S6|E2

The Latest in Grocery Industry Laws: Insights from California Grocers Association | Digital Grocer S6E2

Sylvain Perrier and Mark Fairhurst are joined by Doug Scholz, Senior Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer at California Grocers Association to learn more about how...

S6|E1

Predictions for Grocery Retail in 2023 and How Retailers Can Drive Loyalty I Digital Grocer S6E1

Sylvain Perrier and Mark Fairhurst are joined by Joel Percy, Regional Director, Eagle Eye to discuss the importance of retaining customers and driving loyalty in...

S6|E0

Digital Grocer Season 6 | Coming Soon!

We've got a new season and a thrilling line up of guests you don't want to miss!

S5|E7

Grocery Industry Challenges: How regional grocers can respond | Digital Grocer S5E7

Sylvain and Mark are joined by Mike Davidson, President and CEO of Buehler's Fresh Foods, to discuss how regional retailers are handling the changes in...

S5|E6

Grocery Retail Economic Trends to Prepare for in 2023 | Digital Grocer S5E6

Claire Fan, an economist from RBC, joins our podcast hosts Sylvain Perrier and Mark Fairhurst to discuss economic trends impacting grocery retailers in 2023. Listen...

S5|E5

The Impact of Grocery Inflation on Retailers | Digital Grocer S5E5

Sylvain Perrier and Mark Fairhurst welcome John Lucot, retired President & COO of Giant Eagle, as they discuss the effects of grocery inflation on retailers.

S5|E4

Grocery eCommerce: Post-pandemic insights and strategy | Digital Grocer S5E4

Part 1 of 3 in a series that looks at how inflation is impacting grocer retailers, this episode features Raley's Zac Wilson where together with...

S5|E3

Instacart IPO: Why now and what is in store | Digital Grocer S5E3

Find out what's happening with the Instacart initial public offering (IPO) and why it might not be as successful as the company hopes.

S5|E2

Instacart platform, is IPO around the corner? | Digital Grocer S5E2

In Episode 2, Season 5 of the Digital Grocer, our hosts discuss first hand information regarding the Instacart platform upcoming IPO. They share details of...

S5|E1

Dissecting the Amazon Fresh Playbook | Digital Grocer S5E1

In this episode, Sylvain, Mark and David explore how Amazon Fresh uses convenience as a key selling point. While reviewing several store experiences, they examine...

S5|E0

The Digital Grocer Podcast: Season 5 – Launch

Tune in to Season 5 to hear our expert hosts dissect the latest trends and developments impacting eGrocery retail and provide actionable strategies you can...

S4|E11

Automating fulfillment with Ocado’s grocery technology – Grocery Podcast S4 E11

Grocery technology is our focus, as Ocado’s David Hardiman-Evans discusses how innovations can reduce costs and deliver a great customer experience.

S4|E10

Grocery Retail Valuation with Dan McCarthy – Grocery Podcast S4 E10

Dan McCarthy discusses customer-based corporate valuations (CBCV) as a way to evaluate a company and the implications for regional grocers.

S4|E9

Grocery delivery marketplace dominance with Rick Watson – Grocery Podcast S4 E9

Grocery delivery marketplace Instacart has been dominating the news and industry. We’ve invited marketplace expert Rick Watson to discuss how Instacart’s latest moves will impact...

S4|E8

Grocery retail strategy and execution that grows shopper loyalty – Grocery Podcast S4 E8

A proactive grocery retail strategy is imperative for 2021. Brick Meets Click’s David Bishop dissects key stats from his firm’s latest quarterly report to reveal...

S4|E7

How Delivery Drivers Fuel Online Grocery – Grocery Podcast S4 E7

This week, Delivery Drivers Inc (DDI) CEO Aaron Hageman joins us on The Digital Grocer podcast. As the pandemic sparks continued growth in the grocery...

S4|E6

Supermarket Trends for 2021 – Grocery Podcast S4 E6

What supermarket trends can we expect to see in 2021? Sylvain shares his top 10 predictions for the coming year and how grocers can plan...

S4|E5

The Supermarket Industry Costs of Convenience – Grocery Podcast S4 E5

The supermarket industry has undergone massive change in 2020. Retailers are focused on convenience, as shoppers demand contactless grocery services like curbside pickup and home...

S4|E4

Dave Abbott Shares eCommerce Lessons Across Retail Verticals – Grocery Podcast S4 E4

Dave Abbott joins the Digital Grocer Podcast to share eCommerce lessons across retail verticals, from apparel to home improvement, to now grocery.

S4|E3

Food Retail’s Tech Giant Takeover – Grocery Podcast S4E3

This episode, food retail’s tech giant takeover is on our minds. Is Silicon Valley going to save grocery retail or take it over completely? Sylvain...

