Kantar Retail Sound Bites
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About
Kantar Retail Sound Bites podcast series provides a provocative view of global retail trends, business issues, and other shopper and retail related news.
Episodes
- Episode 104: TikTok's role in commerce with Jordan Kremm and Steve Light of L&R Distributors
What if TikTok matters to your business more than Amazon? On the latest Retail Sound Bites, we explore why TikTok has become one of the most powerful demand engines retail has ever seen. Featuring Jordan Kremm and Steve Light of L&R Distri…
- Episode 103: Top trends from NACDS with Leigh O'Donnell
What did NACDS really reveal this year? In this Retail Sound Bites episode, Rachel Dalton, Leigh O'Donnell, and Barry Thomas share their candid take on the trends, tensions, and leadership moments shaping drug retail right now. In this con…
- Episode 102: Minds on the Machine with Andy Murray
In this episode of Retail Sound Bites , Barry Thomas and Rachel Dalton welcome back Andy Murray, former Executive Chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi X and CEO of BigQuest Advisory, to discuss the future of AI through the lens of original resear…
- Episode 101: European buying groups with Paida Mugudubi
Retail buying groups are reshaping the balance of power in Europe's grocery landscape. In this episode of Retail Sound Bites, Barry Thomas and Rachel Dalton are joined by Paida Mugudubi to unpack how buying groups work, why they've grown s…
- Episode 100: The Retail Reset - 100 Sound Bites Later
Retail Sound Bites marks a major milestone with its 100th episode, celebrating four years of conversations at the intersection of retail, CPG, and commerce transformation. Hosts Barry Thomas and Rachel Dalton kick off the episode by reflec…
- Episode 99: 2026 Food and Beverage Trends with Brian Choi of The Food Institute
What will value really mean for food and beverage in 2026? On the latest episode of Retail Sound Bites, Barry Thomas and Rachel Dalton sit down with Brian Choi, CEO of The Food Institute, to unpack the forces reshaping the industry, includ…
- Episode 98: National Retail Federation 2026: Retail's Big Show
In this episode of Retail Sound Bites, Barry and Rachel are joined by Amar Singh and David Marcotte for a rapid‑fire download on everything we saw, heard, and learned at NRF 2026: Retail's Big Show. From global tech innovation to the rise…
- Episode 97: PoweRanking® 2025 - The Relevance Reset
In this episode of Retail Sound Bites, Jeff Maloy, vice president of retail, sales, and shopper, and Rohan Mazumdar, vice president of retail consulting, at Kantar, join hosts Rachel Dalton and Barry Thomas in a discussion about this year'…
- Episode 96: Activating insights for commercial teams with Anna Estlund
In this episode of Retail Sound Bites, Rachel Dalton and Anna Estlund, VP of strategy, insights, and analytics at Pernod Ricard, discuss five critical steps to turn insights into real-time activation for commercial teams. They also discuss…
- Episode 95: The future of convenience and category management with Bala Gurumoorthy
In this episode, Rachel Dalton and Barry Thomas sit down with Bala Gurumoorthy, VP of Category Management at Ferrero USA, to discuss the evolving landscape of convenience retail and the future of category management. Together, they uncover…
- Episode 94: The industry scoop from Shoptalk, Groceryshop, and Velocity
In this special episode of Retail Sound Bites, we unpack the most compelling themes and takeaways from three powerhouse industry events—Shoptalk, Groceryshop, and Velocity. Hosts Barry Thomas and Rachel Dalton are joined by two of Kantar's…
- Episode 93: The forces shaping consumer demand with Oksana Sobol of Clorox
"Smaller households mean different product configurations, different product features, different ways of taking them to market… Even the fact of the aging population emphasizes certain categories and new benefits that these older consumers…
- Episode 92: NeuroAI & The Future of Consumer Choice with Dr. A. K. Pradeep
What happens when neuroscience meets AI in the world of CPG? We sat down with Dr. Pradeep, CEO of Sensory AI and a pioneer in NeuroAI, to explore how the nonconscious mind and large language models are transforming innovation, marketing, a…
- Episode 91: Unlocking new revenue growth in healthcare with Soda Health
Personalization, engagement, and "food as medicine" programs are shaping the future of preventive care. This episode features a conversation with Jared Childs and Julie Fleisher from Soda Health ; a company focused on improving access to p…
- Episode 90: Navigating Beauty's Retail Maze with Brian King of RoC Skincare
