Retail Tech Podcast

By Darius Vasefi

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Interviews, analysis and research into the role, implementation, integration and usage of technology in retail. Covering Online including e-commerce, mobile and social commerce as well as Offline, local commerce and the merger of all Commerce. Interviewing CEOs and founders of retail startups and helping inform retailers on what is happening in #retailtech and how to navigate the waters.

Episode Date
Interview with Portrait Displays VP of Marketing Marcel Gonska on Digital Display Oppportunities in Retail
Jan 21, 2026
Interview with Steve Dennis on Retail Transformation and Leadership in 2025
Dec 23, 2025
Interview with Ryan Esteb, VP of Sales at Shiftlab on Retail Workforce Optimization
Dec 17, 2025
Interview with cside CEO Simon Wijckmans on Client Side security for ecommerce and retail
Dec 10, 2025
Interview with Passport Global CEO Alex Yancher on the latest in supply chain technology
Oct 20, 2025
Evolution of Electronics Resale in the AI age - an Interview with PayMore
Sep 16, 2025
Bloomreach CEO Raj De Datta on Consumer Sentiments in using GenAI and future of Search
Jun 24, 2025
Is Agentic Commerce The Future of Shopping? Interview with Max Bennett Founder of Alby
Jun 07, 2025
Commerce Platforms in the Age of GenAI, An Interview with Oren Inditzky GM of Online Stores at WIX
Jun 02, 2025
Future of 3PL and Ecommerce Logistics - Interview with Tom Schmitt CEO of Radial
Jun 01, 2025
Future of The Commerce Platform, an Interview with Mariano Gomide de Faria CEO of VTEX
May 20, 2025
Investing in Commerce, Retail And Consumer Startups, Interview with Smriti Jayaraman Kekre Principal at Corazon Capital
May 17, 2025
AI-Powered Inventory Management and Planning, Interview with OnePint CEO Devadas Pattathil
May 17, 2025
State of M&A in Creator, Media and Technology - a conversation with Chris Erwin Founder of RockWater
May 02, 2025
Future of Loyalty is Experiential! Interview with Lin Dai CEO of Superlogic
May 02, 2025
AR and AI taking Commerce to the Next Level: Interview with Perfect Corp US President Wayne Liu
Apr 25, 2025
Future of Agentic Commerce: an Interview with Arthur Yao Deputy CEO of Rezolve AI
Apr 18, 2025
What goes into building a successful Retail Media Network, interview with Drew Cashmore from Vantage
Apr 11, 2025
The State of Programatic TV Advertising: Interview with Viant CMO Jon Schulz
Apr 04, 2025
Interview with Jessica Leitch of Frog on trends redefining retail as brands adapt to evolving consumer expectations
Mar 28, 2025
What is AGI and how do we get there! Interview with AGI pioneer Peter Voss
Mar 21, 2025
What is happening to Search and Discovery? Interview with Nate Barad from Algolia
Mar 14, 2025
Conversation on AI Strategy and DEI with Art Lawida
Mar 11, 2025
Interview with Carlos Gil from GetResponse on the Latest in Marketing Automation and Continuing Role of Email
Mar 07, 2025
Interview with Bob Howland Chairperson of MACH Alliance
Mar 04, 2025
Interview with Vikrant Mathur cofounder of Future Today on Connected TV, AdTech and brand engagement
Mar 01, 2025
The Intersection of Low-code AI and Enterprise, interview with Brian Sathianathan CTO and cofounder of iterate.ai
Feb 27, 2025
Interview with mpro5 VP Fred Whipp on retail task management software
Feb 08, 2025
Interview with Tejas Manohar Co-CEO of Hightouch on the Evolution of CDP in Retail
Feb 06, 2025
