Kit Campoy
@kitcampoy.bsky.social
Freelance writer.
The Voice of the Frontline on Substack.
https://kitcampoy.substack.com
My latest book, The Retail Leader's Field Guide is out now.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C7SZDFYC
The Voice of the Frontline on Substack.
https://kitcampoy.substack.com
My latest book, The Retail Leader's Field Guide is out now.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C7SZDFYC
Francesca's is closing all stores. Announced last week. Employees are devastated.
Hear their story right here.
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Hear their story right here.
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The Fran Fam Speaks Up: The Messy Truth About Francesca's Sudden Closing
Four years without raises and now no severance
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January 21, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Francesca's is closing all stores. Announced last week. Employees are devastated.
Hear their story right here.
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Hear their story right here.
open.substack.com/pub/kitcampo...
Yep, AI can "see" a lot. So can humans.
The "Dark Social" Retail Floor - What Great Retail Leaders Already Know
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The "Dark Social" Retail Floor - What Great Retail Leaders Already Know
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The "Dark Social" Retail Floor - What Great Retail Leaders Already Know
Sure, AI can "see" a lot. So can humans.
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December 31, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Yep, AI can "see" a lot. So can humans.
The "Dark Social" Retail Floor - What Great Retail Leaders Already Know
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The "Dark Social" Retail Floor - What Great Retail Leaders Already Know
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Did you catch the Target Black Friday giveaway?
It was…sad.
I worked 20+ Black Fridays.
I’ve given away thousands of swag bags.
This one was 100% the worst I’ve seen.
Damn, Target.
And yes, many are still boycotting them.
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It was…sad.
I worked 20+ Black Fridays.
I’ve given away thousands of swag bags.
This one was 100% the worst I’ve seen.
Damn, Target.
And yes, many are still boycotting them.
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Target Keeps Embarrassing Themselves
The Black Friday giveaway was cringe
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December 3, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Did you catch the Target Black Friday giveaway?
It was…sad.
I worked 20+ Black Fridays.
I’ve given away thousands of swag bags.
This one was 100% the worst I’ve seen.
Damn, Target.
And yes, many are still boycotting them.
open.substack.com/pub/kitcampo...
It was…sad.
I worked 20+ Black Fridays.
I’ve given away thousands of swag bags.
This one was 100% the worst I’ve seen.
Damn, Target.
And yes, many are still boycotting them.
open.substack.com/pub/kitcampo...
Home Depot had one hell of a Saturday.
Ice scraper protest has a clear message: FUCK ICE
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Ice scraper protest has a clear message: FUCK ICE
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Ice Scraper Protest Locks in on Home Depot
Protest occurred on November 22, 2025
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November 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Home Depot had one hell of a Saturday.
Ice scraper protest has a clear message: FUCK ICE
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Ice scraper protest has a clear message: FUCK ICE
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Walgreens is taking 6 days of paid holidays away from hourly employees,
Walmart rolls out "new" raise strategy,
Patagonia leans into ethics,
and Gen X could really drive retail spending
but most aren't paying attention to them.
kitcampoy.substack.com/p/stiffed-wo...
Walmart rolls out "new" raise strategy,
Patagonia leans into ethics,
and Gen X could really drive retail spending
but most aren't paying attention to them.
kitcampoy.substack.com/p/stiffed-wo...
Stiffed Workers, Real Ethics, and Ready Cash. The Stories of Walmart, Walgreens, Patagonia, and Gen X in Retail News
Retail News for 11.20.25
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November 20, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Walgreens is taking 6 days of paid holidays away from hourly employees,
Walmart rolls out "new" raise strategy,
Patagonia leans into ethics,
and Gen X could really drive retail spending
but most aren't paying attention to them.
kitcampoy.substack.com/p/stiffed-wo...
Walmart rolls out "new" raise strategy,
Patagonia leans into ethics,
and Gen X could really drive retail spending
but most aren't paying attention to them.
kitcampoy.substack.com/p/stiffed-wo...
As a writer, I’m so honored to tell people’s stories.
This first-hand account of a micromanaging boss that gets in everyone’s way is soooooo relatable.
