Andy Wilson and former P&G leader Tom Muccio break down how the historic Walmart and Procter & Gamble partnership moved to a true one-company model. Learn the mechanics of collaboration, from mirror teams and shared retail data to building trust by focusing on issues instead of positions.
Luxury shoppers think in moments, not channels. Discover how premium brands blend human connection with modern tech like AR, VR, and AI agents to master omnichannel retail and maintain brand trust, featuring insights from retail strategist Elisabetta Borghi.
Global demand is easy, but profitable cross-border commerce is an operational discipline. Discover the strategic roadmap to engineer margins, calculate true landed costs, and turn your supply chain into a real-time decision engine to win in the next era of retail.
Treating warehouse clubs like standard big-box retailers drains marketing budgets. Discover the functional framework to win at Sam’s Club, scale retail creative with AI, and leverage member data for long-term value with TJ Palladino from Genesis X.
Discover what it really takes to grow emerging and challenger CPG brands in the Walmart and Sam’s Club ecosystem. Paradox Retail CEO Allisha Watkins joins us to break down retail media, shopper personas, and the foundational strategy required to scale velocity without wasting spend.
Forget the dying mall myth. Latest foot traffic data shows a retail split into short, convenient trips and long, experience-driven visits. Discover how modern consumers are reshaping physical retail formats, why Gen Z is reviving indoor malls, and what this means for the future of shopping.
Corporate strategy looks clean on a slide deck, but execution relies on human behavior. Acosta Group’s John Owen shares international retail lessons from Walmart’s hyper-growth era, from category management in Mexico to the operational friction of navigating major corporate expansions.
Learn how to drive corporate growth through uncertainty with former Walmart leader Karen Stuckey. Discover the exact point where a delayed decision becomes reckless stagnation, how to balance calculated risks, and how to build the operational discipline needed to move fast in volatile markets.
Discover the critical difference between complicated tactical problems and complex human relationships in leadership. Learn how to escape the functional expert trap, shift to dynamic skill counts, and build a resilient organizational culture capable of navigating volatility with ease.
Retail's AI bottleneck isn't the technology, it is a failure in leadership alignment. Scott Benedict and Jennifer Selby Long break down the human frameworks, change leadership, and cross functional collaboration needed to turn expensive tech stacks into actual business impact.
The retail conversion funnel is collapsing as AI-driven answers replace standard search results. In this episode, Scott Benedict breaks down critical insights from the eMarketer AI Expert Guide for 2026, explaining the shift to Generative Engine Optimization and how to keep your brand visible.
Discover the reality of the retail media landscape and agentic commerce. Learn how automated tech, data cleanliness, and consumer psychology impact business outcomes, and get a tactical blueprint to optimize your digital shelf, protect brand loyalty, and build internal team agility.
Build a world-class supplier team to win with Walmart and Sam’s Club. Industry leaders Denise Natishan and Todd Matherly share how to master retail media, use data-driven storytelling, and combine technical fluency with emotional intelligence for ultimate retail success.
Stop chasing vanity metrics that leak cash. Scott Benedict breaks down the 2026 Marketplace Pulse Seller Index to reveal why rapid e-commerce growth is broken. Discover how to protect your margins, master supply chain discipline, and choose execution over expansion in a brutal market.
Mel Redman shares how corporate culture drives operational growth during hyper-scale. Learn the mechanics of managing global retail expansion, from the massive 1994 Woolco Canada acquisition to Sam Walton's frontline leadership philosophies that keep field associates motivated.
Discover the critical difference between complicated tactical problems and complex human relationships in leadership. Learn how to escape the functional expert trap, shift to dynamic skill counts, and build a resilient organizational culture capable of navigating volatility with ease.