Welcome to the Retail Rundown, your go-to weekly podcast where RETHINK Retail teams up with industry experts to discuss the news and trends defining the world of retail. In this episode, you’ll enjoy a sneak preview of the insights guests Jenny Oh and Shannon Ryan will share during Valtech’s annual Innova event, held Oct. 7-8. Jenny Oh is the general manager of tech venturing and innovation at PepsiCo Labs where she leads PEP Labs to drive innovation through partnerships with leading cutting-edg...
Oct 04, 2021•39 min
Welcome to the Retail Rundown, your go-to weekly podcast where RETHINK Retail teams up with industry experts to discuss the news and trends defining the world of retail. What will commerce look like in 2025? On today’s episode, we’re covering a few key takeaways from our recently released report "The Future of Commerce 2025", which reveals the top 10 fastest-growing areas that will reshape how we shop over the next 3 years: https://bit.ly/3CNBmJK Joining us today are guests Alex Becker and Ricar...
Sep 27, 2021•27 min
Welcome to the Retail Rundown, your go-to weekly podcast where RETHINK Retail teams up with industry experts to discuss the news and trends defining the world of retail. Today we dive in to top grocery news in honor of the Groceryshop event currently underway in Las Vegas, Nevada. We also share our recently published report “Grocery Trends 2021: The Call for Essential Adaptability” on the changes, challenges and expectations facing the grocery industry: https://bit.ly/3nPDdcJ If you enjoyed this...
Sep 20, 2021•6 min
We’re kicking off another episode of RETHINK Retail with guest Jason Stuckey. Jason is an authority in advertising and e-commerce with over 10 years of experience in digital marketing, e-commerce strategy, and back-office operations. Jason has launched many successful Direct-to-Consumer endeavors for celebrities Rihanna, Kate Hudson, Kim Kardashian, and Michael B Jordan, and has been an integral part of building over a dozen online and brick and mortar businesses. Jason has a deep understanding ...
Sep 15, 2021•41 min
Welcome to the Retail Rundown, your go-to weekly podcast where RETHINK Retail teams up with industry experts to discuss the news and trends defining the world of retail. What has been China’s role in the global supply chain shift? Joining us today is Rosemary Coates. Rosemary is a supply chain expert and the executive director of the Reshoring Institute and the president of Blue Silk Consulting. Rosemary is also the author of five books, including a best seller on Amazon called: "42 Rules for So...
Sep 13, 2021•26 min
Welcome to the Retail Rundown, your go-to weekly podcast where RETHINK Retail teams up with industry experts to discuss the news and trends defining the world of retail. In this episode, host Marie Driscoll, managing director of luxury and fashion at Coresight Research, sits down with Fluent Commerce's Chad Hooker to discuss the future of airport retail, the changing traveler, and how OMS is changing the way people shop for products on the ground and in the sky. If you enjoyed this episode, plea...
Aug 30, 2021•25 min
Welcome to the Retail Rundown, your go-to weekly podcast where RETHINK Retail teams up with industry experts to discuss the news and trends defining the world of retail. This week's episode is all about cryptocurrency. After Walmart announced last week it was seeking to hire a lead to develop its digital currency strategy and product roadmap, we wanted to know if and how the retail industry should be preparing for an increased consumer adoption of crypto. Host Chris Ressa leads the discussion wi...
Aug 23, 2021•34 min
Welcome to the Retail Rundown, your go-to weekly podcast where RETHINK Retail teams up with industry experts to discuss the news and trends defining the world of retail. In this episode, host Cate Trotter sits down with Brandless CEO Cydni Tetro. Brandless is one of the world’s fastest-growing omnichannel commerce platforms offering, like its name suggests, brandless DTC consumer goods. Brandless recently announced a $118 million funding round—one of the largest funding rounds led by a female CE...
Aug 16, 2021•30 min
Welcome to the Retail Rundown, your go-to weekly podcast where RETHINK Retail teams up with industry experts to discuss the news and trends defining the world of retail. This week's topic is certainly one that has many of us debating. Should retailers reinstate mask mandates? And more importantly, should they require employees and in-store customers to be vaccinated? Coresight's Marie Driscoll leads the discussion with guests Paula Rosenblum and Bob Phibbs. If you enjoyed this episode, please le...
Aug 09, 2021•24 min
Welcome to the Retail Rundown, your go-to weekly podcast where RETHINK Retail teams up with industry experts to discuss the news and trends defining the world of retail. In this episode, guest host Mina Fader, managing director of Wharton's Baker Retailing Center at the University of Pennsylvania, sat down with Mary Rodgers, director of marketing communications at Cuisinart, and Ron Thurston, former vice president of stores at Intermix, to discuss this year's back-to-school shopping season and t...
