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Amazon released an outstanding Q4 with strong growth in sales and profitability driving a huge uptick in their share price. In this episode Bryan and Andrea break down the drivers of that performance as well as key attributes of the call that highlight Amazon's future prospects and growth:1) Faster and Cheaper - how increased delivery speed and lower cost to serve are transfor

In this episode Bryan Gildenberg does a guest stint on High Impact's "The Retail Journey" podcast (link to audio and YouTube to subscribe below)In this podcast, Bryan, James and Charles discuss why a digital-first approach to retail media in the US is crucial and how it contrasts with other markets. They also share insights about Walmart Luminate and the escalating i

In this episode Bryan Gildenberg and MAS Commerce founder Matthew Smith talk about Matthew's new venture and how it plans to help companies embrace, harness and develop the promise of AI into practical business results. You were a launch leader of Walmart’s 2 biggest innovation businesses in its history—why would you leave that now?We’ve noticed you posting a lot about A

In this episode Bryan Gildenberg and Andrea Leigh tackle a few key issues that Amazon's Q3 results highlighted after a quick review of their actual performance. In particular they focus the conversation on 4 key changes for Amazon's evolution - the current direction of travel for their business:1) Amazon's results in cloud put into context - though "disappointin

This episode celebrates the holiday season in style with a conversation about the evolution of digital commerce in a notoriously tricky environment - the alcoholic beverage category! We discuss the following areas:1) Swiftly's innovative solution for allowing retailers to take advantage of retail media successfully even without money passing from manufacturer to retailer2) The

The CPGGUYS are joined in this episode by Kevin Yu, the founder & CEO of SideChef, an all-in-one home cooking platform.Follow Kevin Yu on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinyuarts/Follow SideChef on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sidechef/Follow SideChef online at: https://www.sidechef.com/Kevin answers these questions :1) Walk us through the origin st

Bryan & PVSB are joined in the October monthly recap by John carroll, President of Digital Commerce & Advanced Analytics at Acosta Group.Follow John on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnccarrolljr/We discuss the following topics:Instacart - Trade Desk partnershipGLP1’s impact to the food and beverage industry Amazon unBoxed Key AnnouncementsIncrease in promotio

The CPG Guys in Partnership with Brave Commerce feature Commerce Cares, an effort to provide humanitarian relief to Israel.This one hour LinkedIn Live event featured a number of industry luminaries along with people dedicated to enabling the efficient delivery of humanitarian relief to those affected by the recent horrible atrocities that took place in Israel.To donate money to Com

Bryan & PVSB are joined in the September monthly recap by Scott Benedict, Affiliate Partner at McMillanDolittle.Follow Scott on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottrbenedict/We discuss the following topics:Amazon launches generative AI to help sellers write product descriptionsInstacart stock erodes after IPOJelly giant J.M. Smucker agrees to buy Twinkie maker Hostess

Allume Group Founder & CEO Andrea K. Leigh & PVSB recap their impressions of the 2023 Amazon Accelerate sellers conference.CPG Guys Website: http://CPGguys.comFMCG Guys Website: http://FMCGguys.comCPG Scoop Website: http://CPGscoop.comNextUp Website: http://nextupisnow.org/cpgguysRetailWit Website: http://retailwit.com DISCLAIMER: The content in this podcast episode is prov