The data-driven retail podcast you can't miss.

Join Deborah Weinswig, CEO and Founder of Coresight Research, and Andrew Smith, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of ThinkUncommon, as they host discussions on a range of topics at the intersection of retail and technology.

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The data-driven retail podcast you can't miss.

Join Deborah Weinswig, CEO and Founder of Coresight Research as she hosts discussions on a range of topics at the intersection of retail and technology.

Subscribe to our emails to receive exclusive related content.

Today's trends

Deborah covers live, evolving trends in today's retail industry. Episodes focus on key topics that are currently top of mind among retail executives.

Data-driven

Each episode's discussion is driven by insights from current industry data and retail performance provided by Coresight Research.

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E56 - January 31, 2023

NRF 2023—Retail’s Big Show Recap

Sunny Zheng, Apparel and Footwear Analyst at Coresight Research, joins Adeline Devers for a deep dive into NRF 2023. To read the #free reports on NRF 2023 go to coresight.com.

E55 - January 24, 2023

CES 2023—All Wrapped Up

John Harmon, Managing Director of Retail Technology Research at Coresight Research, joins Adeline Devers for a series of rapid-fire questions about his CES 2023 experience in this short-but-sweet episode. To read John’s #free reports on CES 2023, head to Coresight.com.

E54 - January 13, 2023

Travel Retail and Beauty

Adeline Devers steps in for Deborah this week to interview Coresight's one and only Marie Driscoll. In this episode, Adeline and Marie chat about all things travel retail and beauty - inspired by Marie's recent report Three Things You Need To Know: Travel Retail and Beauty, live now on Coresight.com.

E53 - January 2, 2023

The Retailistic End of Year Extravaganza

Andrew welcomes four retail friends (April Sabral, Liza Amlani, Nick McHenry, and Ron Thurston) to the pod for an end of year extravaganza!

E52 - December 26, 2022

Special Guest Kit Campoy

Andrew welcomes the fabulous Kit Campoy to the show to discuss being a retail leader during the busy season and appreciating and valuing the frontline workforce.

E51 - December 19, 2022

Special Guest Justin Honaman

Deborah welcomes consumer goods consultant and fellow podcaster Justin Honaman to the show to discuss their unique stories and starting to address some big problems in the retail industry.

E50 - December 12, 2022

Forces and Trends to Look Out for in 2023

Deborah and Andrew look at 5 forces and 5 trends ahead of the new year.

E49 - December 5, 2022

Special Guest Oren Paran

Oren Paran joins Deborah and Andrew for a lively discussion on retail innovation solutions with a focus on Israel.

E48 - November 28, 2022

A Look At The Year Ahead with Philip Moore

Coresight's Phillip Moore returns for a one-on-one chat with Deborah about the holiday season, sustainability, and 2023 prospects.

E47 - November 21, 2022

Special Guest Assaf Baciu

Coresight's Philip Moore swaps in for Andrew this week to join forces with Deborah as they interview Assaf Baciu about what Persado is doing with generative AI and language.

E46 - November 14, 2022

Special Guest Royce Baretto

Andrew is joined by Royce Baretto of Coresight Research this week to discuss the home and home improvement sector.

E45 - November 7, 2022

Special Guest Sophie Abrahamsson

Deborah hosts solo this week and discusses livestreaming with Sophie Abrahamsson of Bambuser.

E44 - October 31, 2022

An Andrew Rant Halloween Special

Happy Halloween! Andrew is rolling solo this week to rant about spooky topics like frontline team member pay versus CEO pay, Bed, Bath, and Beyond, Kanye and more.

E43 - October 24, 2022

Holiday Season Begins

Deborah and Andrew are back and it’s time to talk holiday season and more!

E42 - October 17, 2022

Special Guest Liza Amlani

This week Andrew speaks to the impressive Liza Amlani about the six core principles of "Product Creation By Subtraction" and all things merchandising.

E41 - October 10, 2022

Special Guest Philip Smiley

Deborah and Andrew speak to Phil Smiley to get a cross-border retail perspective, especially focused on China, as well as some bonus guinea pig content.

E40 - October 3, 2022

Special Guests Nick McHenry and Adam Davis

Andrew discusses retail startup technology with Nick McHenry and Adam Davis.

E39 - September 26, 2022

Groceryshop 2022

Deborah is flying solo this week after four days in Las Vegas with Groceryshop going through some of the highlights, lowlights, and everything in between.

E38 - September 19, 2022

Tech, Retail and Design come together at New York Fashion Week

Deborah and Andrew discuss how tech, retail and design come together at New York Fashion Week, as well as sustainability and Australian innovation.

E37 - September 12, 2022

Special Guests Ned Hayes and Ashley Coates

Andrew Smith is joined by Ned Hayes and Ashley Coates from SnowShoe. They are also co-hosts of the podcast Spark Plug where they talk about the intersection of business and technology.

