E-Commerce Marketplaces: White Space? Or Black Holes? with Brand3P | EP22

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In this episode: Wendy Liebmann talks with Ping Hao and Burke White, founders of Brand3P, and creators of the Walmart.com marketplace about the current opportunities -- and challenges -- for brands and retailers as e-commerce marketplaces fast become a primary distribution channel. They discuss: Why marketplaces are growing (Hint: because shoppers are there), and when ... Read more

How to Make Every Store A Store of the Future with Jo Horgan | EP21

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In this episode: Wendy Liebmann and Jo Horgan, Jo Horgan, Founder & Co-CEO of Mecca Brands, discuss how retail innovation must be a discipline embedded into the culture of organizations to stay relevant to what shoppers want in a fast-changing world. They discuss: Putting shoppers at the center of a company’s innovation culture How retail ... Read more

Retail After the Splurge with Steve Sadove | EP19

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In this episode: Wendy Liebmann discusses how retailers have the opportunity to reintroduce themselves to shoppers as they move out of their COVID-cocoons with Steve Sadove, retired Chairman & CEO of Saks Incorporated, and current board member of Colgate-Palmolive and advisor to Mastercard and private equity. They discuss: The new foundation for retail How to ... Read more

The Future of Retail Leadership | EP18

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In this episode: Wendy Liebmann discusses the expertise, mindset and agility retail leaders will need in the future with Professor Stephan Kanlian, Chairperson of FIT’s Master’s Program in Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing and Management, and Morgan Hagney, AVP, Maybelline New York. They discuss: Critical capabilities required in the new phygital retail environment The urgency to ... Read more

The Color of Retail with Terry Thomas | EP16

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In this episode: Our own Wendy Liebmann and Terry Thomas, EVP & Chief Customer Officer, Unilever US, discuss how diversity and inclusion are critical to building a modern, socially responsible company that today’s shoppers expect. What Diversity and Inclusion actually mean (it’s more than ethnicity) Why an intrinsic, top-down approach is critical, and how to ... Read more

Shopping Next: Myths, Realities and What Will Endure | EP15

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In this episode: Our own Wendy Liebmann and Candace Corlett (WSL’s dynamic leadership duo) discuss the new realities of the emerging retail world and challenge whether or not new shopping patterns formed during the pandemic will endure. Wendy and Candace discuss: Whether physical stores will remain viable How time is now the focus of every ... Read more

The Future of Retail from a Global View | EP14

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In this episode: Our own Wendy Liebmann and Christine Cross, UK-based global retail consultant, discuss trends that are already disrupting retail around the world. Wendy and Christine discuss: The impact of channel agnosticism on how people shop, and where companies invest The growth of DTC and how it enables brands to stay closer to shoppers ... Read more

How Kroger is Helping Americans Live Healthier Lives | EP13

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In this episode: Our own Wendy Liebmann and Colleen Lindholz, President of Kroger Health, discuss the power of retail to transform lives, and Kroger’s journey to help Americans be healthier -- during the pandemic and every day. Wendy and Colleen discuss: Kroger’s “Food as Medicine” strategy grounded in affordable, personalized solutions How the shopper is ... Read more

The New Language of Retail | EP12

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In this episode: Our own Wendy Liebmann and Norman De Greve, Chief Marketing Officer at CVS Health, discuss how retail, and companies that sell through retail, need to communicate differently with shoppers today; what’s the same, what’s different and what the future will demand. Wendy and Norm discuss: How digital has changed and how companies ... Read more

Power of Retail to Create Calm in Stressful Times | EP06

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In this episode: Wendy Liebmann interviews Dr. Gayatri Devi, a nationally recognized neurologist, attending physician at Lenox Hill Hospital/Northwell Health, director of New York Memory and Healthy Aging Services, and author of “A Calm Brain: How to Relax Into a Stress-free, High-powered Life”. You’ll learn: How the current pandemic has changed not only relationships with ... Read more

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