Best E Flux Podcasts (2025)

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Andrew Ross on The Weather Report: A Journey Through Unsettled Climates 42:12

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e-flux journal Associate Editor Andreas Petrossiants talks to author Andrew Ross about his recent book, The Weather Report: A Journey Through Unsettled Climates. Between the summers of 2023 and 2024, Andrew Ross visited Ramallah (Palestine), Dubai (UAE), Phoenix (USA), and Shanghai (China)—some of the landscapes most disturbed by human activity, wh…

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Jason Buechel, Whole Foods CEO/Worldwide Head, Amazon Grocery, Plus Kohl's CEO Shake-up, eCommerce's Rewiring, and Sears' Last Christmas 50:49

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The latest edition of the retail industry's leading podcast features an in-depth conversation with Jason Buechel, CEO of Whole Foods Market and Vice President of Amazon Worldwide Grocery Stores, who shares Amazon’s rapidly expanding grocery ambitions. Already surpassing $100 billion in gross sales, Amazon is leaning into grocery as a strategic cate…

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Retail's Flight to Value, Target Stumbles, Plus Sephora NA's President & CEO Artemis Patrick (E) 51:35

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Steve and Michael open this week’s episode with a deep dive into the retail news of the week, marked by sharp contrasts in performance across the retail landscape. Walmart continues to separate itself from the pack, delivering another standout quarter, as omni-channel rival Target delivers another challenging quarter. The news segment analyses stro…

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Retail Sales Defy Gravity, A Big Change at Walmart, and Daydream CEO Julie Bornstein on the Next Wave in AI Shopping 57:17

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Season 11, Episode 12 opens with a whirlwind week in retail news. Steve and Michael begin with the long-awaited end of the historic 43-day U.S. government shutdown, exploring what it means for holiday spending, federal workers, SNAP benefits, and travel recovery. While uncertainty lingers—particularly around health-care subsidies—the hosts note tha…

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Ep. 28 | Inside BNP Paribas Fortis: AI strategy, agentic automation, and the race for responsible scale 1:07:11

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In this episode, We sit down with Kristof Meganck, CDO @ BNP Paribas Fortis in Belgium. We explore how to turn AI from buzzword to business value with BNP Paribas Fortis’ CDO, moving from NLP chatbots to LLM-powered assistants, from RPA to agentic automation, and from siloed experiments to group-scale services. Along the way, we talk leadership und…

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Wobbly Unicorns, Luxury Bifurcation, and Tecovas' CEO David Lafitte on Growing Through 'Radical Hospitality.' 51:52

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Hosts Steve Dennis and Michael LeBlanc welcome David Lafitte, President and CEO of Tecovas, the fast-growing Austin-based brand bringing cowboy culture to modern consumers. Lafitte’s career journey—from corporate attorney to Chief Operating Officer at Deckers Brands (home of UGG and Hoka) and now to retail leadership at Tecovas—is a masterclass in …

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Decoding Luxury's Next Chapter with Puck's Lauren Sherman and featuring Guest Co-Host Ben Miller (Shoptalk) 1:05:30

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Guest co-host Ben Miller, Shoptalk's VP of Original Content and Strategy joins to provide expert analysis and we interview Lauren Sherman, the acclaimed fashion correspondent at Puck and author of Selling Sexy: Victoria’s Secret and the Unraveling of an American Icon The episode kicks off with a rich news segment, where the trio unpacks the latest …

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Blank Canvas Strategy Revealed! Plus News from Dick's Sporting Goods, Amazon, Hermes, and More 57:11

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The News Rundown Steve leads off with the latest tariff turmoil, as trade negotiations between the U.S. and Canada stall amid the Trump administration's response to an ad created and paid for by the Ontario government running in U.S. media whose key auto sector is endangered by Trump trade policies. They also explore luxury corporate earnings, wher…

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Sven Lütticken on States of Divergence 45:51