S4|E2

Shopper Behavior: The New Reality in Grocery – Grocery Podcast S4 E2

Shopper Behavior has been fundamentally changed by the pandemic. Big moves by Amazon, Walmart and H-E-B are examples of how some retailers are responding to...

S4|E1

Rick Watson on why Walmart joined the Instacart Marketplace – Grocery Podcast S4 E1

Rick Watson joins us for the season premiere of the Digital Grocer Podcast to discuss why Walmart has joined the Instacart Marketplace. How will this...

S3|E13

Brick Meets Click’s David Bishop on Pandemic Trends – Grocery Podcast S3 E13

Joining us from Brick Meets Click is David Bishop, to explore the pandemic trends in grocery eCommerce revealed in our May shopper survey. Find out...

S3|E12

Autostore’s Andrew Benzinger on Grocery Micro Fulfillment – Grocery Podcast S3 E12

Autostore’s Andrew Benzinger offers up insights on grocery micro fulfillment. What are micro fulfillment centers (MFCs)? How can they help you get groceries into your...

S3|E11

Steve Dennis Essential Strategies for Retail Leaders – Grocery Podcast S3 E11

Steve Dennis, author of Remarkable Retail, talks about retail shifts in in the age of digital disruption and the complex relationship between eCommerce and brick-and-mortar....

S3|E10

Raley’s Zac Wilson Responding to Crisis – Grocery Podcast S3 E10

Raley’s Zac Wilson on crisis response to COVID-19. From store policies on social distancing to contactless grocery pickup and delivery to rapid hiring and onboarding...

S3|E9

COVID and Grocery eCommerce – Grocery Podcast S3 E9

Today's focus is COVID and grocery eCommerce. How has the pandemic affected grocery retail? Why is it so important that retailers invest in their eCommerce...

S3|E8

Bringg’s Guy Bloch on Grocery Delivery and Coronavirus – Grocery Podcast S3 E8

Bringg CEO Guy Bloch discusses the rise in online grocery sales due to COVID-19 and the crucial role of delivery. Learn why you should start...

S3|E7

Rick Watson on Launching Grocery Marketplaces – Grocery Podcast S3 E7

Rick Watson discusses grocery marketplaces with Mark and Sylvain. Specifically, should grocers launch their own marketplace? What are the risks and rewards? We look at...

S3|E6

NRF 2020 Grocery eCommerce Themes and Takeaways – Grocery Podcast S3 E6

A summary of NRF 2020 Grocery eCommerce trends. Sylvain and Mark discuss the role of grocery in health and wellness and in shoppers’ nutritional choices...

S3|E5

GrocerKey’s Jeremy Neren on Why Product Data Matters – Grocery Podcast S3 E5

We talk to GroceryKey’s Jeremy Neren about the importance of clean product data and good data governance, important factors for successful search, personalization and presentation....

S3|E4

Smart & Final’s Ed Wong Owning eCommerce – Grocery Podcast S3 E4

Smart & Final’s Ed Wong explains the process of selecting the right grocery eCommerce solution, including two crucial requirements. Also covered: dealing with the unique...

S3|E3

Kevin Coupe and Tom Furphy Talk Customer Centric Strategy – Grocery Podcast S3 E3

Tom Furphy and Kevin Coupe explain why grocers need to take a customer-centric approach to grocery eCommerce to survive against retail giants. The group also...

S3|E2

Weis Markets’ Ron Bonacci on Grocery Marketing Fundamentals – Grocery Podcast S3 E2

Weis Markets’ Ron Bonacci provides insights on how to plan for successful eGrocery implementation, including eCommerce strategy, long-term vision, future technologies and the key marketing...

S3|E1

Phil Lempert and Spoon Guru’s Markus Stripf Share Key Global Trends – Grocery Podcast S3 E1

We chat with SupermarketGuru Phil Lempert and Spoon Guru’s Marcus Stripf about key trends at NRF 2020: robotics and personalization. Plus, emerging grocery trends in...

S2|E12

Why Grocers Need to Measure Customer Lifetime Value – Grocery Podcast S2 E12

Customer lifetime value is the focus of our season finale. We look at how this metric helps grocers shape their business and maximize revenue, along...

S2|E11

Raley’s Zac Wilson on Grocery eCommerce Success – Grocery Podcast S2 E11

Raley’s Zac Wilson shares the secret of a successful eCommerce launch. Discover his biggest challenges and the secrets for success. From marketplaces to dark stores...

S2|E10

ShopHero’s Rob Christian on Grocery eCommerce Adoption – Grocery Podcast S2 E10

ShopHero CEO Rob Christian takes an insightful look at strategy and eCommerce. As the ante rises, he argues, grocery retailers need to undergo an eCommerce...

S2|E9

Replenium’s Dan Bourgault and Beccah Rybalsky on the Power of Shopper Data – Grocery Podcast S2 E9

Replenium’s Dan Bourgault and Beccah Rybalsky explain the advantages of subscription models, and how owning your customer data and knowing exactly what to do with...