Interview with Mike Green from Intel on developments in Microprocessor design for the new AI age
Jan 30, 2025
Interview with Martin LeBlanc Head of Experience at Freepik on how AI is Changing Graphic Asset Creation
Jan 27, 2025
Interview with Mohamed Amer Veteran of Retail and US Navy on AI in retail in 2025
Jan 27, 2025
Conversation with Edahn Golan and Chris Casey of Tenoris on Diamond Pricing and Data Business in the Age of AI
Jan 22, 2025
2025 Predictions, NRF Big Show highlights and What is a Conversation Engineer with Michael Klein
Jan 21, 2025
Interview with Vibes co-founder Alex Campbell on utilizing SMS and messaging for ecommerce
Jul 28, 2023
Interview with Michelle Grant on the latest Customer Experience survey from Salesforce
Dec 19, 2021
Interview with JLL Director of Retail Research James Cook on the latest in Shopping Center Tech
Oct 25, 2021
Interview with Adtaxi VP of analytics Brian Kroll on the latest in Digital Marketing and Advertising Trends and Changes
Sep 02, 2021
Interview with Placer.ai CMO Ethan Chernofsky on the Importance of Data for Retail and Shopping Center Success
Sep 02, 2021
Interview with VERB tech CEO Rory Cutaia on Livestream Shopping Platforms and Assisted Sales
Sep 02, 2021
Interview with Khaled Naim CEO of Onfleet on the state of Last Mile Delivery and Fleet Management
Aug 24, 2021
What is Reshoring and why is it important for retail? Interview with Harry Moser CEO of the Reshoring Initiative
Aug 15, 2021
Interview with April Sabral CEO of RetailU on the Role of Management Training Retail Success
Aug 02, 2021
Interview with Surefront CEO Luke Wang on Retail and ecommerce Product Lifecycle Management
Aug 02, 2021
Interview with Zipline CEO Melissa Wong on the Importance of Frontline Communication in Retail Operations
Aug 02, 2021
Interview with Buckley Media CEO Kate Buckley on the Importance of Domain Names in Branding and Domain Portfolio Management
Jul 26, 2021
Interview with Bryan Mahoney CEO of Chord Commerce on Headless Platforms and API-First technology for ecommerce and DTC
Jul 20, 2021
Interview with Jeff DeVerter CTO of Rackspace on Modern Technology Solutions for Retail and Multi-Cloud
Jul 11, 2021
Interview with Drew Seman VP of Growth at CroMetrics on Conversion Rate Optimization for Ecommerce
Jun 17, 2021
Interview with Uberall VP Greg Sterling on Local Acquisition and Marketing for Retail Stores
Jun 17, 2021
Interview with Ron Thurston Author of Retail Pride on How to Build Successful Store Teams in Retail
Jun 17, 2021
Interview with PredictivEye CMO Shadi Yazdan on using AI in Conversion Optimization
Jun 17, 2021
Interview with Model No. CEO Phillip Raub on a Building a Sustainable and Environmentally Responsible Furniture Brand
May 27, 2021
Interview with Steven Kramer CEO of WorkJam on Frontline Retail Workforce Tech
May 26, 2021
Interview with A.J. Hernandez CEO of SkyPostal on Latin America ecommerce Shipping and Logistics
May 20, 2021
Interview with Michelle Grant SalesForce Sr. Manager of Retail Strategy Commerce Cloud and other Retail Solutions
May 20, 2021
Interview with Merrick Theobald VP Marketing at Bitpay on accepting Crypto Payments in Ecommerce and Retail
May 16, 2021
Interview with FashionTech Milan - a Startupbootcamp Global Retail Accelerator
May 09, 2021
Interview with Hilary Murdock from Threekit on using 3D product experiences in ecommerce
May 09, 2021
Interview with Karl Haller of IBM Global Business Services discussing retail trends and technologies
May 09, 2021