Agility drives challenger brand success in traditional retail – and the same holds true in beauty. Barry Thomas and Rachel Dalton just wrapped an inspiring conversation with Brian King, chief customer officer at RoC Skincare, on Episode 90…
- Episode 89: Driving discovery in commerce with Charlotte Harris
Traditional ecommerce and social commerce are diverging, with social commerce platforms like TikTok Shop showing significant growth and engagement. Hear from Charlotte Harris, senior analyst at Kantar, as she walks through discovery-led jo…
- Episode 88: What's eating retail with Kevin Coupe
There are three things that retailers must do to create stronger connections with shoppers: when the customer walks in the store, make them smile, make them hungry, and do what the competition can't or won't do. Hear from Kevin Coupe, auth…
- Episode 87: The view from Cannes with Andy Murray
Great creativity requires constraints. The presence of media, data, and technology partners at events like Cannes creates new opportunities and constraints that enhance creative culture. Hear from Andy Murray, Founder & CEO of bigQuest Adv…
- Episode 86: Tariffs, tariffs, tariffs, with David Marcotte and Doug Hermanson
Is volatility our new normal? As tariff policies change frequently, uncertainty is likely to be the new normal for the foreseeable future, making long-term planning and decision-making more challenging. Hear from Kantar's Doug Hermanson an…
- Episode 85: Health and wellness trends in commerce with Leigh O'Donnell and Amar Singh
The drug channel in the US is undergoing significant changes, with CVS and Walgreens trying to reposition themselves as health and wellness destinations but facing challenges such as store closures and shopper shifts to other channels. He…
- Episode 84: Creating customer value with Julie Hamilton
Consumers and customers must remain at the heart of every decision, regardless of your industry. Hear from Julie Hamilton, former Chief Commercial Officer and Head of Global Sales at Diageo PLC, as she joins Kantar's Barry Thomas and Rache…
- Episode 83: Leadership, career progression, and finding growth with Cathy and Stephen Horgan
Adaptability, collaboration, and authenticity are traits that can get you far as a professional and leader. Hear from Cathy Horgan, foodservice and on-premise lead for OLIPOP, and Stephen Horgan, co-founder of InterContinental Beverage Cap…
- Episode 82: The end of SEO as we know it? Featuring James Cadwallader of Profound
Will the tradition SEO we've come to know and master soon become obsolete? As generative AI reshapes search, learn what's next from James Cadwallader, co-founder and CEO of Profound , as he joins Kantar's Barry Thomas and Rachel Dalton on…
- Episode 81: Finding growth amid disruption with Marissa DeMaio of Atalanta Corporation
Disruption is inevitable for US retailers and suppliers in the months ahead. Discover provocative and transparent ways to combat challenges ahead from Marissa DeMaio, Vice President of Marketing and Retail Sales Atalanta Corporation, as sh…
- Episode 80: AI agents in retail media with Kiri Masters
It's time to break through the complexities surrounding AI and its implementation across retail. Kiri Master, retail media and expert and host of Retail Media Breakfast Club , joins Kantar's Barry Thomas, senior retail thought leader, and…
- Episode 79: Undercovering Kantar's PoweRanking with Rohan Mazumdar and Jeff Maloy
Kantar's annual industry benchmarking report PoweRanking® identifies retailers and suppliers that set the standard of performance, ranked by their trading partners. Download your complimentary executive summary to discover this year's rank…
- Episode 78: Growth-centered category management with Stephen Aramburu of Nestlé
Storytelling is crucial in category strategy, creating narratives that resonate with consumers, retailers, and internal teams, aiming for a triple win. Stephen Aramburu, category strategy manager, frozen meals, Nestlé, joins Kantar's Barry…
- Episode 77: The future of the digital shelf with Coca-Cola's Lindsey Aitken
With competition for the digital shelf at an all-time high, how can you make your products stand out, look attractive, and drive conversions? Lindsey Aitken, senior director of ecommerce planning at Coca-Cola, joins Kantar's Barry Thomas,…
- Episode 76: AWS ascends in retail with Justin Honaman
Amazon's ecosystem is robust and diverse, with growth accelerating across retail, fulfilment, entertainment, and services. As Andy Jassy puts it, "progress is made across all facets of Amazon, perhaps none more so than the continued reacce…
- Episode 75: Private label applies pressure with Tom Bailey of Rabobank
In the heat of economic pressures, market dynamics, and retailer shifts, shopper sentiment has triggered the expansion of private labels in the US. Tom Bailey, senior analyst of consumer foods at Rabobank, joins Barry Thomas, senior retail…
