Retail Remix Podcast's articles

  1. Media & Marketing
More than 50% of brands plan to increase budget spend on creators in 2025. While brand execs across categories agree that creators help boost awareness and product consideration, their tactical goals and priorities vary.  During this episode of Retail Remix, Rodney Mason of LTK and Frank Dudley of Northwestern University dig into their latest research […]
  1. Media & Marketing
Amina Pasha has been in the CPG space for more than 20 years. While a good portion of that time was with P&G, her career went into new, exciting territory when she joined The Honest Company, a challenger brand that, from the beginning, doubled down on its mission and values.  She has spent the last […]
  1. Media & Marketing
Mars, Inc. has embarked on a digital transformation that encompasses ecommerce experience and in-store activation. Throughout this journey, which began with the M&M’S brand, the company has successfully embraced experience innovation that has composable technology and agile processes at the center of it all.  During this episode of Retail Remix, Kyle Barz of Mars, Inc., […]
  1. Technology & Innovation
You may think shopping online for a car (especially a used car) is overwhelming, even frustrating. But Jim Lyski is trying to change that.  As EVP and Chief Growth & Strategy Officer for CarMax, Jim has helped drive the company’s AI efforts, which span various touch points and all stages of the buying journey. Listen […]
  1. Technology & Innovation
Over the past year, retail executives have had to navigate many forces: the rise of disruptive tech like generative AI, ever-changing consumer spending patterns and economic volatility.  How did these and other issues drive C-level decision-making? And at the end of the day, what really kept retail leaders up at night? To find out how […]
  1. Data & Insights
Anthropologie has developed a truly distinct in-store experience; one that evokes emotional attachment and inspires discovery. How does the brand achieve this as it grows across formats, markets and even into digital channels? During this episode of Retail Remix, Mindy Massey, Global Executive Director of Retail for Anthropologie, shares how her growth and evolution within […]
  1. Media & Marketing
User-generated content (UGC) has become central to brands’ marketing and customer experience strategies over the past decade. But as social channels and trends have evolved, so too have brands’ methods for collecting, amplifying and monetizing their UGC.  In August 2024, the FTC issued a formal ban on fake reviews and testimonials — an effort designed […]
  1. Shopper & Customer
The payment experience has always been considered a “necessary evil” for ecommerce sites. There’s information merchants need to accept, validate and fulfill online orders.  But now, technology is turning the payment experience into an opportunity for differentiation. During this week’s Retail Remix, two executives embedded in this exciting new world of payment share their thoughts […]
  1. Department: Consumer Durables
Marci Zaroff coined the term “ECOfashion” in 1995 and has spent decades driving meaningful conversations and tangible change in the fashion industry. Nearly three decades later, she is reflecting on the market’s evolution and the work that still needs to be done.  During this episode of Retail Remix, Marci shares: Her vision for “ECOfashion” and […]
  1. Holiday & Events
Brandon Rael has decades of retail industry experience. As a member of RetailWire’s BrainTrust, a Rethink Retail Top Industry Influencer, and part of Kynryl’s consulting team, his daily focus is keeping pace with the new trends driving the retail industry forward.  So who would be a better person than Brandon to dig into holiday trends […]
  1. Media & Marketing
VICI was founded in 2012, when women were looking for trendy, high-quality fashions on a relatively new platform called Instagram, but were extra wary of their spending. With consumers now in a very similar headspace, it is an optimal time for Co-founder and Chief Merchandising and Marketing Officer Aimee Dudum Colorado to reflect on how […]
  1. Department: Food
To identify new collaborative opportunities, retailers should focus on their distinct business values and how they translate into serving specific customers and communities. That is how Dollar General was able to turn its commitment to supporting households into a successful multi-year partnership with Bayer. For this special episode of Retail Remix, Allen Warch, VP of […]