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RETHINK Retail
RETHINK Retail - the evolution of retail in today’s connected world.
Join us as we explore the most recent trends and innovations in commerce.
Join us as we explore the most recent trends and innovations in commerce.
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Feb 15, 2021 • 18min
Retail Rundown: The Power of Gen Z Social With Trinity Wiles & Dara Busch
Did you know 73% of Gen Z consumers have increased the time they spend shopping online? In this episode, we explore this digitally native generation as we take a deeper look at their purchases, preferences, and the retail campaigns making waves on TikTok.
Joining us today are Dara Busch, president of 5WPR’s consumer practice, and Trinity Wiles, co-founder and director of product development at Where & Share.

Feb 8, 2021 • 20min
Retail Rundown: Carol Spieckerman Talks Retail Robotics with Brad Bogolea
Today’s episode is hosted by the incredible Carol Spieckerman. Carol expert on global retail trajectories and transmedia brand platforms.
Carol is also an author and contributor to leading media outlets, such as NPR, Reuters, and Forbes, as well as our very own RETHINK Retail advisor and the host of the Spieckerman Speaks Retail Podcast.
In this episode, Carol sat down with Simbe Robotics CEO Brad Bogolea, to discuss what’s ahead for retail robotics.
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Hosted by Carol Spieckerman
Written and produced by Gabriella Bock
Edited by Trenton Waller

Feb 1, 2021 • 24min
Retail Rundown: Actionable Insights for the Agile Retailer
Feb 01, 2021: Join us as we explore actionable insights retailers can gain from their consumer and sales data.
Featuring Eric Nykamp and Jay Klauminzer.
Eric is the Chief Executive Officer of Raange, a mobile marketing space helping brick and mortar turn visitors into digital customers.
Jay is the Chief Executive Officer of Raise. It's a website and an app where shoppers can purchase discounted gift cards from over 4,000 brands.
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Hosted by Julia Raymond
Written and produced by Gabriella Bock
Edited by Trenton Waller

Jan 27, 2021 • 17min
EP125 -João Diogo Falcão, CTO at AiFi
Did you know Americans spend roughly 37 billion hours each year just waiting in lines?
We didn't either until we caught up with AiFi's Chief Technology Officer, João Diogo Falcão, in this intriguing episode on autonomous stores.
Join us as João reveals AiFi's advances in checkout free technology, how autonomous stores will transform the retail landscape and why, in the not-so-distant future, shopping brick-and-mortar will take less time than an episode on Netflix.
Hosted by Julia Raymond
Written and produced by Gabriella Bock
Edited by Trenton Waller

Jan 25, 2021 • 13min
Retail Rundown - NRF Chapter One: Best in Tech
Join us as we dive into key takeaways from NRF Chapter One as we chat with retail technology experts about this year’s Big Show.
In this episode, you'll hear from thought leaders from Nedap Retail, a global leader in RFID solutions; Oracle, an integrated cloud applications and platform services provider; Quorso, a software company providing retailers with applications to become more agile; and Reality Interactive, an agency specializing in digital retail experiences.

Jan 18, 2021 • 27min
Retail Rundown: The Evolution of E-Commerce with Profitero's Sarah Hofstetter
The world is changing all around us — and retail is too. In this episode of the Retail Rundown, we talk to e-commerce expert and President of Profitero Sarah Hofstetter on the big opportunities for digital retail.
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Hosted by Julia Raymond
Written and produced by Gabriella Bock
Edited by Trenton Waller

Jan 11, 2021 • 31min
Technologies for the Post-Pandemic Store - with Ricardo Belmar and Trevor Sumner
Welcome to the Retail Rundown, your go-to weekly podcast where RETHINK Retail teams up with industry experts to discuss the news and trends defining the world of retail.
Jan 11, 2021: With a return to stores on the horizon, guests Ricardo Belmar and Trevor Sumner discuss how retailers can reinvent their store experience beyond curbside pickup.
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Hosted by Julia Raymond
Written and produced by Gabriella Bock
Edited by Trenton Waller

Jan 4, 2021 • 24min
Retail Rundown - Welcome to 2021: Predictions for the Year Ahead
Hello, Happy New Year, and welcome to 2021—a year that will forever be known as "The Year After 2020."
On today’s episode, we’ll hear from thought leaders including three of our retailer friends, an Automotive executive, and three retail technology experts about their vision for 2021.
Today's guests include John Boline from Starbucks, TheRealReal’s Courtney Hawkins, WolfgangHoffmann from Jaguar Land Rover Canada, and Dan Goldman, who recently joined Gap after a noteworthy stint at The North Face.
We’ll also hear from innovative retail solution providers, such as AiFi, a company that’s turning physical stores into checkout-free experiences; Level10, a company that helps retailers do more with fewer partners by procuring, deploying and maintaining IT equipment; and Zebra Technologies, a software analytics provider that helps to empower the front line in retail and e-commerce.

Dec 16, 2020 • 23min
RETHINK Luxury - EP 4: Connected Experiences
Welcome to RETHINK Luxury, a new four-part, forward-looking series on the luxury industry at-large.
On today's episode, we take a deeper look at connected experiences and the digital tools that are transforming the luxury retail industry into a place where shoppers can touch, sense, smell and dream bigger and bolder than ever before.
This episode features guests Ludovic Baussan, Sandrine Crener, Marie Driscoll, Shannon Ryan, Ron Thurston, and Line Tousignant.

Dec 14, 2020 • 10min
Retail Rundown - Year in Review 2020
Hello and welcome to RETHINK Retail’s Year in Review.
Join us as we rundown the year with clips from episodes past.
Featuring commentary from Ricardo Belmar, Carol Spieckerman, AJ Mak and Chris Ressa.
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Hosted by Julia Raymond
Written and produced by Gabriella Bock
Edited by Trenton Waller