Episodes

  • Episode 66: AI use cases in retail with Mischa McInerney
    Jul 26 2024

    In episode 66 of Kantar's Retail Sound Bites, Barry Thomas, senior retail thought leader, and Rachel Dalton, head of retail insights, discuss best-in-class uses of AI in retail with Mischa McInerney, CMO, Digital Marketing Institute.

    This episode also features Julie Craig, vice president of shopper insights at Kantar, to discuss how politics are impacting shopping.

    Have a topic you'd like us to cover? Contact us at Kantar's Retail Sound Bites Podcast.

    Barry's contact information:
    barry.thomas@kantar.com
    Barry's LinkedIn

    Rachel's contact information:
    rachel.dalton@kantar.com
    Rachel's LinkedIn

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Episode 65: Building and investing in defensible challenger brands
    Jul 10 2024

    In episode 65 of Kantar’s Retail Sound Bites, Barry Thomas, senior retail thought leader, and Rachel Dalton, head of retail insights, discuss challenger brands, mergers and acquisitions, and more with Richard Baum, managing partner of Consumer Growth Partners, Kara Posner, partner at Giannuzzi Lewendon, and Patrick McKeever, publisher of The Daily on Retail.

    This episode also features Kantar’s principal economist, Doug Hermanson, who dives into the macroeconomic state of retail ahead of the 2024 US presidential election.

    Have a topic you'd like us to cover? Contact us at Kantar's Retail Sound Bites Podcast.

    Barry's contact information:
    barry.thomas@kantar.com
    Barry's LinkedIn

    Rachel's contact information:
    rachel.dalton@kantar.com
    Rachel's LinkedIn

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Episode 64: Category captaincy with Chris Perry
    Jun 26 2024

    In episode 64 of Kantar's Retail Sound Bites, Barry Thomas, senior retail thought leader, and Rachel Dalton, head of retail insights, discuss category management, leadership, and best practices with Chris Perry, chief learning officer, firstmovr.

    This episode also features Mary Brett Whitfield, senior vice president of shopper insights at Kantar, to discuss welcomed trends being tracked in Kantar's ShopperScape data.

    Have a topic you'd like us to cover? Contact us at Kantar's Retail Sound Bites Podcast.

    Barry's contact information:
    barry.thomas@kantar.com
    Barry's LinkedIn

    Rachel's contact information:
    rachel.dalton@kantar.com
    Rachel's LinkedIn

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    59 mins
  • Episode 63: Embracing eB2B with David Martin
    Jun 14 2024

    In episode 63 of Kantar's Retail Sound Bites, Barry Thomas, senior retail thought leader, and Rachel Dalton, head of retail insights, discuss eB2B and digital commerce disruptions, revenue growth management, and more with David Martin, group digital director, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners.

    Have a topic you'd like us to cover? Contact us at Kantar's Retail Sound Bites Podcast.

    Barry's contact information:
    barry.thomas@kantar.com
    Barry's LinkedIn

    Rachel's contact information:
    rachel.dalton@kantar.com
    Rachel's LinkedIn

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    53 mins
  • Episode 62: The Ascendancy of Challenger Brands in Retail with Eric Ryan
    May 29 2024

    In episode 62 of Kantar's Retail Sound Bites, Barry Thomas, senior retail thought leader, and Rachel Dalton, head of retail insights, discuss challenger brand disruption across direct-to-consumer brands with Eric Ryan, co-founder of method, OLLY, Welly, Cast, and WILL Perform.

    This episode also features Julie Craig, vice president of shopper insights, to discuss the changing role of the store and shoppers’ expectations.

    Have a topic you'd like us to cover? Contact us at Kantar's Retail Sound Bites Podcast.

    Barry's contact information:
    barry.thomas@kantar.com
    Barry's LinkedIn

    Rachel's contact information:
    rachel.dalton@kantar.com
    Rachel's LinkedIn

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    59 mins
  • Episode 61: Pouring Innovation: Exploring Beverage Breakthroughs with Danny Stepper
    May 16 2024

    In episode 61 of Kantar's Retail Sound Bites, Barry Thomas, senior retail thought leader, and Rachel Dalton, head of retail insights, discuss challenger brand disruption in the beverage industry with Danny Stepper, CEO & Co-founder at L.A. Libations and Globestepper Productions.

    Have a topic you'd like us to cover? Contact us at Kantar's Retail Sound Bites Podcast.

    Barry's contact information:
    barry.thomas@kantar.com
    Barry's LinkedIn

    Rachel's contact information:
    rachel.dalton@kantar.com
    Rachel's LinkedIn

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Episode 60: Unpacking the 2024 NACDS Annual Meeting
    May 15 2024

    In episode 60 of Kantar's Retail Sound Bites, Barry Thomas, senior retail thought leader, and Rachel Dalton, head of retail insights, discuss findings from the 2024 NACDS Annual Conference with Amar Singh, senior director of retail insights, at Kantar.

    Have a topic you'd like us to cover? Contact us at Kantar's Retail Sound Bites Podcast.

    Barry's contact information:
    barry.thomas@kantar.com
    Barry's LinkedIn

    Rachel's contact information:
    rachel.dalton@kantar.com
    Rachel's LinkedIn

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    28 mins
  • Episode 59: Portfolio management in retail with Don Kerrigan
    May 1 2024

    In episode 59 of Kantar's Retail Sound Bites, Barry Thomas, senior retail thought leader, and Rachel Dalton, head of retail insights, discuss portfolio management, health and wellness trends, and upskilling initiatives with global CEO and tenured leader, Don Kerrigan.

    This episode also features Mary Brett Whitfield, Kantar's senior vice president of shopper insights, who sheds light on recent shopper trends.

    Have a topic you'd like us to cover? Contact us at Kantar's Retail Sound Bites Podcast.

    Barry's contact information:
    barry.thomas@kantar.com
    Barry's LinkedIn

    Rachel's contact information:
    rachel.dalton@kantar.com
    Rachel's LinkedIn

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    1 hr and 5 mins