Rethink Retail

“Stop collecting technology solutions like they're trading cards.” That's Priyanka Agrawal's advice to retail leaders, and SharkNinja is a good example of why. The company ran separate tech stacks for North America and Europe before rebuilding on one global foundation. Greg Sheive and Michael Cicchetti explain how SharkNinja made the switch without a minute of downtime. Full episode with Lavina Suthenthiran: 🎧 Listen: https://lnkd.in/ehPkaqwn #AgenticCommerce #Replatforming #UnifiedCommerce #PaymentTech

To attract brands’ upper-funnel budgets, retail media networks need more than catalog images and recycled TV ads. Creator videos, real-world product sampling, and in-store experiences give shoppers a reason to stop, and give brands results they can measure. Leah Logan (Recess) joins Jeremy Goldman on Media in Retail to explain why the networks investing in content now will stand apart from those that remain simple ad servers. 🎧 Listen here: https://lnkd.in/e8J5x8kT #MediainRetail #CreatorMarketing

Weather shifts billions in retail demand every year, and a forecast alone won’t tell an AI agent what that means for sales. Adam Moyer (Planalytics) joins Jeremy Goldman to explain how turning weather into clear demand signals helps retailers, and their AI tools, make better calls on inventory, marketing, and staffing. Catch it as part of this week’s #RetailRoundup, and if you’re heading to #NRF2027: Retail’s Big Show in January, stop by booth 4139 to meet the Planalytics team. ▶️ Watch here: https://lnkd.in/eWxdKKb8 #AgenticAI #DemandForecasting #AIinRetail National Retail Federation

When a campaign beats expectations, Amazon’s marketing team asks why. Then they ask again. Kasturi Pal (Amazon) explains how that habit helps her team spot patterns across shoppers in more than 100 countries, including the signals that led Amazon to launch Prime in Colombia. She joined Jeremy Goldman at #Shoptalk2026 for this week’s Global Lens episode. 🎧 Listen here: https://lnkd.in/eQ4iqjQM #CustomerInsights #CrossBorderEcommerce

Most US grocers still pick online orders off store shelves. As volume grows, so do the missing items and substitutions. Petr Lizner (Veloq & Rohlik Group) and Dalibor Pátek (Rohlik Group) joined Jeremy Goldman at #Groceryshop2026 to discuss when grocers should move picking out of the store and into micro-fulfillment: → The order volume where it’s time to make the move → Why robots are only half the investment → Why day-to-day consistency matters more than peak capacity 🎧 Listen to the full discussion here: https://lnkd.in/eUY-rRD3 #MicroFulfillment #OnlineGrocery

The aisle is out of step with how people shop. Shoppers now treat oral care as part of their beauty and wellness routine, while stores still sell it as its own category. Retail media can close that gap by helping brands and retailers grow the category around how shoppers use it. Wendy Salisko (WADE Advisory) joins Drew Cashmore (MiR & Vantage) on this week’s Media in Retail episode to explain why brands can’t lead a category while each team protects its own budget. 🎧 Listen here: https://lnkd.in/eATkgDri #MediainRetail #CategoryGrowth #BeautyRetail