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e-flux journal Associate Editor Andreas Petrossiants discusses States of Divergence with author Sven Lütticken. In States of Divergence, Sven Lütticken invites readers into an exploration of history as accelerating catastrophe—and of alternative, oppositional, divergent practices in life, art and revolutionary thought. Set against the backdrop of g…

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Walmart's OpenAI Leap, Artizia's Remarkable Rise, and Michael's CEO David Boone on Bold Retail Reinvention 51:17

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On the latest episode of the Remarkable Retail Podcast co-hosts Steve Dennis and Michael LeBlanc deliver another fast-moving episode at the intersection of strategy, leadership, and retail reinvention. The episode opens with Steve leading the weekly news rundown, spotlighting Walmart’s groundbreaking partnership with OpenAI's ChatGPT — a move that …

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Government Shutdown Retail Math, Zombie Retailers Come Back from the Dead, and the Future of Agentic Commerce (feat. Scot Wingo) 49:51

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The Weekly News Rundown The episode opens with a fast-moving retail update. New DataWeave analytics reveal that Nike has raised prices significantly — by 17 percent for footwear and 14 percent for apparel — as tariff cost mounts, potentially disrupting their turnaround plans. Steve and Michael then examine the continuing U.S. government shutdown an…

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Keeping the Soul in the Sole: Birkenstock Americas President & Managing Director, David Kahan on Constantly Reinventing a 250-Year-Old Icon 53:27

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The episode begins with a deep dive into the latest retail and economic headlines that are shaping the landscape. Steve and Michael dissect the U.S. government shutdown, its ripple effects on employment, and how cost-cutting in Washington could further weaken an already fragile job market. They then examine new tariffs on furniture, cabinets, and a…

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Paul Pfeiffer, Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa, and Anthony Elms 1:06:01

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A conversation with Paul Pfeiffer, Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa, and Anthony Elms recorded in May 2025. Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa makes art, writes about it, and occasionally edits essay anthologies. His artist's book, INDEX 2025, is out now from ROMA Publications, and his recent essay "ECHO—LOCATION," on installations at Dia Art Foundation by Cameron R…

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5th Anniversary Special: Seth Godin plus Guest Cameos & Remarkable Moments 56:40

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This special 5th anniversary episode of the Remarkable Retail podcast marks a milestone: five years of insights, disruption, and conversations with the world’s most innovative retail thinkers. We reflect on the pod’s origin story during the early COVID lockdowns, tracing its evolution from Steve’s book Remarkable Retail: How to Win & Keep Customers…

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"The Analysts" Return: Forrester's Sucharita Kodali & GlobalData Retail's Neil Saunders Map Retail's Future. 48:31

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This week's episode marks the second edition of "The Analysts" once again bringing together the sharpest minds in global retail. This time we welcome Sucharita Kodali, Vice President & Principal Analyst at Forrester Research, and Neil Saunders, Managing Director at GlobalData Retail for a lively, insight rich discussion about the future of retail. …

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Ep. 27 | The State of the Design industry today with Vitaly Friedman 1:06:15

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Vitaly Friedman, co-founder of Smashing Magazine, joins us to discuss the current state of design, exploring how designers can navigate industry confusion while creating meaningful impact in an AI-driven world. • Our industry is experiencing "confusion with a big capital B and C" creating both challenges and opportunities for designers • Finding ga…

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Driving Digital Retail at Scale: Loblaw’s EVP & CDO Lauren Steinberg on Customer Experience Transformation 53:28

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This week the Remarkable Retail podcast delivers a dynamic mix of breaking retail news and an in-depth interview with a top retail innovators, Lauren Steinberg, Loblaw Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Officer at Loblaw, Canada's biggest retailer. Steve Dennis and Michael LeBlanc kick off a wide-ranging news segment, analyzing how tariffs,…

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Luxury Retail's Future with Amit Kaswani, Chief Omnichannel Officer, Chalhoub Group & Stacie Henderson Capece Minutolo, CMO Americas, Tod's Group 1:01:37

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Steve Dennis and Michael LeBlancs analyze the week's most impactful retail developments: a U.S. appeals-court ruling that may require massive Trump era tariff refunds new India duties; fast-moving shifts in de minimis thresholds; and mounting pressure on global supply chains, small businesses, and retailers alike. They analyze how these disruptions…

