The Retail Period Podcast

In this episode, Mani Subramaniam speaks with Sucharita, VP, Principal Analyst at Forrester. Sucharita serves digital business strategy professionals. She is an expert on eCommerce, omnichannel retail, consumer behavior, and trends in the online shopping space. She is also an authority on technology developments that affect the online commerce industry and vendors that facilitate online marketing and merchandising.

In this episode, Mani Subramaniam speaks with Paula Rosenblum who is well known for her pragmatic approach to retail.  She combines thought leadership with her practical experience in her writing, speaking, and advisory engagements. She was selected as one of the “Top 50 Retail Influencers” by Vend. Prior to joining RSR, Paula built the research practice at RSAG, was Vice President of Aberdeen Group's Retail Research practice, and a retail research director for AMR Research.  Previous to that, Rosenblum spent over 20 years as a retail technology executive including several years as a CIO with Domain Home Fashions and iParty.   Rosenblum holds an M.B.A. in Management of High Technology from Northeastern University and was nominated for the Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts from the State University of New York.

In this episode, Mani Subramaniam speaks with Vicki Cantrell who has got rich experience with NRF, high-end fashion retailers and retail technology solution providers. Her thoughts on the changes that the retail industry is facing, and on the future of the retail industry, are very practical and action-focused.

In this episode, Mani Subramaniam speaks with Nicole Leinbach Reyhle who is a very active thought leader working on a daily basis with small independent retailers and small businesses. In this podcast, Nicole brings to bear her rich practical experience in the world of retail, and how changes are perceived 

In this episode, Mani Subramaniam speaks with Jon Stine who has spent a long career talking to executives from the retail industry and developed a rich understanding of the challenges the industry is facing. He brings this experience and foresight to bear in the podcast addressing the future direction of the retail industry.

In this episode, Mani Subramaniam chats up with both Rich and Georganne who are amongst the top retail influencers and thought leaders. They bring to the table wisdom from walking the retail floor regularly and help thousands of retailers to not only survive but also to thrive. They have distilled their experience in this podcast about future retail trends and what it takes to survive.