Aug 02, 2021•35 min
Welcome to the Retail Rundown, your go-to weekly podcast where RETHINK Retail teams up with industry experts to discuss the news and trends defining the world of retail. How much do you love Panera Bread's broccoli cheddar bowl? Would you wear it on your bathing suit? Although nobody asked for it, Panera Bread's new limited swim suit line is certainly raising eyebrows. In this episode, Skai CMO Margo Kahnrose joins us to discuss Panera's swim suits along with the brand stunts that have seen real...
Jul 26, 2021•24 min
We’re kicking off another episode of RETHINK Retail with guest Brian McGlynn. Brian is the General Manager of E-Commerce at Coveo, a market-leading AI-powered relevance platform that injects search, recommendations and personalization solutions into digital experiences. Brian is a long-time tech industry veteran with 20 years of experience building and hyper-scaling organizations. Prior to joining Coveo, Brian held leadership roles at Intershop, Hewlett Packard, Deloitte and IP.com. Join us as B...
Jul 21, 2021•28 min
Welcome to the Retail Rundown, your go-to weekly podcast where RETHINK Retail teams up with industry experts to discuss the news and trends defining the world of retail. Retailers need to change their mindset about associates. They aren't replaceable cogs, but valuable potential brand ambassadors. In this episode, guest host Cathy Hotka discusses the changing role of the in-store associate with guests Connie Cartmill and Jack Bennett. If you enjoyed this episode, please let us know by subscribin...
Jul 12, 2021•20 min
It's time to send your paper planograms packing! In this episode, One Door CEO Tom Erskine and retail consultant and author Andrew Smith give us the skinny on the history of store merchandising, planograms, and why retailers need to modernize their visual merchandising strategies to create better brand experiences. If you enjoyed this episode, please let us know by subscribing to our channel and giving us a 5 star rating us on Apple Podcasts. - - - - - - Hosted by Julia Raymond Hare Produced by ...
Jul 07, 2021•27 min
Welcome to the Retail Rundown, your go-to weekly podcast where RETHINK Retail teams up with industry experts to discuss the news and trends defining the world of retail. In this episode, guests Marc Babin and Ricardo Belmar discuss Bed, Bath & Beyond's recent turnaround efforts and breakdown the key characteristics of successful physical retailing in the post-COVID future. If you enjoyed this episode, please let us know by subscribing to our channel and giving us a 5 star rating us on Apple ...
Jul 05, 2021•27 min
Last week, the National Retail Federation held its week-long virtual event: Retail Converge, which gave a stage to hundreds of retail thought leaders and innovators as we all tuned in to learn what’s next as life begins to return to normal. Our team attended dozens of sessions and listened as top retail thinkers shared how they’ve been launching new capabilities around convenience and service while doubling down on delivering meaningful, relevant and positive experiences. On today’s episode, you...
Jun 28, 2021•18 min
Welcome to the Retail Rundown, your go-to weekly podcast where RETHINK Retail teams up with industry experts to discuss the news and trends defining the world of retail. In this episode, host Jeff Roster is joined by Tom Litchford, Global Head of Retail at Amazon Web Services. Together they explore the current state of retail and the critical role of cloud technology, understanding the post-pandemic shopper, and the new retail culture of innovation. If you enjoyed this episode, please let us kno...
Jun 21, 2021•23 min
Welcome to the Retail Rundown, your go-to weekly podcast where RETHINK Retail teams up with industry experts to discuss the news and trends defining the world of retail. According to a survey conducted by Bain & Company, since the pandemic began, 72% of 800 large retailers said they are now trying to work in a more agile way. In this episode, we are joined by guests Cathy Hotka and Julian Mills as we discuss what it means to be an agile store. We also examine some of the biggest pressures fa...
Jun 14, 2021•21 min
Today we’re kicking off another episode of RETHINK Retail with guest Nikki Kaufman. Nikki is the Co-Founder and Chief People Officer at CAMP, a self-described Family Experience Company designed to inspire and engage families. CAMP operates five experience-driven toy and learning shops in the United States and has recently launched its new, kid-friendly e-commerce store called Present Shop. Join us as Nikki shares her journey to co-founding CAMP, how the high-touch retailer pivoted during the pan...
Jun 09, 2021•26 min
Welcome to the Retail Rundown, your go-to weekly podcast where RETHINK Retail teams up with industry experts to discuss the news and trends defining the world of retail. In this episode, we're joined by Gary Newbury and Liza Amlani as we examinee the unpredictability of the supply chain and the actions businesses must take to become more efficient and agile. This episode is guest hosted by Paula Rosenblum, the managing partner and co-founder of Retail Systems Research. She's also a RETHINK Retai...
