{"id":8951,"date":"2023-03-28T10:16:04","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T10:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/global-disruption-with-j-walker-smith\/"},"modified":"2023-03-28T10:16:04","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T10:16:04","slug":"global-disruption-with-j-walker-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/global-disruption-with-j-walker-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Global disruption with J. Walker Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <p><a href=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/online-workshops-list\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-496\" src=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90.png\" alt=\"Retail Online Training\" width=\"729\" height=\"91\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90.png 729w, https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RETAIL-ONLINE-TRAINING-728-X-90-300x37.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/a><\/p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"date\">Mar 22, 2023<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In episode 30<br \/>\nof Kantar&#8217;s Retail Sound Bites, hosts Barry Thomas, senior retail<br \/>\nthought leader, and Rachel Dalton, head of retail insights, discuss<br \/>\nglobal retail growth trends.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">This episode<br \/>\nalso features Doug Hermanson, Kantar&#8217;s Principal Economist, to<br \/>\nprovide perspective into the macroeconomic world of today. Also, J.<br \/>\nWalker Smith, Kantar\u2019s brand and marketing thought leader, joins<br \/>\nthe conversation to discuss private label, cracking the code on<br \/>\nloyalty, global growth trends, generative AI, and so much<br \/>\nmore.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Have a topic<br \/>\nyou&#8217;d like to have covered? Contact us: <span style=\"color: #d3a81c; background: white;\">Kantar&#8217;s Retail Sound Bites<br \/>\nPodcast<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Barry&#8217;s contact<br \/>\ninformation:<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">barry.thomas@kantar.com<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Barry&#8217;s<br \/>\nLinkedIn<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Rachel&#8217;s contact<br \/>\ninformation:<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">rachel.dalton@kantar.com<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Rachel&#8217;s<br \/>\nLinkedIn<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"language: en-US; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; mso-line-break-override: none; word-break: normal; punctuation-wrap: hanging; margin: 0pt 0in 0pt 0in;\">\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; color: rgb(0, 96, 255); text-transform: none; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-variant: normal; color: rgb(0, 96, 255); text-transform: none; letter-spacing: 0pt; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/90867825\/coca-cola-invites-fans-to-create-ai-art-with-its-iconic-imagery<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"language: en-US; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; mso-line-break-override: none; word-break: normal; punctuation-wrap: hanging; margin: 0pt 0in 0pt 0in;\">\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"language: en-US; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; mso-line-break-override: none; word-break: normal; punctuation-wrap: hanging; margin: 0pt 0in 0pt 0in;\">\n<span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; 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font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/crowded-zara-stores-led-to-soaring-2022-sales-for-inditex-2023-3<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"language: en-US; line-height: normal; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; mso-line-break-override: none; word-break: normal; punctuation-wrap: hanging;\">\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-style: italic;\"><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/financialpost.com\/news\/retail-marketing\/couche-tard-buys-gas-stations-totalenergies-4billion<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"language: en-US; line-height: normal; margin-top: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; mso-line-break-override: none; word-break: normal; punctuation-wrap: hanging;\">\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/gregpetro\/2023\/03\/17\/i-asked-chatgpt-how-it-will-impact-retailing-heres-the-reply\/?sh=637c063f2bdb<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"language: en-US; 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