- Episode 74: More than media - What's on a CMO's mind with Aisha Khan
A CMO's world encompasses more than media. Aisha Khan, Executive Director of Global Commerce Acceleration at GroupM, under WPP, joins Barry Thomas, senior retail thought leader, and Rachel Dalton, head of retail insights, on episode 74 of…
- Episode 73: Revolutionizing retail media with Lisa Matos
In episode 73 of Kantar's Retail Sound Bites, Barry Thomas, senior retail thought leader, and Rachel Dalton, head of retail insights, welcome Lisa Matos, vice president, sales capabilities and commerce at Conagra Brands, to discuss the cha…
- Episode 72: Live at Groceryshop 2024 with Ryan Roberts and our top 10 takeaways
In episode 72 of Kantar's Retail Sound Bites, Barry Thomas, senior retail thought leader, and Rachel Dalton, head of retail insights, and Julie Craig, vice president of shopper insights, recap Groceryshop 2024 with Kantar's top 10 insights…
- Episode 71: Building bright emerging brands with Buff Greebe
In episode 71 of Kantar's Retail Sound Bites, Barry Thomas, senior retail thought leader, and Rachel Dalton, head of retail insights, welcome Buff Greebe, executive director, SKU, to discuss emerging CPG brands, resources founders need to…
- Episode 70: Inside the club channel with Gina Logan
In episode 70 of Kantar's Retail Sound Bites, Barry Thomas, senior retail thought leader, and Rachel Dalton, head of retail insights, welcome Gina Logan, principal analyst, Kantar, to club channel trends, innovations in tech, corporate sup…
- Episode 69: Food service frenzy with Jonathan Maze
In episode 69 of Kantar's Retail Sound Bites, Barry Thomas, senior retail thought leader, and Rachel Dalton, head of retail insights, welcome Jonathan Maze, editor-in-chief, Restaurant Business Magazine, to discuss food service trends, res…
- Episode 68: Blueprint for Brand Growth: The evidence-based framework for marketers with Marc Glovsky
In episode 68 of Kantar's Retail Sound Bites, Barry Thomas, senior retail thought leader, and Rachel Dalton, head of retail insights, welcome Marc Glovsky, senior brand strategist, at Kantar to discuss Kantar's latest evidence-based framew…
- Episode 67: It's giving Gen Z: How, where, and why Gen Z shoppers shop
In episode 67 of Kantar's Retail Sound Bites, Barry Thomas, senior retail thought leader, and Rachel Dalton, head of retail insights, welcome a panel of Gen Z shoppers including Misha Jethwa, Taylre Stumpf, Jake Kalotai, and Vidusshi Hinga…
- Episode 66: AI use cases in retail with Mischa McInerney
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 65: Building and investing in defensible challenger brands
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 Cons…
- Episode 64: Category captaincy with Chris Perry
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, fir…
- Episode 63: Embracing eB2B with David Martin
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, gro…
- Episode 62: The Ascendancy of Challenger Brands in Retail with Eric Ryan
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…
- Episode 61: Pouring Innovation: Exploring Beverage Breakthroughs with Danny Stepper
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.…
- Episode 60: Unpacking the 2024 NACDS Annual Meeting
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 insight…
- Episode 59: Portfolio management in retail with Don Kerrigan
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…
- Episode 58: Digital First Mindset with Sam's Club's Diana Marshall
In episode 58 of Kantar's Retail Sound Bites, Barry Thomas, senior retail thought leader, and Rachel Dalton, head of retail insights, discuss digital commerce and omnichannel advancements made at Sam's Club with executive vice president an…
- Episode 57: AI's Influence with Ram Iyer at Microsoft
In episode 57 of Kantar's Retail Sound Bites, Barry Thomas, senior retail thought leader, and Rachel Dalton, head of retail insights, discuss the immense AI and technology advancements being made in retail with Ram Iyer, senior director, d…
- Episode 56: Hot headlines in retail with Melissa Daniels
In episode 56 of Kantar's Retail Sound Bites, Barry Thomas, senior retail thought leader, and Rachel Dalton, head of retail insights, discuss recent retail headlines with Melissa Daniels, senior reporter, at Modern Retail. This episode als…
- Episode 55: Global mergers and acquisitions with Dave Marcotte and Paida Mugudubi
In episode 55 of Kantar's Retail Sound Bites, Barry Thomas, senior retail thought leader, and Rachel Dalton, head of retail insights, discuss global mergers and acquisitions with David Marcotte, senior vice president, and Paida Mugudubi, h…