Retail Leader Trend Talk

This week on Retail Leader Trend Talk, we sit down with Paul Loux, the vice president of store design and experience at Ulta Beauty. We chat about the new design at Ulta Beauty, the retailer's growing omnichannel efforts, Gen Z consumers, and more.

This week on Retail Leader Trend Talk, we catch up with Braden Jones, CEO of Orbit Baby, to learn how the e-commerce company enhanced its omnichannel strategy with livestreaming, virtual demos and a new digital showroom.

Caroline McCarthy, co-founder of Starday Foods, discusses the data-driven approach and innovative products of the startup food conglomerate. Topics include leveraging data to launch new food brands, the blend of science and art in the industry, getting the products on Kroger shelves, and fun questions about taste tests and retail trends.

This week on Retail Leader Trend Talk, we dive into the top retail trends that are hot in the minds of executives. Tune in as Lisa Johnston, senior editor of CGT, reveals the latest trends across the industry in this special minisode.

This week on Retail Leader Trend Talk, we're diving deep into Pacworld, the new metaverse world from Pacsun. Tune into the interview with Co-CEO Alfred Chang to hear more about the retailer's moves in the metaverse and beyond.

This week on Retail Leader Trend Talk, we chat with Danielle Jezienicki, director of sustainability for Grove Collaborative, about ongoing sustainability trends and challenges in the CPG industry. Speaking ahead of Grove's upcoming IPO, Jezienicki clues us in on the company's plastic-free promise and how to better understand the broad goals being made across the industry.

This week on Retail Leader Trend Talk, we tackle sustainability with Scot Case, vice president of sustainability at the National Retail Federation. Tune into the interview as Retail Leader Editor Amy Baxter and Case discuss sustainability trends in retail, how retailers are crafting a new sustainability language and why net-zero is about to be huge.

This week on Retail Leader Trend Talk, we catch up with Hana Ben-Shabat, author and founder of Gen Z Planet. In an interview with Editor Amy Baxter, Ben-Shabat dives in the world of Gen Z, including what retailers need to know about this generation and what makes them so unique. Ben-Shabat is a featured author of the Retail Leader Book Club. Her book, Gen Z 360: Preparing for the Inevitable Change in Culture, Work and Commerce, explores the impact of Gen Z in culture, the workplace and in commerce.

This week on Retail Leader Trend Talk, we dive into the evolving role of the retail associate with Regina Aiello, vice president of sales innovations and sales partnerships at Ben Bridge Jeweler. The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated big changes in the way retail associates work with customers. Plus, we explore the role of technology in this evolution with Oscar Sachs, CEO of Salesfloor.

This week on Retail Leader Trend Talk, we catch up with Kai Selterman, chief strategy officer at Misfits Market, to learn about the online grocery retailer's latest expansion to all the lower 48. Tune into the interview, where Retail Leader Editor Amy Baxter and Selterman discuss pandemic grocery trends, supply chain challenges and more.