Interview with VoiceFront CEO Shauli Mizrahi on the latest in using Voice in Commerce
May 01, 2021
Interview with Jason Boyce CEO of Ave7 Media on the latest on Amazon Third Part Seller ecosystem
May 01, 2021
Interview with Astound Commerce on Creating Modern Customer Experiences
May 01, 2021
Threedium CEO Mike Charalambous on 3D and AR for Commerce
Apr 24, 2021
What is Headless Commerce and Static Site Generation? Interview with Nacelle CEO Brian Anderson
Apr 22, 2021
Learn about the Microsoft for Startups program for Retail - interview with ShiSh Sridhar
Apr 22, 2021
Interview with Seek CEO Jon Cheney on AR in Retail and ecommerce
Apr 19, 2021
Mike Potter CEO of Rewind.com on ecommerce and SaaS data backup
Apr 11, 2021
Paula Macaggi from RETHINK Retail - latest trends in retail
Apr 11, 2021
Interview with Eric Dahan CEO of Open Influence on influencer marketing
Apr 08, 2021
Interview with Keefe Lee VP of Customer Experience at Jackman
Apr 07, 2021
Interview with Shopworn a verified genuine brand marketplace for fashion and luxury
Apr 07, 2021
Interview with Pete Hayes of Chief Outsiders on fractional CMO services
Mar 28, 2021
Interview with BlackCart CEO Donny Ouyang on Try Before You Buy
Mar 28, 2021
Interview with Peter Cohan book Goliath Strikes Back
Mar 23, 2021
Interview with Pepperi CEO Ofer Yourvexel on B2B sales optimization
Mar 22, 2021
Interview with Chris Erwin founder of RockWater on how Live video is changing business and commerce
Dec 23, 2020
Interview with Matt Brennan on the story of TikTok, ByteDance and his new book The Attention Factory
Nov 03, 2020
Kevin Gould of Kombo Ventures on Influencer Marketing for Digitally Native Brand Building
Nov 02, 2020
Interview with Richard Kestenbaum on Shoppable Livestream ecommerce
Oct 07, 2020
Why Do Corporate Innovation Labs Fail?
Feb 12, 2020
What is the difference between the project mindset and the experiment minds?
Feb 12, 2020
How can corporations price the products of a startup before the product is created?
Feb 06, 2020
What is the venture client service and what are the problems with traditional corporate venture capital?
Feb 06, 2020
What is the role of experimentation in the venture client lifecycle?
Feb 06, 2020
How to educate people about experimentation?
Feb 06, 2020
What are your thoughts about putting together an experiment to create an innovation unit?
Feb 06, 2020
What's the best way to design the experiment?
Feb 06, 2020
How to educate your team about experimentation?
Feb 06, 2020
What is the role of hypothesis in setting up experiment correctly?
Feb 06, 2020
What is the role of experimentation in innovation and how critical is it for an organization?
Feb 06, 2020
How projects are handled in corporations?
Feb 06, 2020
Experimentation Podcast Neil Soni
Jan 09, 2020
The Experimentation podcast Interview with Gregor Gimmy, Managing Partner of 27 Pilots
Jan 09, 2020
Interview with Richard Carriere GM of Cyberlink America on using Face Recognition in Retail
Nov 12, 2019
Interview with Will Tjernlund Managing Partner at Goat Consulting discussing the latest on Amazon Seller Programs
Dec 26, 2018
Interview with Fitzroy CEO Stefanie Botelho on the role and future of marketplaces in offline retail
Nov 04, 2018
The ups and downs of the life of Gilt Group, interview with Triangle Capital partner Richard Kestenbaum
Oct 25, 2018
Role of CIO in the modern organization. Interview with Harrison Lewis CIO of Northgate Gonzales a grocery and finance operation with over 40 locations.
