Aldi vs Sam's Club: Who Wins Thanksgiving Dinner? | Five Things Friday

Aldi Thanksgiving dinner for 10 costs $39, Sam's Club is going bigger, and value is winning the holiday table. Jill Dvorak, SVP Content at NRF, also unpacks NRF's 4.2% holiday forecast, BJ's staff bonuses and Victoria's Secret's influencer runway. CHAPTERS 00:00 Cold open 00:18 Five Things Friday, US edition 00:58 Victoria's Secret puts influencers on the runway 03:46 BJ's rewards hourly staff before the holiday rush 05:27 NRF expects holiday growth despite tight budgets 07:37 Aldi feeds ten for $39 this Thanksgiving 08:55 Sam's Club goes big on its Thanksgiving meal 14:06 Wrap MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO - Subscribe to The Retail Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxc8ZC3VJUM7RaTWLlAxMKg?sub_confirmation=1 SOURCES BJ's Wholesale Club, press release via Business Wire, 13 Oct 2026 Aldi US, press release, Thanksgiving meal, 14 Oct 2026 NRF, press release, holiday forecast, 15 Oct 2026 ABOUT THE RETAIL PODCAST The Retail Podcast is retail intelligence for senior retail leaders: executive interviews, the Decoding Retail daily briefing and Five Things Friday. Host: Alex Rezvan, former Retail Industry Director, UK, at Microsoft. CONNECT - Website: https://www.theretailpodcast.com - Newsletter: https://www.theretailpodcast.com/newsletter - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-retail-podcast Join me at NRF 2027: Retail's Big Show in New York this January. I'm the Host of the Innovation Stage at the Innovators Showcase, all three days. Register and come say hello: https://nrfbigshow.nrf.com/register?utm_source=theretailpodcast&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_campaign=MK_BIGSHOW27 #Aldi #HolidayShopping #TheRetailPodcast 💬 JOIN THE CONVERSATION Which trend discussed today do you think will impact the industry most? Let us know in the comments below! 🔔 SUBSCRIBE TO STAY AHEAD Don't miss the next update. Click here to subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@theretailpodcast?sub_confirmation=1 🎧 LISTEN ON THE GO Prefer audio? Catch the full uncut episodes here: Spot