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Tariffs, Transformation, and Target's Tumult at the Top with Guest Co-Host Ethan Chernofsky 54:32

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The Remarkable Retail Podcast kicks off Season 11 with a powerful episode featuring a first-ever guest co-host: Ethan Chernofsky, Chief Marketing Officer of Placer.ai. The episode opens with a lively discussion of tariffs and trade turbulence, a recurring theme reshaping global retail strategies. Ethan shares data-driven insights from Placer.ai on …

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Aim Higher, Move Faster, Act More Boldly: Get Ready for a Brand New Season of the Remarkable Retail Podcast 1:45

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With the pace of disruption continuing to accelerate, with more and more power being concentrated in the hands of only a few mega-retailers, with consumer needs and wants being constantly reshaped, and with the global impact of tariffs still far from certain, how do you make sense of what to do and, most importantly, gain the confidence to aim high…

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"Expressive" Luxury Meets Analytics: Tapestry's Pooja Chandiramani and Avinash Kaushik on Marketing Transformation 24:25

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For our final episode recorded live at the CommerceNext Growth show, we welcome two visionary leaders from Tapestry, the global house of brands that includes Coach and Kate Spade: Pooja Chandiramani, VP Global Media Strategy & Planning, Marketing Analytics, Operations and Transformation, and Avinash Kaushik, Brand Strategy & Marketing Transformatio…

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Lauren Price, COS' SVP E-Commerce & Digital Marketing on Winning Over the Next Generation of Customers 25:23

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In this episode of the Remarkable Retail Podcast, our guest is with Lauren Price, Senior Vice President, E-Commerce & Digital Marketing for COS North America discussing her impressive career trajectory and work positioning the H&M-owned brand for growth in a competitive, fast-moving fashion retail landscape. Lauren’s career began in the early days …

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From Seed to Scale: XRC Ventures' Pano Anthos on Revolutionizing Retail & Consumer Tech 24:44

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In this episode of the Remarkable Retail podcast, hosts Michael LeBlanc and Steve Dennis welcome XRC Ventures' Managing Director Pano Anthos, for a deep dive into the future of retail innovation, investment strategies, and overcoming the systemic challenges that keep great technology from scaling. Pano shares his journey from serial entrepreneur to…

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There’s No Place Like Home with Janet Hayes, CEO of Crate and Barrel Holdings (E) 28:51

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In this special encore episode we revisit an insightful conversation with Janet Hayes, CEO of Crate and Barrel Holdings as she shares her career journey and the brand’s $5B growth ambitions. From their visionary Flatiron NYC flagship to enhanced digital design services and significant tech investments, the iconic 60 year old home retailer furnishin…

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AI Agents, Amazon Wins & Luxury Woes: A Break Down of July's Hottest Headlines 1:01:47

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In this special summer edition of the Remarkable Retail podcast, hosts Michael LeBlanc and Steve Dennis return to the mic for a jam-packed Month-in-Review episode. With interviews from the CommerceNext Growth Show rolling out all summer long, the duo takes a break from the regular cadence to reflect on the key developments dominating retail headlin…

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Evan Calder Williams: On Paralysis 38:33

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Editor Brian Kuan Wood talks to Evan Calder Williams about his e-flux journal essay series, "On Paralysis." Recorded in May 2025 before the launch of e-flux journal issue #152, the conversation discusses stoppage, sabotage, disability, delay, and damage, as well as the critical tools the "On Paralysis" series finds in the hidden intimacies between …

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Reimagining Heritage Through Innovation: A Conversation with Stuart Hogue, Lands' End Senior Vice President, US Consumer 21:50

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In this insightful summer bonus episode of the Remarkable Retail podcast, we welcome Stuart Hogue, Lands' End, Senior Vice President, US Consumer, for a fast-paced conversation recorded live at the CommerceNext Growth Show in New York City. Stuart brings a wealth of brand experience—spanning time at Nike and a passion for brand strategy shaped by n…

