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Back to SearchEp. 140 - Retail Survival 2026: Why Mid-Tier Brands are Faltering
Season 1 Episode 140
Retail is sprinting into 2026, and the finish line keeps moving. We sit down with Deanah Baker and Scott Benedict to chart where the next big shifts …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep. 139 - 2026 Retail Trends: Adapt or Fall Behind with Scott Benedict and Deanah Baker
Season 1 Episode 139
Blink and the shopper has already moved on. We sat down with fellow DBB hosts Deanah Baker and Scott Benedict to map the retail shifts that will defi…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 138 - Winning Retail Media with AI | DBB Event Recap
Season 1 Episode 138
Shoppers don’t think in channels, they remember how your last interaction made them feel. We sit down with leaders from Google, Hershey, AdFury, and …
4 months ago
Ep. 137 - This Program Helps Arkansas Entrepreneurs Scale
Season 1 Episode 137
Retail is hungry for fresh products, but getting from a beloved local item to a national shelf spot is a steep climb. We sit down with the University…
4 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 136 - 2025 Recap: Fear, Failure, and Forward Motion
What happens when a community decides to solve retail’s toughest problems together? From the floor of the Shewmaker Center, we sit down with logistic…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep. 135 - Weaponizing Supply Chains to Crush Competition
What if your supply chain could both thrill customers and quietly kneecap competitors? We sit down with Rod Thomas, Associate Professor of Supply Cha…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 134 - Don’t Let Your Business Die with You
Too many great local businesses fade not from lack of customers, but from lack of a plan. We sat down with Doug and Anne, buyer-operators on a missio…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Ep. 133 - Trust, Data, and the AI Shelf War
The retail playbook just changed: shoppers still click and scan, but AI agents now browse, compare, and buy on our behalf. We brought together leader…
5 months ago
Ep. 132 - When Success Fails, Grace Wins
How does one go from a challenging childhood to a thriving career and a life of purpose? Join DBB as Ron Acosta, a former Walmart executive-turned-Ch…
5 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 131 - AI That Works: Slalom’s Strategy in Action
AI doesn’t win because it’s shiny; it wins because it shortens the path from data to decision. We sit down with Slalom’s Andrew Fano, Jack Rudelic, E…
5 months, 2 weeks ago