AI Assistants Are the New Checkout Lane in 2026
Zero‑click buying, powered by agentic AI, is set to redefine e‑commerce in 2026 as consumers increasingly complete purchases through AI assistants without traditional clicks.
Holiday 2025: AI Tools Boost Sales, Tariffs Impact Prices
Generative AI fueled smarter shopping while tariffs drove price caution in a 2025 holiday retail season marked by innovation, inflation, and early buying trends.
Holiday 2025: How AI, Tariffs & Consumer Behavior Defined Retail
From AI‑driven discovery to tariff‑induced price sensitivity, the 2025 holiday retail season revealed how technology and economic headwinds reshaped consumer behavior and retail strategies.
AI Agents Are Shopping for Us Now: Is Your Brand Ready?
AI agents are now browsing and buying for shoppers—brands must optimize data, build trust, and adapt to generative search or risk falling off the digital shelf.
Ep. 133 - Trust, Data, and the AI Shelf War
How AI agents are reshaping retail and the digital shelf. Learn what brands need to win at Walmart as bots browse and buy, why trust and clean product data matter, and how generative engine optimization, structured content, and AI monitoring drive recommendations.
Key Retail Trends 2025: AI, Store Evolution & Tech Innovation
Explore how AI, in-store experiences, retail crime prevention, and emerging tech are shaping the future of retail. Discover insights on Walmart, Amazon, and the top retail trends driving 2025 and beyond.
Ep. 127 - How Experiential Marketing Moves Shoppers To Act
Discover how brands turn retail into culture as Ryan Hughes of Gratsy shares how curated experiences, creator partnerships, and smart logistics drive trial, loyalty, and memorable moments that boost engagement in stores and online.
Ep. 4 - How To Organize Around The Consumer
Learn how to rebuild your organization for the way people truly shop. Discover how unified goals, shared ownership, and practical AI help teams break silos, move faster, and win across search, social, marketplace, curbside, and in store.
Retail’s Next Operating System
A clear retail model is emerging for 2026. Unified commerce, retail media profit, automation, AI forecasting, and membership strength are reshaping how top retailers grow. Discover the framework guiding the next decade of resilient retail.
Ep. 6 - First Five Recap: Summerween, CTV, and Work Slop
Get the top insights from five episodes in one fast recap. From early Halloween to AI that helps shoppers buy, we cover retail trends, winning media tactics, smart measurement, and the ideas shaping budgets this holiday season.
How AI Is Transforming Pet Retail in 2026
Explore how AI is revolutionizing pet retail, with brands like Walmart and Petco enhancing customer service, inventory, and sales through innovative technologies.
Agentic AI is the New Frontier for Retail & CPG Workflows
In retail and CPG, the shift from automation to agentic AI unlocks real‑time decision‑making, operational agility and higher customer trust across supply, merchandising and marketing.
How AI Agents Rewire Retail and CPG
AI agents are transforming retail and CPG by turning data into real-time action. Learn how agentic AI streamlines operations, predicts issues, and enhances decisions across marketing, supply chain, and merchandising to drive precision, speed, and profit.
Ep. 2 - Stablecoin Meets Omnichannel
Stablecoin is reshaping retail payments with instant refunds, cheaper settlements, and programmable rewards. Discover how AI, automation, and transparency are building faster, smarter checkout systems that power the next wave of omnichannel commerce.
Ep. 3 – Your Store Is the Strategy
Friction kills retail growth, and fixing it starts in the aisles. Learn from strategist DeAnn Campbell how small design and data shifts turn stores into profit engines. Discover how AI, layout, and culture upgrades can lift loyalty, sales, and engagement across every channel.
Retail Media in Grocery: From Side Hustle to Growth Engine
Grocery retail media is transforming from ad space to core strategy. Discover how Amazon, Walmart, and Kroger use data, loyalty, and in-store tech to link ads to sales, boost merchandising, and turn every aisle into measurable media. Learn what’s working and what comes next in retail media.