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Draper James CEO Jeannie Yoo on What's Next for the Celebrity Inspired Brand 21:37

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In this special summer episode of the Remarkable Retail podcast, recorded live at the CommerceNext Growth Show in New York, we welcome Jeannie Yoo, CEO of Draper James, for a wide-ranging conversation on the brand's growth trajectory, the power of celebrity in retail, and the rise of human-centric retail experiences. Jeannie brings two decades of f…

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Leading Social Commerce into the Future with Walmart VP Sarah Henry 16:33

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In this insightful episode of the Remarkable Retail podcast recorded live at the CommerceNext Growth Show in New York, Sarah Henry, Vice President, Head of Content, Influencer & Commerce at Walmart, discusses how one of the world's largest retailers is at the forefront of digital innovation. Sarah shares her journey from classical pianist to market…

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Retail Legend Ken Pilot Breaks Down Tariff Math, Retail Tech & Brand Survival 37:04

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In the first of our 8-part summer series produced in partnership with CommerceNext, our guest is Ken Pilot—retail executive, tech investor, and host of The Retail Pilot: Leaders & Legends podcast. Ken's legendary career spans decades and includes pivotal roles such as President of Gap Global, Factory Stores at Ralph Lauren, and leadership positions…

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Ep. 26 | AI, Ambition & the Partnership Between Belfius, Mistral and Alan 1:02:37

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In this episode of Flux, we sit down with Jonathan Neubourg, Chief Digital, Data & AI Officer at Belfius, to explore how one of Belgium’s largest banks is reimagining the future of finance through bold digital strategy, human-centered design, and smart AI partnerships. From his unexpected journey—from technical college to the C-suite—to forging col…

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Vuori CEO & Founder Joe Kudla Live on Stage: Scaling a Global Brand with Product, Purpose & Community 40:31

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In this Season 10 finale of The Remarkable Retail Podcast, Steve interviews Vuori CEO & Founder Joe Kudla live on-stage during the closing keynote of the CommerceNext Growth Show in New York. Steve and Michael also are on-stage for a session gleaning the top retail trends of the year so far and set the stage for what's most important to focus on th…

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Future-Proofing Retail: Mark Irvin Best Buy's EVP & Chief Supply Chain Officer on Agility, AI & Delivering for Customers 46:41

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In the latest episode of Remarkable Retail, Michael LeBlanc and Steve Dennis return with a their hot takes on the week's top retail headlines. The duo begins with a macroeconomic update, including political gridlock in the U.S. over the "Big Beautiful Bill," the Fed's inflation outlook, and uncertainty surrounding consumer spending. They then break…

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"The Analysts" Part 2: The Future of Department Stores and Agentic AI with Sucharita Kodali, Neil Saunders & Simeon Siegel 47:31

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In the latest episode of the Remarkable Retail podcast, co-hosts Steve Dennis and Michael LeBlanc return with Part Two of “The Analysts," which featues three of the retail industry’s most respected thought leaders—Sucharita Kodali (VP & Principal Analyst, Forrester Research), Neil Saunders (Managing Director, GlobalData Retail), and Simeon Siegel (…

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"The Analysts": Sucharita Kodali, Neil Saunders & Simeon Siegel Decode What Really Matters 50:07

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This landmark episode launches "The Analysts," a periodic new feature segment, bringing together three of retail's most respected thought leaders in a new format . Part One features Sucharita Kodali (Forrester Research), Neil Saunders (GlobalData Retail), and Simeon Siegel (BMO Capital Markets) who cut through industry chaos to reveal what really m…

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10 Tantalizing Tips for Tumultuous Times: Surviving Retail's Perfect Storm 52:14

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In this special edition episode, Michael LeBlanc and Steve Dennis address the unprecedented challenges facing retailers with Steve's "10 Tantalizing Tips for Tumultuous Times." Steve rates current market turbulence at a 9 out of 10, comparing it to COVID-era disruption but noting the added complexity of legal uncertainties around tariff policies. T…

