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.
Creators now power the digital shelf. PartnrUp CEO Jessica Thorpe explains how UGC, automation, and affiliate links drive measurable lift on Amazon and Walmart, boosting PDP conversion and connecting social reach to real sales.
How nostalgia marketing builds emotional brand loyalty. Sarah Gillmer breaks down when heritage works, why traditional media still wins, and how brands blend analog trust with digital precision. Insights on pop culture, media mix strategy, and modern advertising.
Digital shapes the shopping journey but stores still win the moment of purchase. This episode uses fresh data to explain why blended retail works, from social discovery and mobile research to BOPIS, curbside, and in store experiences that drive trust and conversion.
Ron Acosta shares his journey from a difficult childhood to leadership, faith, and purpose. The former Walmart executive and Chick-fil-A owner reflects on resilience, healing, and personal growth, and how business success can align with family, faith, and community impact.
Amazon is rewarding systems over stunts. This episode breaks down Marketplace Pulse data showing rising GMV, fewer sellers, and more million dollar brands. Learn why disciplined operations, analytics, and patience now define success on Amazon.
Live shopping is growing fast but unevenly. This episode breaks down why China leads, where US platforms like TikTok Shop and Amazon Live win or fail, and how story led streams, creator hosts, and frictionless checkout drive real conversion in 2025.
Clean data keeps retail moving. Orderful SVP Jonathan Kish explains why EDI still powers omnichannel, where it breaks, and how modern integrations speed onboarding, cut chargebacks, and sync inventory as AI driven shopping raises the bar for accuracy.
Generative AI delivers value when it shortens the path from data to decisions. Slalom leaders share how retailers use AI across supply chain, product, and customer experience, plus the governance and culture needed to move from pilots to production.
Shrink starts long before the shelf. Former Walmart leader Brand Elverston explains total retail loss, from purchase orders to omnichannel risk, and how RFID, analytics, and smarter processes cut losses while improving customer experience.
Learn how to grow on Walmart with the right mix of 1P DSV and 3P. This episode breaks down WFS, conversion data, search strategy, and AI driven discovery so brands can scale faster, win buyers, and build a profitable omnichannel flywheel.
Retail success depends on people as much as technology. Scott Benedict explains how AI and supply chains deliver results only when leaders invest in talent. Learn how NRF Foundation programs turn students into retail professionals ready to lead.
Brand strategist Erin Campbell on winning attention through meaning not tactics. We explore resale culture, trust and second lives, plus the analog comeback from vinyl to LEGO. A sharp guide to building brands with connection, calm, and lasting value.
Learn how great leaders turn mission values and talent strategy into daily execution that wins with customers. Drawing from The Walmart Way this episode shares practical lessons on hiring building benches rewarding ownership and leading teams with clarity and care.
Holiday meal bundles are reshaping retail by turning planning into a simple choice. Learn how value focused feasts boost convenience basket size and loyalty through smart assortment omnichannel execution and margin minded strategy.
Dr Travis Tokar explains how fairness loss aversion and frontline moments shape customer reactions to returns. Learn which policy levers build trust cut friction and protect margins and how smarter design can boost loyalty while reducing costs.