We’ve all been there.
Special thank you to the leader who shared her story with me.
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This first-hand account of a micromanaging boss that gets in everyone’s way is soooooo relatable.
We’ve all been there.
Special thank you to the leader who shared her story with me.
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You Get To Choose a Toxic, Micromanaging Boss or Saving Yourself. What’s Your Choice?
Tenured leaders have had enough and they're walking out
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August 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
As a writer, I’m so honored to tell people’s stories.
This first-hand account of a micromanaging boss that gets in everyone’s way is soooooo relatable.
We’ve all been there.
Special thank you to the leader who shared her story with me.
open.substack.com/pub/kitcampo...
This first-hand account of a micromanaging boss that gets in everyone’s way is soooooo relatable.
We’ve all been there.
Special thank you to the leader who shared her story with me.
open.substack.com/pub/kitcampo...
American Eagle's new ad campaign causes a ruckus for all the wrong reasons.
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American Eagle's New Denim Ads Called Out as Propaganda
Fascism, jeans, genes, and blue blood
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July 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM
American Eagle's new ad campaign causes a ruckus for all the wrong reasons.
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We're used to surge pricing by now. Flights, hotels, and Ubers are more expensive when they're in demand.
But surveillance pricing - is even worse.
Wait until you read the details.
You're gonna be mad.
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But surveillance pricing - is even worse.
Wait until you read the details.
You're gonna be mad.
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Heard About Surveillance Pricing Yet? You're Gonna Be Mad.
Everyone is after your data so they can price gouge you
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July 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
We're used to surge pricing by now. Flights, hotels, and Ubers are more expensive when they're in demand.
But surveillance pricing - is even worse.
Wait until you read the details.
You're gonna be mad.
open.substack.com/pub/kitcampo...
But surveillance pricing - is even worse.
Wait until you read the details.
You're gonna be mad.
open.substack.com/pub/kitcampo...
Reposted by Kit Campoy
Reposted by Kit Campoy
“Thanks, man. Where was I? Oh yeah, so it was December, and I just wanted to get out of the cold. I knocked on some random guy's door. I’m tellin’ ya, dude was out of his friggin' mind! He kept asking me a bunch of super weird questions and whining about some chick named Lenore."
July 3, 2025 at 12:56 AM
“Thanks, man. Where was I? Oh yeah, so it was December, and I just wanted to get out of the cold. I knocked on some random guy's door. I’m tellin’ ya, dude was out of his friggin' mind! He kept asking me a bunch of super weird questions and whining about some chick named Lenore."
Frontline retail teams work their guts out every day.
They leave it all out on the floor so they can help a stranger.
They build communities and safe spaces.
Torrid is set to close 200 stores.
They took away raises.
Because, private equity strikes again.
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They leave it all out on the floor so they can help a stranger.
They build communities and safe spaces.
Torrid is set to close 200 stores.
They took away raises.
Because, private equity strikes again.
open.substack.com/pub/kitcampo...
Everyone Cries in the Fitting Room – What Torrid's 200 Store Closures Really Cost
Is this an end to a fiercely supportive frontline community?
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June 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Frontline retail teams work their guts out every day.
They leave it all out on the floor so they can help a stranger.
They build communities and safe spaces.
Torrid is set to close 200 stores.
They took away raises.
Because, private equity strikes again.
open.substack.com/pub/kitcampo...
They leave it all out on the floor so they can help a stranger.
They build communities and safe spaces.
Torrid is set to close 200 stores.
They took away raises.
Because, private equity strikes again.
open.substack.com/pub/kitcampo...
I don’t know if you know.
But when you work on the frontline, you get blamed for everything.
On purpose.
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But when you work on the frontline, you get blamed for everything.
On purpose.
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When You Work on the Frontline, Everything is Your Fault
Don't fall for it
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May 23, 2025 at 3:44 AM
I don’t know if you know.
But when you work on the frontline, you get blamed for everything.
On purpose.
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But when you work on the frontline, you get blamed for everything.
On purpose.
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Alright. You guys.
China is now selling directly to American consumers on social media.