Jun 07, 2021•32 min
Welcome to the Retail Rundown, your go-to weekly podcast where RETHINK Retail teams up with industry experts to discuss the news and trends defining the world of retail. In this episode, you'll hear from Mailchimp's Vice President of Retail, Sara Hicks, and Christine Russo, a RETHINK Retail advisor and the founder of the Retail Creative and Consulting Agency, as we discuss the evolution of retail over the last year and how the move to digital has led to the democratization of commerce. You'll al...
May 31, 2021•26 min
Today we’re kicking off another episode of RETHINK Retail with guest Matt Alexander. Matt is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Neighborhood Goods. Bursting onto the retail scene in 2018, Neighborhood Goods made it abundantly clear that it was not your grandmother’s department store. Neighborhood Goods is the store of the future, mixing a traditional store environment with the ease of technology and the vibrancy and community of an international bazaar. Join us as Matt shares his jour...
May 26, 2021•43 min
Just in time for summer, the United States is beginning to return to a state of normalcy after a rigorous six months of vaccinations. In this episode, you'll hear from João Diogo Falcão and Jeff Roster as we discuss our outlook for summer + news on stores dropping mask mandates, sports venues opening back up and how AiFi is bringing autonomous stores to the Indy 500. João Diogo Falcãois the Chief Technology Officer at AiFi, a retail tech company that helps retail stores of all sizes become fully...
May 24, 2021•16 min
At the close of 2020, women held just 7.8% of S&P 500 CEO positions. We were in attendance at the Shoptalk Meetup for Women event last week, where we spoke with dozens of women who are keeping the retail industry progress forward. In this episode, we share some of our key takeaways from the event, including a survey we conducted with 30 women in business. Joining the show today are RETHINK Retail's Natalie Arana, Gabriella Bock and Paula Macaggi. We've got the scoop—and more—on today's episo...
May 17, 2021•22 min
In this episode, we spoke with guests Faisal Masud, chief executive officer of Fabric, a headless e-commerce startup, and Jeff Roster, chairman of the Retail Advisory Board at Apptricity and the former vice president of strategy at IHL Group. We spoke about Amazon's revenue growth during the pandemic as well as the rise of headless commerce and how it can help retailers level the playing field with Amazon. Before Fabric, Faisal was the CTO of Staples, COO of Alphabet's drone division Wing, and h...
May 10, 2021•34 min
In this episode we spoke with Christopher Breen, head of partnerships at Public Goods, a membership-based online home goods store offering consumers healthy everyday essentials straight to their door. Chris currently leads the B2B team at Public Goods, where he is focused on making simple, sustainable, and design-forward products accessible in the retail and hospitality industry. We spoke about the value proposition of a DTC brand in retail, why merchandising is so important and how it helps bra...
May 03, 2021•23 min
Does your brand need a Chief TikTok Officer? Many retailers have been catching on to the TikTok craze, with some brands even hiring special teams to whip out viral campaigns. Late last month, toymaker Nerf announced that it would be hiring a Chief TikTok Officer to create new ways to connect with the TikTok community On today's episode, we spoke with Brandon Brown, CEO of GRIN, an influencer marketing platform that helps DTC brands build and manage influencer relationships on social platforms in...
Apr 26, 2021•22 min
We’re kicking off another episode of RETHINK Retail with guest Charlie Chanaratsopon. Charlie is most known for building Charming Charlie to 5,000 employees, 350 stores globally, and $500M in revenue. Charlie recently launched Boosted Commerce, a leading consumer products platform that acquires, launches, and grows third-party sellers on Shopify and Amazon. Join us as Charlie shares his journey as an entrepreneur, his insights for e-commerce merchants, and his key predictions for the future of d...
Apr 21, 2021•26 min
Gen Z, the portion of the U.S. population born around 1996 through roughly 2010, makes up for 40 percent of U.S. consumers and by 2026, Generation Z will surpass millennials as the largest consumer base in the U.S. In this episode, host Brandon Rael sat down with Andy Austin, president of The Industrious, a global design agency that specializes in creating unique in-store experiences. Together they discuss how a well-designed, innovative customer experience can be transformative for retailers an...
Apr 19, 2021•25 min
Here's a staggering statistic to kick off your Monday morning: 77% of consumers say they have tried new brands since the beginning of 2020 In this episode, we sat down with Mark Smith, President of Kitewheel, a leading solution provider for customer journey orchestration and analytics, to discuss what's driving consumers’ willingness to try new brands. Kitewheel recently released a report titled “How to Survive The Latest Retail Apocalypse”, which explores key industry trends and offers recommen...
Apr 12, 2021•25 min
