Leslie Ann Hall of Iced Media on optimizing for AI search and GEO, and why half of shoppers check Reddit before they buy. Over half of Redditors do a "final check" on Reddit before they make a purchase. That one habit shows how much the path to purchase has changed, and Leslie Ann Hall, Founder and CEO of Iced Media, has a plan for b...

ThredUp’s Alon Rotem explains how the resale giant is launching live shopping on Whatnot, with in-warehouse studios and homegrown hosts to move 5 million one-of-a-kind items into airtime-rich shows. The episode dives into how AI is becoming ThredUp’s operating system, the concept of lean back discovery, and the emerging idea of agent...

In this episode, Whatnot Chief Product Officer Tom Verrilli explains why live shopping could reach 15 to 20 percent of US retail, highlighting Whatnot’s breakout sales and the growing momentum of live commerce. Recorded live at the RetailClub AI Festival, the discussion explores AI’s role in real time discovery, hyper-personalization...

In this episode, Tilly’s board director Mike Relich explains what a retail board will actually fund when it comes to AI, weighing the choice between saving 100,000 a year on product descriptions or freeing up 10 million in working capital tied to inventory. Recorded at RetailClub, the discussion covers how to present a compelling AI ...

In this episode, GlobalData retail expert Neil Saunders explains where AI is actually delivering value in stores today and weighs the potential impact of widespread AI job cuts on consumer spending. He argues that a scenario of 15 million US AI-related layoffs could shave 7-8% from spending and reverberate beyond 2008, but questions ...

In this live Shoptalk Fall episode brought to you by Perficient, we dive into proving AI ROI, agentic commerce, pilot purgatory, and the project dubbed Do Not Replace Bob. With insights from Brandon Rael and Rupa Amin, the discussion exposes why 64% of retail leaders can’t prove AI ROI, how AI-driven product discovery alters the role...