S2|E8

Radius Networks and ShopperKit Talk Emerging Technology – Grocery Podcast S2 E8

Radius Networks’s Jeff Baskin and ShopperKit’s Jack Record join Sylvain and Mark to discuss technologies that can improve shopper experiences and reduce grocers’ costs —...

S2|E7

FitForCommerce’s Bernadine Wu on Grocery Strategy and Data – Grocery Podcast S2 E7

FitforCommerce CEO Bernardine Wu visits us on the floor of Groceryshop 2019 and shares her unique perspective on the need for digital diligence in retail...

S2|E6

MouthMedia’s Rob Sanchez at Groceryshop 2019 – Grocery Podcast S2 E6

MouthMedia CEO Rob Sanchez looks at surprising similarities between the grocery retail and fashion industries. Rob, Mark and Sylvain discuss barriers to entry, why some...

S2|E5

Opportunities for Supermarket Chains at Groceryshop 2019 – Grocery Podcast S2 E5

Supermarket chains and eCommerce opportunities — we investigate, live from the floor of Groceryshop 2019 in Las Vegas. Plus, Sylvain and Mark look at how...

S2|E4

Kevin Coupe on Retailer Brand Equity – Grocery Podcast S2 E4

Kevin Coupe discusses challenges in grocery retail: Why don’t grocery retailers think of their own company as a brand? Why don’t they capitalize on data...

S2|E3

Barclays Investment Bank’s Karen Short on Dissecting the Instacart Addiction – Grocery Podcast S2 E3

Barclays’ Karen Short talks about “Dissecting the Instacart Addition,” her team’s recent research report. She looks at the strong affinity of shoppers with Instacart and...

S2|E2

CCPA Compliance for Grocery – Grocery Podcast S2 E2

CCPA and its impact on grocery retailers — what is the California Consumer Privacy Act and how can you prepare your business for successful implementation?...

S2|E1

NGA Show 2019 Key Takeaways for Independent Grocers – Grocery Podcast S2 E1

We’re at the NGA Show 2019, discussing what independent grocers can take away from the conference. Specifically, Sylvain and Mark look at how to take...

S1|E11

Brittain Ladd on Grocery Retail Market Predictions – Grocery Podcast S1 E11

Brittain Ladd offers up grocery retail market predictions in the wake of rapid industry change and eCommerce growth. Strategic plays and big moves are predicted....

S1|E10

Robin Report’s Warren Shoulberg Shares Grocery Industry Insights – Grocery Podcast S1 E10

The Robin Report contributor Warren Shoulberg chimes in on important changes in grocery: meal kits, data analysis, partnerships and acquisitions. The award-winning retail journalist also...

S1|E9

Spoon Guru’s Markus Stripf Talks AI and Food Nutrition – Grocery Podcast S1 E9

Spoon Guru CEO Markus Stripf joins us at Groceryshop 2018 to explain how his company combines AI, machine learning and nutritional expertise to provide shoppers...

S1|E8

Future Grocery Delivery Technology – Grocery Podcast S1 E8

What does future grocery delivery technology look like? Sylvain and Mark discuss trends in delivery solutions, the risks of using third parties, the role of...

S1|E7

Supermarket Guru’s Phil Lempert on Protecting Market Share – Grocery Podcast S1 E7

Supermarket Guru® Phil Lempert looks at top trends in grocery retail, with insights on why retailers need to invest in owning their brand relationship with...

S1|E6

Online Grocery Security and Cyber Insurance – Grocery Podcast S1 E6

In online grocery, security is a key concern. Sylvain looks at why it’s important for grocery retailers to increase security and how they can mitigate...

S1|E5

Sean Butler on the Future of Meal Kits in Grocery – Grocery Podcast S1 E5

Sean Butler discusses meal kits, the fastest growing food channel in the U.S. Find out why he says the future of meal kits is not...

S1|E4

Online Grocery ADA Compliance – Grocery Podcast S1 E4

Online grocery and ADA is our topic. Accessibility experts Michele Landis and Eric Slezak discuss the impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act on grocery...

S1|E3

Brittain Ladd on Competing with Amazon in Grocery – Grocery Podcast S1 E3

Brittain Ladd discusses Amazon and others who are playing an infinite game in grocery retail. An infinite game is one that has no defined field,...

S1|E2

Brittain Ladd on M&A Grocery Strategy – Grocery Podcast S1 E2

Brittain Ladd considers M&A as a grocery strategy to better prepare for battles against Amazon, Walmart and others invading traditional grocers’ markets. How critical are...

S1|E1

Brittain Ladd on Growing Threats to Grocery Retailers – Grocery Podcast S 1 E1

Brittain Ladd addresses the growing threats to traditional grocery retailers, as we kick off the inaugural episode of The Digital Grocer. Find out what Brittain...