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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Sam Dunn shares practical lessons from The Walmart Way showing how simple beliefs clarity and speed create powerful results. Learn how culture daily habits and fast execution help leaders sharpen performance and build stronger teams.
Discover how Northwest Arkansas built a talent pipeline that powers Walmart supplier careers through real Retail Link training industry partnerships and proven upskilling paths for analysts creators and future retail leaders.
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.
Bentonville is shaping the next era of retail. John Reeves and Brett Dye reveal how Walmart’s tech evolution, AI adoption, and sourcing shifts are redefining merchandising, supplier strategy, and speed. Learn how adaptability and insight drive success in today’s changing retail landscape.
From one boutique to 1,200 Walmart stores, Monica + Andy proves community can scale. Founder Monica Royer shares how parent insights, organic quality, and clear values fueled growth without losing soul. Learn the real steps to build a brand that stays authentic at scale.
Walmart’s stores are getting smarter, blending tech and merchandising to improve value and speed. From RFID and retail media to AI-driven shopping guidance, this episode explores how digital innovation is redefining efficiency, experience, and the future of everyday retail.
Walmart is redefining retail through smarter design and strategy. Clear sight lines, educational displays, and balanced assortments make shopping seamless, while e-commerce, retail media, and membership fuel growth. Discover how innovation and merchandising align for lasting success.
Real leadership starts when change hits before you feel ready. Elise Mitchell joins Andy Wilson to reveal how courage, clarity, and connection help leaders guide teams through uncertainty with focus, empathy, and trust that turns pressure into progress.