Kantar Retail Sound Bites

In Episode #9 of Kantar's Retail Sound Bites, hosts Barry Thomas, senior retail thought leader, and Rachel Dalton, head of retail insights, discuss Kantar's just-released US retail forecast. Also get timely news and notes in retail, including elevating online grocery, female CMOs, and Tesco meal deals. This episode also features Kantar's leading industry experts Karl Berner, Amar Singh, Simon Johnstone, Celia Van Wickel, and Karen Kelso who discuss some of the trends driving Kantar's new five-year US retail forecast. Have a topic you would like to see us cover? Share your request by emailing [email protected]. News & Notes: 3 ways grocers are elevating online order picking in their stores | Grocery Dive What retail gets right—and wrong—about Gen Z, according to a Gen Z investor (retailbrew.com) Female CMOs overtake male ones for the first time, report says | Retail Dive 'This has pushed me over the edge': Workers' despair as Tesco puts price of £3 Meal Deal up by 50p | Daily Mail Online Krispy Kreme finds that Twix can lift sales (restaurantbusinessonline.com) To simplify resales, Samsøe Samsøe sews QR codes into its garments (trendwatching.com) Barry's contact information: [email protected] Barry's LinkedIn Rachel's contact information: [email protected] Rachel's LinkedIn

Episode #8 of Kantar's Retail Sound Bites, hosts Barry Thomas, Senior Retail Thought Leader, and Rachel Dalton, Head of Retail Insights, explore our top ten insights post NACDS 2022 Annual Conference. In this session, Barry and Rachel also cover timely news and notes in retail, including Panera's new subscription service, Meta(verse) meets brick and mortar, Tesco's move to accelerate progress on plastic reduction, and more. Have a topic you'd like to see us cover? Share your request by emailing [email protected]. Kantar's Top 10 Insights from NACDS 22' Blog News & Notes: Panera Bread expands its coffee subscription program to all beverages Carrefour launches its first Bio store in Dubai Tesco to delist products that fail to comply .. .. Victoria's Secret is taking its beauty business to Amazon in its first-ever wholesale test Facebook is opening its first showroom to sell VR headsets Gopuff Does Deliveries in 30 Minutes or Less. It's Also Buying Time for Itself. Barry's contact information: [email protected] Barry's LinkedIn Rachel's contact information: [email protected] Rachel's LinkedIn

Episode #7 of Kantar's Retail Sound Bites, hosted Barry Thomas, Senior Retail Thought Leader, and Rachel Dalton, Head of Retail Insights, explores the post-COVID retail landscape and effects on shopper dynamics. In this session, Barry and Rachel cover timely news and notes in retail, including rising restaurant prices, Target and ThredUp partnership, lululemon expanding resale program nationwide, and more. Also, guest speaker Leigh O'Donnell, Head of Shopper and Category Insights, joins the conversation to discuss COVID's lasting implications on retail and shoppers. Have a topic you'd like to see us cover? Share your request by emailing [email protected] Barry's contact information: [email protected] Barry's Linkedin Rachel's contact information: [email protected] Rachel's Linkedin Leigh's contact information: [email protected] Leigh's LinkedIn

Episode #6 of Kantar's Retail Sound Bites, hosted Barry Thomas, Senior Retail Thought Leader, and Rachel Dalton, Head of Retail Insights, explore discount and value retailers. In this session, Barry and Rachel cover timely news and notes in retail, including Five-Below projections, B2E, Aldi's growth, and much more. Also, guest speaker Simon Johnstone, Senior Director of Retail Insights, joins the conversation to discuss lower income shopper behavior and retailers. Have a topic you'd like to see us cover? Share your request by emailing [email protected] Barry's contact information: [email protected] Barry's Linkedin Rachel's contact information: [email protected] Rachel's Linkedin Simon's contact information: [email protected] Simon's LinkedIn

Episode #5 of Kantar's Retail Sound Bites, hosted Barry Thomas, Senior Retail Thought Leader, and Rachel Dalton, Head of Retail Insights, explores category leadership among global retailers. In this session, Barry and Rachel cover timely news and notes in retail, including Starbucks CEO retiring, Aldi and Lidl growing faster than any other UK retailer, the co-created scalp care brand by Unilever and Walmart, and more. Also, guest speaker Lauren Winkler, Vice President, Head of Category Insights, joins the conversation to discuss category leadership and the future of category management. Have a topic you'd like to see us cover? Share your request by emailing [email protected] Have a topic you'd like to see us cover? Share your request by emailing [email protected] Barry's contact information: [email protected] Barry's Linkedin Rachel's contact information: [email protected] Rachel's Linkedin Lauren's contact information: [email protected] Lauren's LinkedIn

Episode #4 of Kantar's Retail Sound Bites, hosted Barry Thomas, Senior Retail Thought Leader, and Rachel Dalton, Head of Retail Insights, explores macro influences to world-wide retail. In this session, Barry and Rachel cover timely news and notes in retail, including inflation's affect on grain, Kroger's partnership with Ocado, and CVS's dive into the metaverse. Also, guest speakers Doug Hermanson, Principal Economist at Kantar, and Julie Craig, Vice President of Shopper Insights at Kantar, join the conversation to discuss current inflation impacts on the global economy and North American shoppers. Have a topic you'd like to see us cover? Share your request by emailing [email protected] Barry's contact information: [email protected] Barry's Linkedin Rachel's contact information: [email protected] Rachel's Linkedin Doug's contact information: [email protected] Julie's contact information [email protected] Julie's LinkedIn

Episode #3 of Kantar's Retail Sound Bites, hosted Barry Thomas, Senior Retail Thought Leader, and Rachel Dalton, Head of Retail Insights, explores macro influences to world-wide retail. In this session, Barry and Rachel cover timely news and notes in retail, including YUM restaurants expansion, Recycle at Boots, and Baskin Robbins unmanned "flow" store in South Korea. Also, guest speakers Dave Marcotte, Senior Vice President of Global Retail at Kantar, and Walid Benchama, Global Director, Shopper & Channel Insights at The Coca-Cola Company, join the conversation to discuss current trends and innovations influencing global shoppers. Have a topic you'd like to see us cover? Share your request by emailing [email protected] Barry's contact information: [email protected] Barry's Linkedin Rachel's contact information: [email protected] Rachel's Linkedin Dave's contact information: [email protected] Dave's Linkedin