Thomas Walsh

Studs is an experiential retail brand that has re-imagined the ear piercing experience by offering consultative and expert needle piercing services, combined with a wide assortment of accessibly priced, on-trend earrings. Studs invites you to upgrade your Earscape, the journey of customizing ear piercings and earrings to your individual ear and style. 

The past few years have seen sweeping change to store locations and footprints. Angela Jaskolski and John Moloznik represent a digitally native brand with a booming brick and mortar presence and a traditionally brick and mortar brand with a loyal following. They will discuss:

• Identifying locations that introduce the brand to new markets

• Working with landlords in a challenging real estate market

• Leveraging data for site selection and market penetration 

• Maximizing store footprint to deliver the best customer experience