• 613. Dying Is Easy. Retail Is Hard.

  • Nov 28 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
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613. Dying Is Easy. Retail Is Hard.

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  • Macy’s wants to recapture its glorious past. The author of the Wimpy Kid books wants to rebuild his dilapidated hometown. We just want to listen in. (Part two of a two-part series.)

    • SOURCES:
      • Mark Cohen, former professor and director of retail studies at Columbia Business School.
      • Will Coss, vice president and executive producer of Macy’s Studios.
      • Jeff Kinney, author, cartoonist, and owner of An Unlikely Story Bookstore and Café.
      • Tony Spring, chairman and C.E.O. of Macy’s Inc.

    • RESOURCES:
      • "Macy’s Discovers Employee Hid Millions in Delivery Expenses," by Jordyn Holman and Danielle Kaye (The New York Times, 2024).
      • "NBC Ready to Pay Triple to Gobble Up Thanksgiving Parade Broadcast Rights," by Joe Flint (The Wall Street Journal, 2024).
      • "How Macy’s Set Out to Conquer the Department Store Business — and Lost," by Daphne Howland (Retail Dive, 2022).
      • An Unlikely Story Bookstore and Café.

    • EXTRA:
      • "Can the Macy's Parade Save Macy's?" series by Freakonomics Radio (2024).
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