Brick & Data

In Episode 29 we realize it's our 1-year show anniversary and that we should do a giveaway! Who's in!?!? We also talk about what it takes to be "immune" to Amazon, how some retailers are changing their business model to embrace Amazon, and how AI and predictive technologies are changing stores - specifically grocery.

It's Episode 28 and we get 45 minutes with Doug Stephens - Retail futurist, book author, and Founder of Retail Prophet. We talk about Walmart's path to retail domination through acquisitions, Amazon Prime Day success and how they are redefining retail, ever-changing customer expectations in stores, one amazing in-store experience that everyone should try, and why some retailers are hesitant to adopt technologies.

In this episode, Paul Raffin joins José to talk about how technology is causing retailers to make changes to their businesses not only for growth but to make their customers happy. Did you know we will be at Shop.org in LA this September 25-27? We will be recording live! Come see us. If you haven't yet registered, be sure to use code 'BRICK10' to get 10% off your registration.

It's episode 26 and Todd & José talk about how being smarter about space will be an even more important activity for retailers as stores are closed and shrunk. The viability and need for data is questioned and we respond. We also travel to Shanghai (not really) to discover a new type of grocery store.

Walmart is on a warpath to beat Amazon, but it's true... Amazon is now twice their market cap. We circle back on IoT to see how mainstream it's becoming. Retail analyst Kenny Yeo was on CNBC with three key tech focus areas for retailers to focus on - we talk about each of them.

Between mud covered jeans and Amazon Dash for underwear, we are pretty confident that retailers are losing it. Coach is shrinking to grow (this was recorded right before the recent acquisition). Amazon Echo can now judge your fashion. Like what you hear? Subscribe and review on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher!

Wal-Mart is paying for store traffic, Bed Bath & Beyond has some work to do on omnichannel and store assortments, and Jeff Bezos shares his Amazon secrets. Like what you hear? Subscribe and review on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher!

There's a changing of the guards in retail and we are now seeing the effects. Fast Fashion is making some changes and Forever 21 is seeing RED.

In this episode, José interviews Soon Yu, former Global VP Innovation at VF Corp and book author. We learn about his background in retail building and innovating brands for 20 years. Soon's new book is called The Iconic Advantage - more info can be found at www.soonyu.com.

According to a new survey, 83% of shoppers think they are smarter than store associates. Wal-Mart is creating a start-up incubator. Malls are way oversaturated. There's a solution.