Oct 17, 2018
Interview with Magento VP Peter Sheldon on the Adobe acquisition and future of commerce
Sep 12, 2018
Interview with Forte Fitness CEO Lauren Foundos on the future of fitness distribution and commerce
Sep 12, 2018
Interview with WatchBox CEO Danny Govberg on the future of the preowned luxury and vintage watch market
Sep 12, 2018
Interview with Bob Negen CEO of WhizBang Retail Training on how to help SMB retailers survive and thrive in the digital age and e-commerce
Sep 12, 2018
Interview with Michael Klein Director of Strategy at Adobe on Experience Cloud Developments, Conversational Commerce and more
Aug 12, 2018
Interview with Corrine Allen, COO of Goodwill of Orange County on the ins and outs of the thrift business and the critical role non-profits play in our communities
Aug 04, 2018
Interview with ShopGoodwill.com Sr. Director on using e-commerce to expand the reach of local Goodwill chapters and the Thrift business.
Jul 28, 2018
Interview with Goodwill Industries International Director of online and mobile on managing an omni-channel retail experience with a purpose.
Jul 04, 2018
Interview with Alpha co-founder on product management and rapid experimentation in developing new products.
Jun 21, 2018
Interview with b8ta founder and president Phillip Raub on building the platform for the future of retail
Jun 15, 2018
Interview with MPP Global SVP Melissa Pegus on subscription commerce, media business dynamics and workplace diversity
Jun 01, 2018
Interview with SnapLogic VP of Product Craig Stewart on the role of APIs in the enterprise
May 10, 2018
Interview with Betty Blocks CEO Chris Obdam - What is no-code software and the role of developers in future of product innovation
May 01, 2018
Interview with Simon Kemp, Founder and CEO of Kepios on Global Web and Mobile Trends
Apr 25, 2018
Interview with Vantage and StitcherAds on How to Make Sense of Online and Offline Commerce Data to Facilitate Shopper Actions
Apr 25, 2018
Interview with Line Tousignant Sr. Director Global Retail at Valtech on Waves of Change in Retail
Apr 20, 2018
Interview with Georg Richter, CEO of OceanX on subscription commerce and recurring revenues in retail
Apr 17, 2018
Interview with Drew Giovannoli of Bazaarvoice on the latest in e-commerce personalization
Apr 17, 2018
Interview with Shopin CEO Eran Eyal on building a Universal Shopper Profile on Blockchain
Mar 16, 2018
Interview with Appsolutely CEO Patrick Palacios on using Blockchain in Retail and Loyalty programs
Mar 15, 2018
Interview with Shopify Plus VP and GM Loren Padelford on how Shopify is extending beyond SMB e-commerce and working with Brands
Mar 12, 2018
Interview with Mike Zorn, Workjam VP of Workplace Strategy on Using Mobile to Improve Employee Engagement in Retail Stores
Mar 07, 2018
Interview with Activant Capital Founder and Partner Steve Sarracino on Investing in the Future of Retail
Feb 17, 2018
Interview with Vicky Zadeh CEO of RakutenFitsMe on the role Fit and Size play in online apparel commerce
Feb 08, 2018
NRF 2018 Interview with Kelly Goetsch, CPO of commercetools on Low-Code, No-Code and the Cloud decision for retailers
Jan 28, 2018
Podcast interview with mode.ai CEO Eitan Sharon on shopping bots and future of Artificial Intelligence in ecommerce
Nov 14, 2017
How Europe's Payment Innovations Work with the US Consumer. Interview with Klarna US CEO Jim Lofgren
Nov 01, 2017
Shop.org 2017 interview with Kelly Goetsch, CPO of commercetools on the API ecosystem and Serverless Commerce
Oct 16, 2017
Interview with Episerver on Digital Commerce Transformation and using Microsoft Azure cloud services
Oct 16, 2017
What's new in Retail POS. Interview with Brad Tracy of HP
Aug 20, 2017
Interview with Ryan Craver about the retail earnings and future of global commerce
Aug 20, 2017
