So it kind of has held its own probably better than some of my counterparts.īob: Well, that's good to hear. But, you know, I mean, the Mall, it's kind of an entity. My store, we have a ton of locals because, like laundry product, you know, we get a local following. You know, obviously, we're, you know, tourism-centric. Patric: The last year has been interesting. And then I opened my own store.īob: And since you brought that up, I know you're at the Mall of America and you've been there for a while.
And then, you know, from there, I've worked for a furrier. And so then from there, I moved to Lexington to go to the University of Kentucky and I worked for McAlpin's. They were bought by Belks a few years ago. And then I worked.īob: Haven't we all worked for profits? What is Proffitt's? So when I wanted to get my sort of first job while I was in college, I wanted to work in a department store. And I loved clothes ever since I was, you know, a wee lad. I want to hear, so how did you start out in retail, Patric? Well, Patric has been with SalesRX, my online retail sales training program, for a while. But, you know, you're kind of my retail idol, so I'm pretty excited to be here.īob: You're the best. I'm actually kind of starstruck, so I'm going to get through it. I am so excited to talk to you today, Patric.
In this podcast I get to talk with Patric Richardson, author of Laundry Love and host of a new series on Discovery+ and HGTV about his background in retail, starting his store Mona Williams in the Mall of America, and his new show The Laundry Guy.īob: Congrats on your new show.