Gabrielle Fonrouge is an award-winning journalist covering the retail beat for
CNBC across its digital and broadcast platforms. She covers specialty
retailers, DTC brands and emerging companies with a focus on investigative
and enterprise stories.
Fonrouge’s work often focuses on the intersection of retail, politics and
finance and she enjoys diving deep into the strategies that are causing
companies to both win and lose customers. She’s reported on a wide array of
popular consumer companies, including stories about the rise of Shein,
Peloton’s turnaround and Bed Bath & Beyond’s bankruptcy.
Prior to joining CNBC, Fonrouge was a national correspondent and
investigative reporter at the New York Post where she reported from Germany,
Puerto Rico, the southern border of Mexico and just about every pocket of the
U.S. Her work has changed laws and garnered a series of awards.
Fonrouge graduated summa cum laude from St. John’s University with a
degree in mass communications and a minor in social justice.