How VR is Changing Retail in the Back Office. Interview with InContext CEO Mark Hardy
Aug 10, 2017
How Design Thinking merges with creating retail experiences that work! Interview with Infor's Hook&Loop Head of Experience Nunzio Esposito
Aug 06, 2017
Interview with Reflektion CMO, Kurt Heinemann on personalized and integrated commerce experiences
Jul 28, 2017
How B2C Innovation Is Driving The B2B Sales Tech, Interview With Lead Genius CEO Prayag Narula
Jun 13, 2017
How to deliver content quickly and prevent DDOS attacks - interview with Jason Miller Chief Strategist of Commerce at Akamai Technologies
May 03, 2017
On the intricacies of B2B commerce platforms. Interview with Jason Woosley SVP of Product and Technology at Magento
Apr 30, 2017
The state of online Ratings and Reviews - interview with Bazaarvoice
Apr 26, 2017
What is Honest Finance? Interview with Affirm SVP Len Eschweiler
Apr 25, 2017
Q1 2017 Retail Tech Funding Report. Interview with CB Insights analyst Zoe Leavitt
Apr 21, 2017
How to make in-store financing easy! Interview with Blispay CEO Greg Lisiewski
Apr 06, 2017
The new Salesforce Commerce Cloud - Interview with VP of Commerce Strategy Rob Garf
Mar 23, 2017
How do retailers make use of Data? Interview with Steve Wellen COO of Domo
Mar 15, 2017
On the power of interconnected services on mobile - interview with Button CRO Mike Dudas
Mar 02, 2017
Interview with Fujitsu Head of Retail Business Marc Janssens at NRF17 on new announcements in Retail and CPG.
Feb 16, 2017
How Smart is your Cart? An Interview with Smart Commerce CEO Jennifer Silverberg
Feb 16, 2017
Interview with Gil Penchina about Object Oriented Capital, funding terms, ecommerce and retail investment
Feb 16, 2017
How to see into the Future of Retail - NRF17 interview with GDR Creative Intelligence CEO Kate Ancketill
Feb 16, 2017
What is an End-End, Cloud-Based Suite of Enterprise Retail Applications? NRF17 Interview with Erick Rowe, VP of strategy at Infor Retail
Feb 13, 2017
How to optimize physical retail with In-store Analytics - Interview with RetailNext
Feb 08, 2017
What are Prescriptive Analytics? Interview with Profitect CEO Guy Yehiav
Feb 07, 2017
How to convert customers at the Highest Possible Value - Interview with Radial
Feb 04, 2017
What is commerce-as-a-service? Interview with commercetools US
Feb 01, 2017
Bringing In-Store Promotions into the Connected Age - Interview with Interactions Marketing
Jan 31, 2017
Going from Data to Action using SAP's new HANA technology
Jan 27, 2017
On Social Management Platforms, Interview with Sprinklr at NRF17
Jan 26, 2017
What is Masterpass? An interview with Mastercard EVP Linda Kirkpatrick at NRF17
Jan 24, 2017
Thoughts on NRF Retail's Big Show 2017
Jan 21, 2017
Retail industry insiders start the year on right by attending The NRF Retail's Big Show
Jan 12, 2017
Looking beyond the obvious at the Amazon Flying warehouse patent - a discussion with Zoe Leavitt of CB Insights
Jan 06, 2017
How to efficiently manage enterprise SCM changes, interview with Panaya
Jan 05, 2017
Optimizing the Purchase-Path for online and physical retail, interview with Sagarmatha
Jan 03, 2017
Why and how retailers and brands should sell on Amazon - interview with Will Tjernlund
Jan 03, 2017
How NotOnTheHighStreet.com is transitioning into microservices
Jan 03, 2017
Cracking the Retail Code - an interview with RetailXelerator founder Rick Rommel
Jan 02, 2017
How Amazon Go can impact retail - an interview with RetailNext
Dec 29, 2016
How does a local loyalty platform work? Interview with Thanx CEO Zach Goldstein
Dec 28, 2016
Do you know how your API's are performing? An interview with API Fortress
Dec 22, 2016
Accelerator Interview with Gener8tor's Troy Vosseller on funding and startup services
Dec 20, 2016
Does the Truth really sell? Interview with Feelter on retail social intelligence.
