Season 2

15 Million AI Job Cuts ? The Retail Reality Check
Retail TransformersOctober 20, 2026x
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00:23:51

15 Million AI Job Cuts ? The Retail Reality Check

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. H...

Strategically Lazy: Why Retail Strategy Fails
Retail TransformersOctober 13, 2026x
10
00:29:24

Strategically Lazy: Why Retail Strategy Fails

In this live episode from Shoptalk Fall, Ricardo Belmar talks with Brendan Witcher about why many leaders mistake ideas for strategies and how to move from strategically lazy thinking to vetted, numbe...

Career Reinvention - Choose, Don’t Chase, Your Career with Shannon Flanagan
Retail TransformersAugust 26, 2026x
9
00:53:58

Career Reinvention - Choose, Don’t Chase, Your Career with Shannon Flanagan

Choose Don’t Chase Your Career - Shannon Flanagan on choosing your career instead of chasing it; the break, the pause, and the rewrite. Shannon Flanagan has run more than 80 Power of We Wednesday inte...

31% of the Fortune 500 Has No CMO Role
Retail TransformersJuly 30, 2026x
8
00:48:50

31% of the Fortune 500 Has No CMO Role

Cole Moir on what replaced the CMO role - the four hires that matter, and how he'd manage budget for a $200 million brand. 31% of Fortune 500 companies don't have a CMO role right now. Starbucks, Walg...