Shea Jensen, President of Urban Outfitters North America: Inside the Brand's Comeback
When Shea Jensen took over as President of Urban Outfitters North America in February 2024, the brand was posting double-digit comp declines. Eighteen months later, it's posting double-digit comp gain...
18 Aug 50min
Neil Saunders, Managing Director of GlobalData: Inside Retail's Winners, Losers & the Back Half of 2026
There's a common assumption in retail right now that the top of the market is the only thing growing. Neil Saunders, Managing Director of GlobalData Retail and one of the industry's most-followed anal...
4 Aug 1h 4min
Vuori Founder Joe Kudla: From Garage Startup to $5Billion+ Activewear Brand
When Joe Kudla launched Vuori out of a Southern California garage in 2013, he was betting against his own track record. He'd already tried the apparel business twice and failed both times. He had a co...
21 Jul 58min
James Reinhart, Co-Founder & CEO of Thredup: Building the Future of Resale
When James Reinhart walked into a Cambridge consignment store with a bag of business school clothes in 2008 – a J.Crew cashmere sweater, a Brooks Brothers coat – and was told they had no resale value,...
7 Jul 56min
Denise Incandela, EVP of Walmart Fashion: How Walmart Became a True Fashion Destination
Walmart just named Denise Incandela a Sam Walton Entrepreneur of the Year — one of the highest honors inside the company, and one rarely given to merchants. It's a fitting recognition for the EVP of F...
23 Jun 46min
Tanya Golesic, CEO of Mackage: From Canadian down to a Global Luxury Brand
When Tanya Golesic took the helm of Mackage in July 2021, she inherited a Canadian brand with extraordinary product and almost no story. "The minute you put the product on, you wouldn't want to take t...
2 Jun 55min
Pete Nordstrom: From public to private, Nordstrom’s gains momentum.
In this episode of The Retail Pilot, Ken sits down with Pete Nordstrom – Co-CEO of the 125-year-old fashion retailer – to unpack the eight-year journey to go private, the strategic partnership with Li...
19 Mai 45min
Retail Legend Mickey Drexler: From Building Gap & Old Navy to Running Alex Mill Like a Startup
Retail icon Mickey Drexler doesn't do retirement. At 80, the man who built Gap into a $14 billion empire, founded Old Navy, and revitalized J.Crew is running Alex Mill like a scrappy startup, and lovi...
6 Mai 1h 9min
