RETHINK RETAIL

Welcome to the Retail Rundown, your go-to weekly podcast where RETHINK Retail teams up with industry experts to discuss the news, trends, and big ideas that are redefining commerce. In this episode, Karl Haller, partner at the IBM Consumer Center of Competency, joins us to discuss IBM's new key findings on consumer attitudes toward hybrid shopping, sustainability, and purpose-driven brands. In his...

Welcome to the Retail Rundown, your go-to weekly podcast where RETHINK Retail teams up with industry experts to discuss the news, trends, and big ideas that are redefining commerce. In this episode, we discuss why marketers need more than just predictions—they need real strategy and insights. Joining the show is Meghann York. Meghann is the global head of product marketing and marketing solutions...

Today we’re kicking off another episode of the Retail Rundown podcast with guest Pawel Grabowski. Pawel is the Head of unmanned solutions at Żabka Polska, which is the largest, formatted, and centralized chain of convenience stores in Central and Eastern Europe. On today's episode, we discuss the store's recent roll out of 25 autonomous stores, powered by AiFi. In his career, he has worked with gl...

Welcome to the Retail Rundown, your go-to weekly podcast where RETHINK Retail teams up with industry experts to discuss the news, trends, and big ideas that are redefining commerce. In this episode, guest Simeon Siegel and host Julia Raymond Hare weigh in on the DTC vs. wholesale debate. Simeon Siegel is the managing director and a senior retail and e-commerce analyst at BMO Capital Markets. Simeo...

Hello, Happy New Year, and welcome to 2022! On today’s special episode, we’ll hear from retail thought leaders about their vision for the new year. Today's guests include Oliver Banks, Guy Courtin, Marie Driscoll, Michael LeBlanc, Tom Litchford, Christine Russo, and Gautham Vadakkepatt. We’ll also hear from innovative retail solution providers, such as Adam Gray with Tabs Analytics, which is a div...

Welcome to the Retail Rundown, your go-to weekly podcast where RETHINK Retail teams up with industry experts to discuss the news, trends, and big ideas that are redefining commerce. In this special episode, we rundown the year with clips from episodes past as we say goodbye to 2021. Featuring commentary from Neighborhood Goods' Matt Alexander, Starbucks' John Boline, CAMP's Nikki Kaufman, and Gap'...

Welcome to the Retail Rundown, your go-to weekly podcast where RETHINK Retail teams up with industry experts to discuss the news, trends, and big ideas that are redefining commerce. In this episode, we dive deep into the store experience with retail and merchandising experts Ken Kuperstein and Andrew Smith. We discuss the modern relationship between the shelf and the store experience and how exper...

Welcome to the Retail Rundown, your go-to weekly podcast where RETHINK Retail teams up with industry experts to discuss the news, trends, and big ideas that are redefining commerce. The countdown to Black Friday has officially commenced! And with shoppers starting earlier than ever, retailers are having to get creative with their BFCM promotions. In this episode, guest Gina Yuter joins host Julia...

Welcome to the Retail Rundown, your go-to weekly podcast where RETHINK Retail teams up with industry experts to discuss the news, trends, and big ideas that are redefining commerce. In this episode, we dive deep into the labor and workforce challenges currently impacting retail and numerous other industries, both in the United States and abroad. Joining the show are guests, Nikki Baird and Jack Be...

Welcome to the Retail Rundown, your go-to weekly podcast where RETHINK Retail teams up with industry experts to discuss the news, trends, and big ideas that are redefining commerce. This episode is part two of our deep dive into the 2021 holiday shopping season and features insights from the National Retail Federation and Proper Insights & Analytics' 2021 Consumer Holiday Survey. Joining the show...

Welcome to the Retail Rundown, your go-to weekly podcast where RETHINK Retail teams up with industry experts to discuss the news, trends, and big ideas that are redefining commerce. This episode is part one of our deep dive into the 2021 holiday shopping season and features insights from Adobe's annual holiday shopping forecast. Joining the show today is Taylor Schreiner, director of Adobe Digital...

Welcome to the Retail Rundown, your go-to weekly podcast where RETHINK Retail teams up with industry experts to discuss the news, trends, and big ideas that are redefining commerce. In this episode, we spoke with Jim Marcum, chief executive officer of David's Bridal, about how the company sold to brides during a year without weddings and its plans to meet the demand of next year's big wedding boom...

Welcome to the Retail Rundown, your go-to weekly podcast where RETHINK Retail teams up with industry experts to discuss the news, trends, and big ideas that are redefining commerce. In this episode, we spoke with Siobhán Lonergan, chief brand officer at Shapermint, about the role body-positive branding has played in the company's massive growth. We also spoke about how work-from-home culture broug...

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 spoke with Bill Ready, president of commerce and payments at Google, about the features Google has put in place to make it easier for merchants to get discovered. Bill also dives into the key consumer trends im...

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 Pep...

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...

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,...

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 p...

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. R...

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 chang...

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...

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...

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 lea...

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, form...

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 Ma...