Making Space: Real Time with Chris Niesen

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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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