Rachel Heisten and Alissa Owsley of Life Work Talent explain how leaders can escape the functional expert trap, shifting from fixed headcount toward dynamic skills and curiosity to build teams ready for an AI driven future.
Scott Benedict draws on decades at Walmart, Sam's Club, and Best Buy to explain why AI won't replace human merchants, arguing predictive tools optimize transactions while strategic judgment remains an irreplaceable art.
Laura Weiderhaft of Crisp breaks down how brands can stop drowning in retail media data, sharing the OMG promotion framework and practical strategies for using AI to automate reporting and build scalable intelligence.
Jake breaks down the exact roadmap for turning Walmart.com sales momentum into physical shelf placement, covering 3P vs 1P models, OTIF compliance, and the digital leverage brands need before pitching retail buyers.
Slalom's Andrew, Jack, Erica, and Marco break down how enterprises can scale generative AI safely, covering governance frameworks, citizen developer empowerment, and turning pilot programs into trusted production systems.
Scott breaks down a new FMI/NielsenIQ report showing grocery leading retail innovation, from hyper-fast fulfillment and TikTok Shop discovery to AI recommendation engines paving the way for autonomous agentic commerce.
Amanda Wolf and Toby Wily unpack how AI agents and LLMs are reshaping product discovery, sharing tactical strategies for optimizing content across Walmart, Amazon, and Sam's Club to win in the era of agentic commerce.
Bryan Welch of the Consumer Impact Summit breaks down how CPG founders can balance mission driven values with the operational, pricing, and supply chain demands required to scale into national retail distribution.
Scott Benedict breaks down generative engine optimization, showing how brands must clean up product data and structure content so AI platforms can accurately parse, cite, and recommend them in the new search landscape.
SiriusXM's Adam Ross joins Retail Media Vibes to reveal why digital audio remains underused in retail media, and how brands can leverage streaming, podcasts, and AI driven creative to boost conversions and measurable sales lift.
The power dynamic between employers and employees is hitting a breaking point. Remote work flexibility conflicts with company profits and culture. Hope Brick, founder of Brick Executive Search, dissects executive hiring trends, job hoppers, and the career advantages of being physically seen.
Competing against retail giants is tough, but Harps Food Stores thrives through a powerful employee ownership model and smart tech. Learn how this 178-store regional grocer uses an ESOP, automated AI inventory, and localized fresh departments to scale without losing its identity.
Optimizing single retail locations creates massive data blind spots that hurt forecasting. Scott Benedict breaks down why understanding the interconnected ecosystem of physical spaces and digital channels is critical for accurate performance measurement and long term retail growth.
Learn how former Walmart and Sam's Club COO Jim Haworth scales retail giants by balancing operational precision with human culture. Discover frameworks for early market penetration, pallet merchandising, and empowering frontline workers to drive sustainable business growth.
Friction in shopping kills profit. As consumer search shifts to AI, waiting to adapt means losing market share. A panel of retail experts breaks down agentic shopping, generative engine optimization, and how to structure your product data so algorithms confidently recommend your items.
Treating Agentic AI as a fragmented tool instead of a core operating system dilutes ROI. Scott Benedict breaks down how retailers transition from isolated pilots to enterprise wide transformation, coordinating complex workflows across humans and machines while mitigating operational risk.