Dec 16, 2016
How Zalando.com one of Europe's top e-commerce compnies is transitioning into Microservices
Dec 11, 2016
Interview with Haitham Ghadiry of HighJump on retail supply chain innovation
Nov 22, 2016
Builder interview - Ryan Craver, SVP at Lamour Group and Hudson's Bay
Nov 20, 2016
Builder Interview - Fred Skoler of ShopYourWay on how to use gamification and rewards in retail.
Nov 16, 2016
What is Analytics as a Service? Interview with Tim Falls from Keen.io
Nov 15, 2016
Interview with SmarterHQ - a B2C Contextual Marketing Engine
Nov 04, 2016
Interview with Romney Evans of True Fit on how fitting apparel and footware can work better for online shoppers
Oct 12, 2016
Interview with Shopkick on how to make in-store coupons work
Oct 10, 2016
Interview with Salesfloor on the future or retail sales associates
Oct 09, 2016
Interview with Brian Field from ShopperTrack on in-store optimization technologies
Oct 08, 2016
Interview with Lawrence Whittle of Persado on Machine-Powered Content Creation
Oct 08, 2016
How IBM's Watson is helping retailers understand their customers better
Oct 08, 2016
Interview with Stefan Weitz CPO of Radial, the omni-channel fulfillment company
Oct 08, 2016
Interview with RichRelevance on the new search tool launch
Oct 08, 2016
How Adobe is extending it's reach in Commerce with Magento partnership
Oct 06, 2016
Why retail and ecommerce startups should attend the OnRamp Retail Conference
Oct 03, 2016
Interview with Qubit CEO Graham Cooke on delivering unique customer experiences.
Oct 02, 2016
The American Retail Value Proposition - interview with professor and author Kyle Murray.
Sep 30, 2016
What is the potential of AR and VR in Retail, interview with Marxent CEO Beck Besecker
Sep 02, 2016
Big Data in Retail - interview with Manish Sood CEO of Reltio
Aug 19, 2016
Interview with Richard Li, CEO of Datawire on Microservices
Jul 26, 2016
Retail Recruiting Technologies for the Millenial Generation - Interview with Apploi
Jul 07, 2016
Zipkick CEO Jason Will on Review Authenticity and Credibility
Jul 06, 2016
Interview with Smart Atoms on Retail Digital Signage in the age of Social
Jul 01, 2016
Interview with Dynamic Yield CEO on how they address Personalization in the new age of retail.
Jun 21, 2016
What is Predictive Marketing and how it can help Retailers
Jun 14, 2016
From Crowdfunding to Crowd Commerce - the Indiegogo, Celery partnership
Jun 11, 2016
How financing options work in e-commerce and retail - interview with Keith Nealon of Vyze
Jun 03, 2016
Interview with Craig Alberino, CEO of Grey Jean Technologies on AI-powered recommendations and the future of commerce personalization
Jun 02, 2016
Interview with Dirk Hoerig, CEO of commercetools on Commerce-as-a-Service
Jun 02, 2016
The Future is Today - Adobe's Retail Immersive Experience
May 26, 2016
What are Microservices? A talk with Kelly Goetsch of Oracle.
Mar 23, 2016
Interview with CTO of Coin on the future of mobile payments.
Feb 09, 2016
CES 2016 Retail tech overview
Jan 19, 2016
How to use SMS technology in retail stores
Jan 11, 2016
Using iBeacons in Retail
Jan 11, 2016
What is an Order Management System (OMS)
Dec 22, 2015
Future-proof your retail store technology with APIs.
Dec 22, 2015
What is an mPOS?
Dec 15, 2015