

Total Retail Talks
Total Retail
Total Retail Talks is for retail executives who crave the knowledge and insights needed to stay successful in today's fast-paced industry. Through engaging talks and focused interviews, listeners take away useful information and practical advice from a full roster of retail experts, influencers and leaders.
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Feb 13, 2017 • 18min
Customer Experience Shines for Jewelry Television
In episode 77 of Total Retail Talks, Chris Meystrik, chief technology officer at Jewelry Television, a TV network and online retailer of fine jewelry, answers questions from Total Retail's Executive Editor Joe Keenan on how the company is leveraging data to improve the customer experience.

Feb 3, 2017 • 9min
Roots Canada Goes Airborne to Find New Customers
In episode 76 of Total Retail Talks, James Connell, vice president, e-commerce and marketing at Roots Canada, a leading lifestyle brand and manufacturer of men's and women's apparel as well as leather goods, discusses the company's recent partnership with Air Canada that helped drive holiday shopping.

Jan 30, 2017 • 18min
Technology Improving the In-Store Experience for Evereve's Customers
In episode 75, Anthony Hoang, former chief information officer at Evereve, a contemporary retail brand that specializes in styling moms, discusses how the company is leveraging long-term evolution (LTE) Wi-Fi in its brick-and-mortar stores, and the impact that the technology is having on the shopping experience. Learn how Evereve is using technology to bridge online and…

Jan 25, 2017 • 14min
Chinese Laundry's Plan for Growing E-Commerce
In episode 74 of Total Retail Talks, recorded at last week's National Retail Federation (NRF) Big Show in New York City, Scott Cohn, vice president of e-commerce at Chinese Laundry, discusses how the women's footwear brand is making the online shopping experience easier for customers, and in the process driving more sales.

Jan 24, 2017 • 9min
How Mobile Clienteling Will Affect Retail in 2017
In episode 73 of Total Retail Talks, recorded at last week's National Retail Federation (NRF) Big Show in New York City, Dominique Essig, chief experience officer at Bonobos, discusses how the menswear retailer is using mobile clienteling to create a better in-store shopping experience for its customers.

Jan 23, 2017 • 18min
How the Convergence of Content and Commerce is Impacting Retailers
In episode 72 of Total Retail Talks, recorded at last week's National Retail Federation (NRF) Big Show in New York City, Amanda Hesser, co-founder and CEO of Food52, discusses the convergence of content and commerce and how it will affect retailers in 2017.

Jan 20, 2017 • 18min
What Retailers Need to Know About Generation Z
In episode 71 of Total Retail Talks, I interview Ellen Davis, senior vice president of research and strategic insights at the National Retail Federation (NRF). This episode was recorded at the NRF's Big Show in New York City earlier this year. Davis discusses the key findings to emerge from a research project the NRF conducted which…

Jan 19, 2017 • 10min
Data at the Center of Hickory Farms’ Transformation
In episode 70 of Total Retail Talks, recorded at this week's National Retail Federation Big Show in New York City, Gordon Jaquay, director, information technology at Hickory Farms, the specialty foods retailer, talks about how breaking down data silos is helping the organization become more efficient while also providing a better experience for its customers.

Jan 18, 2017 • 13min
Things Remembered's CEO on Innovation, Testing
In episode 69 of Total Retail Talks, recorded at this week's National Retail Federation Big Show in New York City, Total Retail's Executive Editor Joe Keenan interviews Lisa Gavales, president and CEO of Things Remembered. Gavales discusses what innovation means for the personalized gifts retailer, how testing influences Things Remembered's product selection — both in-store…

Jan 5, 2017 • 16min
New Mobile Site Reason to Party for Shindigz
In episode 68 of Total Retail Talks, Bart Robinson, vice president of product management for Shindigz, a party supplies retailer, discusses how a relaunched and redesigned mobile site has helped the brand improve the shopping experience for its customers, ultimately resulting in more conversions. In addition, Robinson offers his thoughts on what retailers should be…


