Digital Front Door
The Digital Front Door explores how technology is reshaping the retail industry and redefining the in-store customer experience. Each episode features conversations with industry leaders, innovators, and solution providers who are driving change at the intersection of digital tools and brick-and-mortar retail. From AI-powered shopping carts to retail media, personalization, and operational efficiency, the show dives into the strategies and solutions that help retailers improve shopper engagement, increase loyalty, and grow revenue. Listeners can expect practical insights, forward-looking ideas, and real-world examples of how the “digital front door” is opening new opportunities in retail.
Digital Front Door
Latest Episodes
Ep. 25: The New Retail Marketplace: How Discovery, Relationships and Technology Are Reinventing the Buying Experience
The volume of digital sourcing data is burying buyers in noise. Stephanie Beringhele, VP of Growth and Partnerships at ASD Market Week, breaks down why physical marketplaces still dominate product curation.Digital directories cannot vali...
The AI Holiday Isn’t About Autonomous Shopping. It’s About Better Decisions.
Holiday 2026 will test whether retail AI delivers operational value or empty promises. Scott Benedict breaks down how retail operators must evaluate algorithmic tools ahead of peak shopping volume.The biggest impact this season comes fr...
The Intelligent Retail Enterprise Is the Next Evolution of Retail
Piling on more software won't fix fragmented retail operations. Scott Benedict outlines why the future belongs to intelligent enterprises that orchestrate data across every business unit, rather than simply adopting the latest software suite.
Ep. 24: Redefining Physical Retail: Beyond Four Walls
Legacy retail strategies tied strictly to traditional four-wall real estate miss where modern consumers actually make buying decisions. International Retail Group founder Linda Johansen-James breaks down how alternative footprints like automate...