E36 - September 6, 2022

Live Streaming and Payments

Deborah is solo this week breaking down live streaming and payments in the current retail landscape.

E35 - August 29, 2022

Special Guests April Sabral and Ron Thurston

Andrew is solo this week and joined by fellow retail influencers April Sabral and Ron Thurston to talk about their current happenings and past experiences on the retail front line.

E34 - August 22, 2022

Earnings Reports, Meme Stocks, and beyond

Deborah and Andrew cover an action packed week in retail news including earnings reports, supply chain, stock market volatility, and more.

E33 - August 15, 2022

Sustainability and Special Guest Steve Statler

Deborah and Andrew tackle retail news of the week, chat sustainability, and check in with Steve Statler, SVP of Marketing at Wiliot, to talk about new tech in the supply chain.

E32 - August 8, 2022

Special Guest Lori Schafer

Deborah and Andrew are joined by Lori Schafer, CEO of Digital Wave to talk retail tech, multichannel, metaverse, and beyond.

E31 - August 2, 2022

Special Guests Ray Riley and Rob Hoehn

Andrew is solo this week and is joined by friends from around the internet including Ray Riley, CEO at Progress Retail, and Rob Hoehn, CEO of IdeaScale to talk about innovation and events of the week.

E30 - July 25, 2022

Special Guest Rory Cutaia from Verb

Andrew Smith gets a chance to catch up with Roray Cutaia, CEO at Verb Technology Company, to talk about their plans for the future of live streaming and video based sales. Deborah joins to recap and preview upcoming shopping festivals and events.

E29 - July 18, 2022

CPG and Beauty Trends

Deborah is solo this week chatting about global CPG trends, things happening in the Beauty world, and what to expect this year in e-commerce and live streaming.

E28 - July 11, 2022

RETHINK Retail

Deborah is joined by Gabriella Bock and Natalie Arana from RETHINK Retail to talk retail influencers and the future of what RETHINK has to offer.

E27 - July 7, 2022

Special Guest Maju Kuruvilla

Deborah is joined by CEO at Bolt Maju Kuruvilla to talk about the future of payments and one click checkout. Coresight analysts John Harmon and Primel Konok also join with questions from the field.

E26 - JUNE 27, 2022

Payment Protocol

Deborah and Andrew dive into the many ways consumers are paying for things online and IRL.

E25 - JUNE 20, 2022

Retail Reckoning

Deborah and Andrew talk about uncertainty in the current retail space amidst inflation and a post pandemic landscape.

E24 - JUNE 12, 2022

Levelization, retail media, and metaverse

Deborah and Andrew return to form, catching up on their recent trips abroad and what they learned about the retail desire to innovate.

E23 - JUNE 6, 2022

Special Guest Charlene Lu

Deborah and Andrew are joined by Charlene Lu, specialist in all things metaverse, to talk about current trends for consumers and retailers entering the space.

E22 - MAY 30, 2022

Special Guest Vincent Yang

Deborah and Andrew are joined by Co-founder and CEO at Firework, Vincent Yang, to talk about the current and future state of live streaming in the retail space.

E21 - MAY 23, 2022

Special Guest Ron Thurston

Andrew Smith is joined by special guest Ron Thurston, currently on his Retail in America tour. Together they talk about the stories Ron is uncovering on the front lines of retail spaces around the county.

E20 - MAY 17, 2022

Bonus Episode: Live at RICE

Recorded live from the floor of RICE22 on May 11th, Deborah and Andrew are joined by special guest Cynthia Hollen to talk about all things going on at the Retail Innovation Conference & Expo.

E19 - MAY 16, 2022

RICE Roundup

Fresh off Retail Innovation Conference & Expo, Deborah and Andrew reconnect to talk about what happened there, and what's happening next.

More episodes

E18 - Topics of the day with Andrew
E17 - ULI Recap
E16 - Happy Earth Day
E15 - Andrew and Deborah Resync
E14 - Shoptalk Las Vegas 2022
E13 - Shoptalk, World Retail Congress, and ICSC on deck
E12 - Online grocery and live streaming
E11 - Colabs, introductions, and learning in the retail space
E10 - Retail, real estate, and real people
E9 - Metaverse and sustainability, accessibility, body positivity with Andrew Smith
E8 - All things metaversian and sustainability with Andrew Smith
E7 - The rapidly evolving cannabis market. Guest: Smoke Wallin
E6 - Street fashion in the China market. Guest: Renee Hartmann
E5 - AI and Retail in 2021. Guest: John Harmon
E4 - Commerce in livestreams. Guest: Renee Hartmann
E3 - The future of retail. Guest: John Harmon
E2 - The Impact of Ali Baba's 11/11 Singles Day. Guest: Renee Hartmann
E1 - New Opportunities in Retail. Guest: Justin Hochberg

Deborah Weinswig

CEO and Founder
Coresight Research

Andrew Smith

Co-founder & Managing Partner
ThinkUncommon