The Doing Business in Bentonville Podcast
To create an ecosystem that connects leaders of all kinds – industry, community, student, educational, civic, investment and entrepreneurial – to help overcome Omnichannel Retail barriers through exclusive, insight-rich content.
Podcasting since 2023 • 148 episodes
The Doing Business in Bentonville Podcast
Latest Episodes
Ep. 146 - Google & Walmart: AI-Powered Retail Evolution
AI is moving so fast that pretending you “have it handled” is the quickest way to fall behind. I’m joined by Erika McCourt, a Google account executive dedicated to Walmart, for a grounded conversation about what actually matters when technology...
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Ep. 145 - Retail Leadership Shift: Walmart, Target, and Kroger’s New Era
Walmart just crossed a trillion-dollar valuation and is openly positioning itself as a tech-driven retailer. That milestone raises a bigger question we all care about: what has to change inside a company when the future is AI, omnichannel retai...
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Ep. 144 - Bentonville At A Tipping Point
Bentonville is one of the few places where a “small city” problem set collides with a truly global business footprint. We’re joined by Brandom Gengelbach, President and CEO of the Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce, to unpack what that collis...
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Ep. 143 - Food For Less: The Walmart Grocery Secret
Walmart didn’t become a grocery powerhouse by accident. A big part of that story starts in Northwest Arkansas with a family-run grocery operation, Food For Less, and a relationship built on trust with Sam Walton and the early Walmart leadership...
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Ep. 142 - The Customer's Choice: Why Loyalty is Dead
Shoppers aren’t loyal to logos anymore, they’re loyal to getting exactly what they want, exactly when they want it. When the shelf is empty, the phone in their hand becomes your fiercest competitor. We sit down with retail veteran Michael Graen...
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