Anna Hensel

1 week ago | modernretail.co | Anna Hensel

A video recording of this live hourlong event is offered on demand for Modern Retail+ members. On Tuesday, Modern Retail hosted a live video event to discuss the state of consumer sentiment. Led by Modern Retail executive editor Anna Hensel, senior reporter Gabriela Barko and senior reporter Melissa Daniels, a recording of the hourlong event is available on demand now for Modern Retail+ members.

2 weeks ago | modernretail.co | Anna Hensel

Welcome to Executive Action Items, a Modern Retail+ member-exclusive series driven by monthly focus groups with top executives. This month, Modern Retail brought together a group of executives to talk about the state of the direct-to-consumer model. Below is a recap of part of the discussion focusing on acquisition strategies and the role of owned channels. Excerpts from the conversation have been lightly edited for clarity and length.

2 weeks ago | modernretail.co | Anna Hensel

In recent weeks, customers have been inundated with emails from brands urging them to buy now before tariffs potentially force them to raise their prices. But many of these emails are short on specifics about when prices may get raised, and by how much, as brands are still in the dark about how long these tariffs will actually last. Menswear brand Mack Weldon is taking a bit of a different approach.

3 weeks ago | worklife.news | Anna Hensel

This story was firs published by WorkLife sibling ModernRetailTwo weeks ago, Michael Wieder, the co-founder and president of baby brand Lalo, was on CNBC’s Squawk Box talking about how tariffs would impact his brand, which sells high chairs, play sets and more. Since then, he said he has had dozens of reporters reach out wanting to talk to him about tariffs.

3 weeks ago | modernretail.co | Anna Hensel

Manufacturers are already rolling out significant price increases on strollers, car seats and more in response to tariffs. Now, CEOs within the baby products space are taking urgent action to educate their customers about the potential fallout and lobby Washington for a reprieve. Baby products is one of the industries that has been hit hardest by tariffs on China, as an estimated 97% of strollers that are imported to the U.S. are manufactured in China.