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Published by ARC - The Association of Retail & Consumer Professionals
Physical retail isn’t standing still—and neither is Making Space: Real Time. Every two weeks, retail strategist Chris Niesen goes beyond the headlines to unpack the store formats, remodels, capital investments, and category decisions transforming the retail floor. Drawing on firsthand experience from thousands of store visits and coverage of more than 450 retailers and brands, Chris delivers candid, practitioner-led insight into what’s working, what isn’t, and why it matters. Expect sharp analysis, informed conversations, and a little fun as Chris is joined by expert co-hosts from across retail, space planning, and visual merchandising. Subscribe and get a real-time view of the ideas and decisions shaping physical retail. Presented by the Association of Retail and Consumer Professionals (ARC) in partnership with Omni Talk.
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Making Space: Real Time. Real conversations on physical retail, grounded in real time on the floor. In this first episode, I was joined by Chris Walton, and we discuss Michaels' bet on a new store format, TJX's rare earnings stumble, and Target's Beauty Studio glow-up as it moves on from Ulta.
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