The Labubu craze, retail employment shifts and headwinds in the home goods sector

The Modern Retail Podcast episode features Gabi Barkho and Melissa Daniels discussing the Labubu craze and recent retail job cuts. Melissa then leads a panel discussion with furniture executives Lee Mayer (Havenly), Nicole Chaloux-Pinette (Paragold), and Jiake Liu (Outer) about navigating sales in a challenging housing market. The conversation covers target customers, business strategies, category expansions, the resilience of the B2B market, and the importance of brick-and-mortar experiences. The panelists share insights on adapting to consumer behavior, expanding into new categories, and the value of physical retail spaces, culminating in potential collaboration ideas between the brands.