Modern POS is now mobile, self checkout, curbside, and scan and go. Retail expert Michael Leister shares how scalable hardware and software, remote management, and AI diagnostics improve customer experience, reduce downtime, and boost conversion across stores.
AI is transforming retail marketing by turning messy data into connected brand experiences across search, stores, and digital channels. Leaders from Google and Hershey share how agentic systems personalize creative, speed planning, and keep messaging consistent wherever shoppers engage.
Agentic commerce is shifting retail from AI recommendations to autonomous buying. Learn how leaders must prepare with machine ready product data, accurate pricing and inventory, clear governance, and APIs that keep trust, accountability, and margins intact as AI agents make decisions.
Ozark Retail Accelerator helps Arkansas CPG founders scale from local sales to major retailers like Walmart, Sam’s Club, and Kroger. Learn packaging, pricing, trade math, working capital, and buyer pitching, plus key dates for the Bentonville kickoff, virtual cohort, and demo day.
Digital in store media is turning the grocery aisle into retail’s most measurable ad channel. Kevin Bridgewater of Quad shares how dynamic screens, smart content placement, and privacy safe measurement prove sales lift and help grocers and brands win at the moment of purchase.
AI agents are becoming the new shoppers. Learn how to prepare your ecommerce brand with machine readable product data, clean metadata, trusted pricing and promos, inventory and delivery accuracy, and better analytics so AI can confidently recommend your products.
Retail media fails when planning happens in silos. Toby Willse shares how AI shopping, sponsored prompts, and smarter measurement are reshaping strategy, creative, and attribution. Learn how to align teams, improve KPIs, and drive brand growth across retailers.
Freight pricing is broken by incentives, not tech. Sam Tibbs explains why brokers need a neutral, broker owned data layer to capture booking time details and build better rate signals. Learn how data quality, governance, and smarter models can reshape trucking decisions.
Inside Bentonville, leaders from Walmart, NWACC, and logistics partners share how talent pipelines, data driven training, and supplier collaboration solve real retail challenges. Learn how CPG careers start, goods move faster, and leadership turns pressure into progress.
Learn how 1P suppliers can use Walmart Marketplace to drive ecommerce growth, control pricing, and unlock data. This episode breaks down 1P versus 3P strategy, promotions, ads, fulfillment, and brand control to build a stronger Walmart business.
AI agents are becoming the shoppers. This episode explains how agentic commerce changes ecommerce priorities, why structured product data and real time inventory matter most, and how brands can win when machines choose what gets recommended.
Supply chains can be weapons. This episode explores how logistics design creates competitive advantage, from Lowe’s distribution shifts to Amazon speed, Tesla sourcing, and owning demand signals that raise service levels while pressuring rivals.
Packaging is a channel. Matt Woolley of Designsteins shares how smart packaging, storytelling, and fast execution drive shelf and screen success, from PDP assets and micro video to sustainability tradeoffs and speed to market.
Luxury retail can feel personal again. This episode explores high touch service, AI clienteling, RFID, and predictive analytics, showing how technology can restore confidence, intimacy, and expert service without losing the human touch.
Retail media went full funnel in 2025. This episode breaks down CTV, commerce media, in store screens, AI agentic shopping, measurement, and bold 2026 predictions to help brands plan smarter across the entire shopper journey.
How local business owners can exit on their terms without losing their legacy. Learn practical succession planning tips, valuation basics, and leadership strategies from buyer operators preserving small businesses and community identity.