In this episode of Retail Rx, Mark Mathews, chief economist and executive director of research for the National Retail Federation, discusses how this holiday’s "sentimentally weak, fundamentally sound" consumer is powering sales.

At WWD’s recent Apparel & Retail CEO Summit, Jamie Elden, chief executive officer, Listrak, sat with Amanda Smith, chief executive officer, Fairchild Media Group, to dive into the current retail landscape—including pricing, supply chain resilience, and AI adoption—with a look ahead to what will define successful fashion retail leaders in 2026.

Laura Barr, retail leader, CBRE Americas, chatted with Katie Grissom, global head of retail at Nuveen, on how retail real estate is evolving to meet the demands of a fast-changing market, and the major headwinds impacting the industry.

David Dorf, global head of retail solutions at Amazon Web Services (AWS) chats with Ian Fredericks, chief executive officer of Hilco Global Capital Solutions and executive director of Hilco Global’s retail and consumer platform. They explore the many ways agentic AI is being used to help retailers seize this next chapter, and whether retailers should have a chief AI officer.

Sourcing Journal executive editor and denim expert Angela Velasquez chats with Lauren Parker, director of Fairchild Studio, about the latest issue of SJ Denim and the industry at large. With the Kingpins denim show in Amsterdam fresh in her mind, Velasquez also offered forward-looking trend and business insights on the future of denim.

Patrick J. Murphy, executive director, geopolitical advisors at Hilco Global, about why if companies aren’t oriented for growth, they’re inevitably headed in another direction.

Holly Thrasher, chief merchandising officer, womens, Anthropologie, discusses how Anthropologie Weddings has grown and expanded its offerings to serve the evolving fashion needs of today's bride.

Susan Scow, sustainability impact specialist, Eileen Fisher, chats with Ian Fredericks, CEO, Hilco Global Capital Solutions and executive director, Hilco Global's retail and consumer platform, about how Eileen Fisher turns sustainability into sales.

In this episode for Retail Rx, Ian Fredericks, CEO of Hilco Global Capital Solutions and the executive director of Hilco Global’s retail and consumer platform, chatted with Jennifer Parker, chief sales officer at Ernesta, about the brand’s innovative approach, commitment to customer experience and retail expansion plans.