About this podcast
At BDO we know it takes time to stay up to speed on the rapidly changing Retail & Consumer Products industry. That’s why we’re doing the leg work for you in our new BDO podcast, 60-second Retail. We’ll keep you in-the-know on events and trends impacting your bottom line in just a few short minutes, so can spend your time where it counts most –running your retail business.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 275 episodes
- Under Surveillance: P3 - Smart Retail's Trust Problem: Governance, Pricing and What's Next · 12 min · Season 1 Episode 275Retailers today have access to more consumer data than ever before. But collecting information is only part of the equation. As technologies evolve and privacy expectations rise…
- Under Surveillance: P2 - Facial Recognition, Biometrics and the New Privacy Minefield · 14 min · Season 1 Episode 274How can retailers embrace biometric technology without crossing the line with consumers? From facial recognition to an evolving patchwork of privacy laws, the boundaries around…
- Under Surveillance: P1 - Your Store Knows More Than You Think - The Rise of Smart Retail · 15 min · Season 1 Episode 273What can retailers really learn about shoppers today? As stores become more connected, technologies like AI-powered cameras, sensors, biometrics, and advanced analytics are…
- Beyond the Prescription – Part 3: Finding Growth in a Shifting Market · 12 min · Season 1 Episode 272Where Could Changing Consumer Habits Create New Growth? The most important GLP-1 retail story may be not what consumers buy less of, but where they begin spending next. In the…
- Beyond The Prescription – Part 2: Inventory for a Changing Consumer · 9 min · Season 1 Episode 271Can Retail Inventory Keep Pace With a Changing Consumer? As GLP-1 adoption influences consumer habits and preferences, demand could begin shifting faster than traditional…
- Beyond The Prescription – Part 1: The GLP-1 Effect · 9 min · Season 1 Episode 270How Could GLP-1s Reshape the Retail Consumer? A healthcare trend is beginning to raise broader questions about what consumers buy, where they shop and how they spend. In the…
- The Human Advantage - Why Community Matters More in an AI Retail World · 11 min · Season 1 Episode 269As AI becomes more capable of shaping discovery, recommendations, and shopping experiences, retailers face a new challenge: building the trust and connection that technology…
- Are Consumers Breaking Up with Subscriptions? · 9 min · Season 1 Episode 268Subscription fatigue is forcing retailers to rethink what value really means. Consumers aren't abandoning subscriptions altogether. But they are becoming far more selective…
- Retail's New Tax Playbook – Key Findings from the 2026 BDO Tax Strategist Survey · 8 min · Season 1 Episode 267What happens when tax moves from the back office to the strategy table? As retailers navigate tariff uncertainty, growing demands for transparency, and an evolving policy…
- Retailers Are Entering the “Era of Rationalization” · 14 min · Season 1 Episode 266When Does More Become Too Much? For years, retailers expanded assortments, added technologies, and created more ways for customers to shop. But as consumers become more…
- The Ripple Effects of a Bad Forecast · 10 min · Season 1 Episode 265What happens when a forecast misses the mark? More than you might think. In today's retail environment, forecasting errors don't stay confined to inventory plans. A single…
- When Uncertainty Becomes the Strategy · 11 min · Season 1 Episode 264What happens when retailers can no longer plan around a stable set of rules? Retailers have spent years adapting to disruption, but many are discovering that uncertainty itself…
- The Hidden Challenge Behind Tariff Refunds · 9 min · Season 1 Episode 263Could Tariff Refunds Create New Customer Expectations? For years, retailers have navigated rising costs, pricing pressure, and supply chain disruption tied to tariffs. But a new…
- From Cost‑First to Risk‑Aware: How Sourcing Strategies Are Evolving · 11 min · Season 1 Episode 262Is lowest cost still the smartest sourcing strategy? For years, cost has been the primary driver behind sourcing decisions—but in today’s environment, that approach is being put…
- The Mall Paradox: High Demand, No New Builds · 12 min · Season 1 Episode 261Malls are showing signs of renewed strength—rising occupancy, stronger sales per square foot, and leasing demand accelerating across both new and established retailers. On paper…
- Change at Checkout: What the End of the Penny Means for Retail · 13 min · Season 1 Episode 260What happens when the smallest unit of pricing starts to disappear? As digital payments grow, it’s easy to assume the penny is already obsolete, but with one in five shoppers…
- Rethinking Vendor Strategy - From Single Source to Smart Diversification · 10 min · Season 1 Episode 259What happens when your most reliable vendor suddenly isn’t? For many retailers, vendor concentration has quietly become a growing risk, one that can trigger cost spikes…
- Happy Staff, Healthy Bottom Line · 16 min · Season 1 Episode 256What if investing in your workforce isn’t a cost to manage—but a competitive advantage to unlock? As labor pressures persist and differentiation gets harder to sustain, more…
- Data‑Driven Dollars — How Loyalty Programs Supercharge RMNs · 10 min · Season 1 Episode 257Are retail media networks leaving value on the table without loyalty data—and missing the moment in-store? As RMNs expand beyond digital and into physical environments, loyalty…
- Tiered Loyalty: Why One‑Size‑Fits‑All Rewards Are Failing Retailers · 16 min · Season 1 Episode 256Are traditional loyalty programs quietly losing their power to retain customers and protect margin? As return rates rise and shopper expectations shift, retailers are rethinking…
