Retail Episodes

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Sravanthi Muppidi, VP of Engineering at Albertsons Media Collective, the retail media division of Albertsons Companies. Follow Sravanthi Muppidi on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sravanthi-muppidi/ Follow Albertsons Media Collective on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/albertsons-media-collective/ Follow Albertsons Media Collective online at: http://albertsonsmediacollective.com Sravanthi answers these questions: 1) The last 14 ...

The CPG Guys are joined in this episdoe by Anibal Dams, Global CPG Lead at Gain Theory, experts in data, advanced analytics, technology and consulting who fuse hindsight, insight, and foresight to deliver business growth. Gain Theory is a division of WPP. This episode is sponsored by Gain Theory. Follow Anibal Dams on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anibaldams/ Follow Gain Theory on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gaintheory/ Follow Gain Theory online at: https://www.gai...

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Jaré Buckley-Cox, Vice President of Fulfillment Services at Walmart Marketplace, a curated community of respected, professional sellers who offer only top-quality, authentic products and best-in-class customer service. Sellers have control over their business, including inventory, retail pricing, fulfillment, and customer care. Follow Jaré on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jare-buckley-cox-bb30657/ Follow Walmart Marketplace on LinkedIn at: h...

The CPG Guys, PVSB and Sri are joined in this episode by Harvey Ma. Vice President at Albertsons Media Collective, the retail media arm for Albertsons Companies. Follow Harvey Ma on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harveyma8/ Follow Albertsons Media Collective on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/albertsons-media-collective/ Follow Albertsons Media Collective online at: http://albertsonsmediacollective.com Part I with Evan Hovorka - http://cpgguys.com/amc-pacvue/ Part II wi...

The CPG Guys are joined by Suzanne Long, Chief Sustainability and Transformation Officer at Albertsons Companies, one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States, with over 2,200 stores in 34 states and the District of Columbia, 22 distribution centers and 19 manufacturing plants. Follow Suzanne Long on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzanne-long-b948a83/ Follow Albertsons Companies on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/albertsons/ Learn about Albertsons c...

The CPG Guys are joined by Lex Josephs, VP/GM of Sam's Club Member Access Platform, the retail media division of Sam's Club, a unit of Walmart. MAP’s mission is to provide the most valuable and additive ads experience to our member. It's our member-first approach that differentiates us, along with the combination of our platform, our products, our people, our processes, and our first-party data. Follow Lex Jospehs on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexis-lex-josephs-b448634/ Follow Sa...

The CPG Guys are joined by Shock Torem, SVP & GM of CPG & Retail Media Solutions at Vestcom (an Avery Dennison Company), the industry leader in shelf-edge media for Retailers and CPGs. Their data-integrated media solutions engage shoppers at their point of decision to enrich the shopping experience while driving profitable growth. This episode is sponsored by Vestcom. Follow Shock Torem on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shocktorem/ Follow Vestcom on LinkedIn at: https://www.linke...

The CPG Guys speak with Andrea McGovern Galo, Director of Commerce Marketing at Tyson Foods, one of the world's largest processors and marketers of chicken, beef, pork and plant-based protein food products. Follow Andrea McGovern Galo on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-mcgovern-galo-128296/ Follow Tyson Foods on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tyson-foods/ Follow Tyson Foods online at: https://www.tysonfoods.com/ Andrea answers these questions: 1) Andrea, what dr...

The CPG Guys speak with Katherine Black, Senior Partner at Kearney, a global consulting partnership with presence in 40 countries. Follow Katherine Black on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-p-black/ Follow Kearney on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kearney/ Follow Kearney online at: https://www.kearney.com/about/our-people/kearney-originals/article/-/insights/katherine-black Katherine answers these questions: 1) Let’s start with your professional background. I ...

The CPG Guys speak with Bobby Watts, Vice President of AD Retail Media at Peapod Digital Labs, a division of Ahold Delhaize, one of the world’s largest grocery retailers. Follow Bobby Watts on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobby-watts-48571b74 Contact Bobb Watts at: bobby.watts@peapoddigitallabs.com Follow Peapod Digital Labs on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/peapoddigitallabs/ Follow Peapod Digital Labs online at: http://peapoddigitallabs.com Bobby answers these ques...

The CPG Guys speak with Venkatesh (Venky) Shankar, Professor of Marketing and Ford Chair in Marketing & E-Commerce and Director of Research at the Center for Retailing Studies, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University. His areas of specialization include Digital Business, Marketing Strategy, Innovation, New Product Management, Retailing, Services Marketing, Pricing, International Marketing, Branding, Mobile Marketing, and Artificial Intelligence. Follow Venky Shankar on LinkedIn at: https://w...

