The Race to the Doorstep Escalates, Plus Bloomingdale's Record Comp & Diesel Drama

The Remarkable Retail podcast turns six. Steve Dennis and Michael LeBlanc mark the milestone by discussing the Fed's latest move to increase interest rates, record diesel prices, and early holiday forecasts from Deloitte and Bain. They also explore Bloomingdale's record 11.3% comp, Coresight's store opening and closing data, Toys R Us expansion, and earnings from Inditex and Kroger. Steve unpacks his Substack article on whether the race to the doorstep is a race to the bottom, and the “On The Radar Screen” segment covers the Target Beauty Studio launch and the ROI of AI.