DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Do retailers need a chief trust officer or to put a c-level exec in charge of trust? Should cybersecurity and data privacy be the primary focus around trust issues or do you see a broader responsibility over brand reputation? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: How likely is it that the new customers coming to Walmart for groceries will stick with the chain once inflation becomes less of a factor? Has the chain made big enough improvements in categories such as apparel and home to build on the new grocery customers it has Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: What do you think are the pillars upon which positive corporate cultures are built? What do you see as examples of positive corporate cultures at work in retail? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust: I have personally experienced how Kellogg has created an environment Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Will customers staying at the Vrbo rental property make the connection to Home Depot and shop the retailer accordingly? How do you see retailers most effectively leveraging relationships with vacation rental platforms? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust: Go to Home Depot while on Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: What do the findings about the inefficacy of plastic recycling mean for retailers and brands trying to pursue more environmentally sustainable operations? Do you think such findings will impact the retail/CPG packaging world significantly and push the development of more compostable and/or reusable packaging? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Will the Adidas brand be negatively affected by what some saw as a a slow response to Ye’s antisemitic comments? Have Mr. West’s words doomed the Yeezy brand going forward? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust: Adidas should have been quicker out of the Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Do you anticipate a large demand for home delivery in the marijuana retail market? Will Uber Eats and other major third-party services aggressively expand into marijuana retail deliveries in the U.S. where the law allows? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust: There is no Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Is Circle K’s move a game changer for the legal cannabis business? Do you expect other retailers in and outside of the convenience vertical to quickly move into the medical and recreational marijuana markets? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust: Cannabis at gas stations? Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: Do you believe big retailers are still lagging in their implementation of technology? What common improvements do retailers still need to make technologically to meet the expectations of today’s shoppers? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust: Quite frankly, retailers cannot be expected to solve Read more…
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: What do you think of HomeGoods’ House of HomeGoods campaign? Why haven’t hotels used as showrooms for brands or retailers become a bigger trend? Interactive Edge’s CEO, Zel Bianco comments, featured on RetailWire’s Braintrust: I love the idea but not many people will have the opportunity to experience Read more…