A deep dive into the Sam’s Club Member Access Platform (MAP) retail media solution with Sam’s Club’s Austin Leonard and Pacvue’s Melissa Burdick

The CPG Guys, PVSB and Sri are joined in this episode by Claire Wyatt, Head of Business Strategy & Marketing Science at Albertsons Media Collective, the retail media arm for Albertsons Companies. Follow Claire Wyatt on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairewyatt/ Follow Albertsons Media Collective on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/albertsons-media-collective/ Follow Albertsons Media Collective online at: http://albertsonsmediacollective.com Claire answers these question...

The CPG Guys, PVSB and Sri are joined in this episode by Wes Schroll, co-founder & CEO of Fetch, America's leading mobile consumer engagement platform with over 18 million monthly active users. This episode was recorded at the 2022 Groceryshop conference in Las Vegas, NV Follow Wes Schroll on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wes-schroll-98164418/ Follow Fetch on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fetch-rewards Follow Fetch online at: http://partners.fetchrewards.com Wes a...

The CPG Guys, PVSB and Sri are joined in this episode by Matthew A. Smith, director, marketplace strategy & business development for food, consumables, health & wellness at Walmart Marketplace, the 3P online seller marketplace at the world’s most elite retailer. Follow Matthew on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matasmit Follow Walmart Marketplace on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/walmart-marketplace/ Follow Walmart Marketplace online at: http://marketplace.walmart.com Le...

The CPG Guys, PVSB are joined in this episode by Disha Gulati, Founder & CEO of Here Here Market, a hyper-local hospitality marketplace helping create memorable food and beverage experiences and curated e-commerce solutions. Its mission is to democratize industry access and opportunity by connecting local talent directly with consumers. Follow Disha Gulati on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/disha-gulati Follow Here Here Market on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hereheremk...

The CPG Guys, PVSB are joined in this episode by Grant Steadman, North America President & Eric Karlson, Director of Strategy & Insights at dunnhumby, the global leader in Customer Data Science, empowering businesses everywhere to compete and thrive in the modern data-driven economy. Follow Grant Steadman on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grantsteadman/ Follow Eric Karlson on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erickarlson/ Follow dunnhumby on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.co...

The CPG Guys, Sri & guest host Melisssa Burdick from Pacvue are joined in this episode by Rose Jia, head of Growth Marketing for Amazon Fresh. This is the second of a two part partnership episode series with Cardlytics which partners with financial institutions to understand where and when consumers are spending their money. They use these insights to help marketers identify, reach, and influence likely buyers at scale. Follow Rose Jia on LinkedIn at: http://linkedin.com/in/rjia Follow Renaiss...

The CPG Guys, Sri & PVSB, are joined in this episode by Ashwin Nathan, VP Head of Marketing and Advertising at H-E-B. Founded in 1905, H-E-B operates more than 400 stores in a number of formats and is the #1 food retailer in the Austin, San Antonio, Corpus Christi and Rio Grande Valley markets. It is the largest private company in Texas and one of the 15 largest privately held companies in the U.S. Follow Ashwin Nathan on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashwinnathan/ Follow H-E-B on Li...

The CPG Guys, Sri & PVSB, are joined in this episode by Sinan Gurman - SVP of data & analytics, and Seema Kashyap - Director and practice leader of Marketing Analytics at WNU at WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE: WNS), a leading Business Process Management (BPM) company. WNS combines deep industry knowledge with technology, analytics and process expertise to co-create innovative, digitally led transformational solutions with over 380 clients across various industries. This is the first of a two part...

The CPG Guys, Sri & PVSB, are joined in this episode by Meredith Mahoney, President of Lantern, a home-delivery cannabis business that was incubated within Drizly. Follow Meredith Mahoney on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meredith-mahoney/ Follow Lantern online at: http://www.lanternnow.com Meredith answers these questions: 1) You spent a good part of your career prior to Lantern working in DTC businesses, notably at Wayfair, a familiar online merchant of home furnishings, décor, hom...

The CPG Guys, Sri & PVSB, are joined in this special 100th episode by Heidi Burns, Senior Category Manager for CPG Brands at Wish, a mobile e-commerce platform that connects hundreds of millions of consumers with the widest selection of products delivered directly to their doors. Their mission is to provide everyone access to the most affordable and convenient shopping experience on the planet. Wish supports 500,000 merchant partners as well as over 100mm monthly active users. Follow Wish onlin...

The CPG Guys Sri & PVSB welcome Chieh Huang, co-founder & CEO of Boxed.com for this episode. Chieh co-founded Boxed.com 8 years ago. He holds a bachelors degree from Johns Hopkins and a law degree from Fordham. Follow The CPG Guys on LinkedIn at http://www.LinkedIn.com/company/cpgpodcast Questions Chieh answers include: Your career was born into the legal field early and then passed Astro Ape & Zynga? How was Boxed born? What is the mission of boxed.com and what consumer needs does it fulfi...