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S3E2: Exploring the Brand Collaboration Boom with Glossy's Jill Manoff

Season 3, Episode 2: It seems that every day we're waking up to a new brand collaboration announcement, both amongst natural brand partners and unlikely pairings as well! In this episode, we're joined by Glossy's Editor in Chief Jill Manoff to unpack this boom and explore how retailers can take note to incorporate elements of collaboration to enhance their in-store experience, target a new consumer, and much more. Listen in and don't forget to follow us on instagram @theretaildarwin for polls, episode announcements, and more!

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S3E1: Leveling-up the Sensory Experience In-store

Season 3, Episode 1: When you walk into a store, what you find is so much more than just a visual experience. Today we're talking about the entire sensory experience. Perhaps you're familiar with incorporating the traditional five senses (but if you're not, we touch on this too) so how do you level up? What are brands with big budgets doing, and what learnings can we extract from them to bring to the store level? Listen in and follow to make sure you don't miss an episode.

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S2E9: Creating Community: Ever Dreamed of Opening a Store?

Season 2, Episode 9: Authentic connections within your community and with your customers lead to brand loyalty and opportunities to expand your reach. It doesn't happen overnight, but there are several ways to jumpstart your community-building efforts. Episode 4 joins WS Development's Field Marketing team to identify top ways you can show up in your communities. Tune in to the rest of the season to continue on the journey and learn how you can make a dream a reality and DM us at theretaildarwin.com to tell us what your store would be!

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S2E2: Location, Location, Location: Ever Dreamed of Opening a Store?

Season 2, Episode 2: Where do your customers already spend their time? When choosing a spot for your shop, try to meet them where they are. The Retail Darwin Podcast's second season is all about "talking shop." Have you ever dreamed of opening a store? Episode 2 joins WS Development's leasing team to help navigate the big question: where should your store be?! Tune in to the rest of the season to continue on the journey and learn how you can make a dream a reality and DM us at theretaildarwin.com to tell us what your store would be!

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S1E1: Retail Evolution

Season 1, Episode 1: we kick off with a conversation surrounding retail's evolution with author and retail expert Ron Thurston. Listen in as Taylor West and Carina Donoso from WS Development's Retail Experience and Incubation team explore how retailers should consider approaching the upcoming season, look into local markets, and think differently about the physical space.

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