-old-navy-is-building-opportunity-at-scale","url":"https://retailgetsreal.com","duration_seconds":1258,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/retail-gets-real-405002/episodes/401-how-old-navy-is-building-opportunity-at-scale/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/401-how-old-navy-is-building-opportunity-at-scale.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"400. How retail navigated uncertainty and transformation in 2025","slug":"400-how-retail-navigated-uncertainty-and-transformation-in-2025","published_at":"2026-01-09T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/400-how-retail-navigated-uncertainty-and-transformation-in-2025","url":"https://retailgetsreal.com","duration_seconds":1713,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/retail-gets-real-405002/episodes/400-how-retail-navigated-uncertainty-and-transformation-in-2025/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/400-how-retail-navigated-uncertainty-and-transformation-in-2025.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"399. Inside Retail’s Big Show: Innovation, AI and what’s coming next","slug":"399-inside-retail-s-big-show-innovation-ai-and-what-s-coming-next","published_at":"2025-12-18T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/399-inside-retail-s-big-show-innovation-ai-and-what-s-coming-next","url":"https://retailgetsreal.com","duration_seconds":994,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/retail-gets-real-405002/episodes/399-inside-retail-s-big-show-innovation-ai-and-what-s-coming-next/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/399-inside-retail-s-big-show-innovation-ai-and-what-s-coming-next.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"398. What Gen Z wants: insights shaping the future of retail","slug":"398-what-gen-z-wants-insights-shaping-the-future-of-retail","published_at":"2025-12-10T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/398-what-gen-z-wants-insights-shaping-the-future-of-retail","url":"https://retailgetsreal.com","duration_seconds":1181,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/retail-gets-real-405002/episodes/398-what-gen-z-wants-insights-shaping-the-future-of-retail/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/398-what-gen-z-wants-insights-shaping-the-future-of-retail.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"397. What’s driving holiday shopping in 2025","slug":"397-what-s-driving-holiday-shopping-in-2025","published_at":"2025-11-25T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/397-what-s-driving-holiday-shopping-in-2025","url":"https://retailgetsreal.com","duration_seconds":1467,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/retail-gets-real-405002/episodes/397-what-s-driving-holiday-shopping-in-2025/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/397-what-s-driving-holiday-shopping-in-2025.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"396. How iHerb is leading the trillion-dollar wellness market","slug":"396-how-iherb-is-leading-the-trillion-dollar-wellness-market","published_at":"2025-11-12T20:49:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/396-how-iherb-is-leading-the-trillion-dollar-wellness-market","url":"https://retailgetsreal.com/396","duration_seconds":1224,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/retail-gets-real-405002/episodes/396-how-iherb-is-leading-the-trillion-dollar-wellness-market/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/396-how-iherb-is-leading-the-trillion-dollar-wellness-market.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]},{"title":"395. Adapting to the rise of AI shoppers","slug":"395-adapting-to-the-rise-of-ai-shoppers","published_at":"2025-10-29T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/395-adapting-to-the-rise-of-ai-shoppers","url":"https://retailgetsreal.com/395","duration_seconds":1403,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/retail-gets-real-405002/episodes/395-adapting-to-the-rise-of-ai-shoppers/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-gets-real-405002/395-adapting-to-the-rise-of-ai-shoppers.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}]}