Dying Is Easy. Retail Is Hard. (Update)

2025-11-28 · 62 min · episode 613 · 7 entities

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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 , first published in 2024) 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: " How Macy’s CEO Tony Spring Is Turning the Retailer Around ," by Suzanne Kapner (The Wall Street Journal, 2025). “ 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 . EXTRAS: “ Can the Macy’s Parade Save Macy’s? ” series by Freakonomics Radio (2024). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.