Customer Centric Retailing

This episode’s special guest, Nick Nedev, Digital Product Manager for BJ’s Wholesale, discusses the value of inventory explainability and how omnichannel owners leverage this concept to effectively manage their business.

This episode’s special guest, Matthew Lafone, President of The Athlete's Foot, shares key insights and tips on how retail brands can best navigate changing consumer behavior and approach sustainability in retail today.

This episode’s special guest,  Louise du Toit, President at Ganni, tackles the subject of sustainability in retail and discusses how brands can best minimize their impact on the environment.

This episode’s special guest, Filipp Labkovskiy, Head of eCommerce at ECCO Shoes Russia, offers expert tips and meaningful insight into the role of business analytics in creating successful omnichannel strategies.

This episode’s special guest,  Angela Picin, Global Omnichannel and Retail Operations Manager at Roger Vivier, shares key insights and tips from her experience managing the implementation of successful omnichannel retail operations.

This episode’s special guest, Fred Schofield, discusses the importance of aligning your eCommerce and in-store operations to create successful BOPIS and Ship From Store omnichannel initiatives.

This episode’s special guest, Mark Pilkington, discusses the role that omnichannel stores play in next-generation retail and how the classic model of retail is evolving.

This episode’s special guest, Worth Darling, discusses the importance of leveraging your stores and store associates to create seamless BOPIS and ship-from-store omnichannel initiatives.

Our special guest, Barbara Thau, joins us to discuss exciting trends in retail with an emphasis on experiential shopping and customer loyalty. 

How can retailers best leverage social commerce? What loyalty trends are successful in keeping customers engaged? How can retailers best employ technology to delight customers?

Our special guest, Steve Dennis, joins us to discuss the importance of centering all operations around the customer and eliminating cumbersome silos in order to enable a frictionless experience.

What are some of the ways that you think retailers can re-imagine their store layouts to accommodate modern buying behaviors? How should retailers approach measuring success for physical retail? What is Steve’s message for retailers that continue to be resistant to change?

Our special guest, Greg Buzek, joins us to discuss how retailers can prepare for the post-pandemic retail landscape. What were the major factors that influenced retail success in the pandemic? What sorts of tools and technologies should retailers continue to invest in after the pandemic has completely waned? How can the little guy keep up?

Our special guest, Chris Walton, joins us to discuss the five major trends poised to disrupt the retail industry. What is necessary to make micro fulfillment work? How is computer vision set to shake up the retail industry? Are the big retailers going to completely monopolize the market in the years to come? How can retailers win at social commerce?

Our special guest, Ashley Merrill, joins us to walk us through Lunya’s story and how she’s been able to stay agile whilst staying true to the brand.

What is the inspiration behind Lunya? How can digitally native brands compete in a hyper-competitive world? How can a brand remain agile without compromising on its mission and story? What are fast-fashion brands really doing to the retail industry?

Our special guest, Rick Watson, joins us to provide his perspective on the ingredients required to win in a competitive retail environment, and why retailers are approaching KPIs completely wrong. 

What does omnichannel really mean? How can DTC retailers win? What are the biggest challenges that brick and mortar retailers face as they reopen stores? What are the KPIs that retailers should really be paying attention to?

Our special guest, Sylvain Nigra, brings decades of experience at some of the most successful brands in the world to talk about what it takes from a technology perspective to deliver the best retail customer experience possible. What are the main in store technology retailers should be adopting to be successful? What should be the first step in the project rollout? What tools do store associates need to best serve customers?