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It's hard for many consumer-facing businesses to raise cash and customer acquisition costs are rising. At the Modern Retail Commerce Summit, executives dished about the biggest problems they're facing.

Michelle Peterson, CMO at Kendra Scott, hates the idea of a division between brand and performance marketing.

Violife is trying to become the Oatly of plant-based cheese. The brand's global president and chief brand officer Olga Osminkina-Jones joined the Modern Retail Podcast and spoke about its growth strategy.

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At the Modern Retail Commerce Summit, held last week in New Orleans, Prose co-founder and CEO Arnaud Plas spoke about how he's been leading the company to reach these major milestones. “That has been a journey,” Plas said.

President Biden signs a new TikTok bill, Saks goes into retail media and Amazon has a new grocery subscription service.

At the Modern Retail Commerce Summit, held earlier this month in New Orleans, executives from some of the most exciting brands spoke candidly about the strategies they're implementing that are helping them grow and bring in new customers.

Former Peloton CEO John Foley's new company is Ernesta, a direct-to-consumer brand selling higher-end rugs. He joined the Modern Retail Podcast this week and spoke about the company's journey thus far.

Movado Brand president Margot Grinberg joined the Modern Retail Podcast and spoke about the state of higher-end watches, as well as its evolving marketing playbook. For her, it's a family affair as her grandfather founded the company.

Cargo Crew founder and chief creative officer Felicity Rodgers joined this week's Modern Retail Podcast and spoke about the two-decade-plus journey. The workwear brand now works with 45,000 teams in over 80 countries and projects sales to grow 186% this year.