It's WILD.
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China is now selling directly to American consumers on social media.
It's WILD.
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The Tariff Seesaw: China Sells Directly to American Consumers
Retail will never be the same
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April 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Alright. You guys.
China is now selling directly to American consumers on social media.
It's WILD.
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China is now selling directly to American consumers on social media.
It's WILD.
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Reposted by Kit Campoy
I wrote about this a bit in my last book but it really shakes me that a defining feature of this catastrophic era is that we just keep going to work. We work through pandemics, we work through natural disasters, we work through economic calamity, we work through coups, we work, we work, we work.
April 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I wrote about this a bit in my last book but it really shakes me that a defining feature of this catastrophic era is that we just keep going to work. We work through pandemics, we work through natural disasters, we work through economic calamity, we work through coups, we work, we work, we work.
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You can totally see how this mf bankrupted a casino.
April 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
You can totally see how this mf bankrupted a casino.
NPR: “Amazon studios have approved two deals for documentaries involving the Trumps, one of which includes a $40 million payout to Melania Trump.”
March 11, 2025 at 12:50 AM
NPR: “Amazon studios have approved two deals for documentaries involving the Trumps, one of which includes a $40 million payout to Melania Trump.”
“Target Circle 360 is getting absolutely dog-walked by Walmart+.”
There’s been a lot of talk about boycotts.
But, are they working?
Target is feeling the heat.
Walmart - not so much.
So, why is Walmart doing well?
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There’s been a lot of talk about boycotts.
But, are they working?
Target is feeling the heat.
Walmart - not so much.
So, why is Walmart doing well?
open.substack.com/pub/kitcampo...
Target Struggles As Walmart Soars. Are These Boycotts Working?
Inside the numbers
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March 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
“Target Circle 360 is getting absolutely dog-walked by Walmart+.”
There’s been a lot of talk about boycotts.
But, are they working?
Target is feeling the heat.
Walmart - not so much.
So, why is Walmart doing well?
open.substack.com/pub/kitcampo...
There’s been a lot of talk about boycotts.
But, are they working?
Target is feeling the heat.
Walmart - not so much.
So, why is Walmart doing well?
open.substack.com/pub/kitcampo...
Is everything terrible? Yes. But we resist. And then we get back up.
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Boycott Lists Get Longer. America Freaks the Fuck Out.
Everything is terrible. But we get back up.
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February 14, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Is everything terrible? Yes. But we resist. And then we get back up.
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Right before you post on LinkedIn, an AI assistant pops up and asks you if you want to rewrite your post with AI.
I hate it.
I hate it.
February 7, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Right before you post on LinkedIn, an AI assistant pops up and asks you if you want to rewrite your post with AI.
I hate it.
I hate it.
I'm going LIVE tomorrow with Steve Worthy!
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I'm going LIVE tomorrow with Steve Worthy!
8am PST/11am EST
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February 7, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I'm going LIVE tomorrow with Steve Worthy!
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Supermarket News:
Target faces online backlash after DEI announcement
Ya don't say! 👀
Target faces online backlash after DEI announcement
Ya don't say! 👀
January 28, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Supermarket News:
Target faces online backlash after DEI announcement
Ya don't say! 👀
Target faces online backlash after DEI announcement
Ya don't say! 👀
I joined a book club this year. My first ever.
Went to the Zoom meetup.
I don’t think I like book clubs. 🙃
Went to the Zoom meetup.
I don’t think I like book clubs. 🙃
January 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I joined a book club this year. My first ever.
Went to the Zoom meetup.
I don’t think I like book clubs. 🙃
Went to the Zoom meetup.
I don’t think I like book clubs. 🙃
Target experiences backlash because they're backing out of their DEI commitments.
Yeah. Get ready.
Major boycotts going into effect Feb. 1st.
Yeah. Get ready.
Major boycotts going into effect Feb. 1st.
January 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Target experiences backlash because they're backing out of their DEI commitments.
Yeah. Get ready.
Major boycotts going into effect Feb. 1st.
Yeah. Get ready.
Major boycotts going into effect Feb. 1st.