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Warby Parker's Remarkable Vision with Neil Blumenthal, co-CEO and Co-Founder (E) 28:14

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Joining us for a fascinating interview is Neil Blumenthal, co-founder and co-CEO of Warby Parker, one of the most successful and innovative "disruptor brands" to emerge in the past two decades. Neil shares the brand's origin story, what makes Warby Parker remarkable, why they've aggressively invested in brick-and-mortar locations, the critical inte…

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Ep. 25 | Shaping the Future of e-Commerce at Carrefour 1:11:21

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In this episode of Flux, we sit down with Matthieu Ullens, Chief Digital Officer at Carrefour, to unpack how one of Europe’s retail giants is reimagining the future of digital commerce. From gaming roots to corporate leadership, Matthieu shares how his entrepreneurial mindset helps bridge business strategy with human-centric innovation—and how Carr…

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The Evolution of Outlet Centers: Stephen Yalof, Tanger's CEO, on Value Retail's Transformation 50:51

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In this episode of the Remarkable Retail podcast, hosts Michael LeBlanc and Steve Dennis begin with a news segment covering recent market developments, notably the "tariff turmoil" between the US and China. They discuss how the US has partially de-escalated its stance, with tariffs dropping from a proposed 145% to 30%, creating a 90-day window for …

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The Beauty of Relevance: Getting Personal with Josh Friedman, Ulta's SVP Digital & eCommerce 41:58

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In this episode of the Remarkable Retail podcast, hosts Michael LeBlanc and Steve Dennis begin by dissecting the week's most important retail news, highlighting the Trump administration's UK trade deal. They discuss the more consequential negotiations with China befor examining how Chinese e-commerce giants Temu and Shein are experiencing sales dro…

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Coleman Collins on The Upper Room and Specular Fiction 45:19

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e-flux Education editor Juliana Halpert talks to Coleman Collins. Collins is an interdisciplinary artist, writer, and researcher whose work explores notions of diaspora in relation to technological methods of transmission, translation, copying, and reiteration. His most recent projects examine the connections between things-in-the-world and their d…

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Navigating Retail Media's Future Part 2 with Andrew Lipsman: Predictions and Growth Strategies 39:03

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In the latest episode of the Remarkable Retail podcast, hosts Michael LeBlanc and Steve Dennis continue their conversation with retail media expert Andrew Lipsman, founder and chief analyst at Media, Ads and Commerce, exploring the evolution and future of retail media networks. The episode kicks off with an in-depth news segment covering significan…

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Taking the Loyalty LEAP: Tractor Supply's Neil Tenzer, VP Customer Loyalty, Insights, & Engagement Unpacks Customer-Centric Innovation 49:57

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In Season 10, Episode 16 of the Remarkable Retail Podcast, hosts Michael LeBlanc and Steve Dennis open with a deep dive into the latest turbulence in the retail world. They tackle the U.S. administration’s wobbly trade policies, slowing home sale, and rising inventory risks stemming from ongoing tariffs. They also dissect challenges facing the luxu…

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Retail Media Unleashed Part 1: Andrew Lipsman, Founder & Chief Analyst Media, Ads + Commerce, Breaks Down the Third Wave of Digital Advertising 43:16

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In the latest episode of the Remarkable Retail podcast, hosts Michael LeBlanc and Steve Dennis deliver a powerhouse episode split between urgent retail news and a highly anticipated interview with returning guest Andrew Lipsman, Founder & Chief Analyst Media, Ads + Commerce, one of the world’s foremost authorities on retail media networks. The epis…

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Five Years On: Steve Dennis Dissects the Hits, Misses, and Surprises of Remarkable Retail 51:53

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In Season 10, Episode 14 of the Remarkable Retail podcast, co-hosts Steve Dennis and Michael LeBlanc deliver a jam-packed episode that blends sharp commentary on today’s global retail turbulence with a thoughtful five-year retrospective on Steve's landmark retail strategy book, Remarkable Retail. The first half of the episode centers on the mountin…