Retail is filled with a constant stream of industry jargon, whether it’s a strategic play like “omnichannel” or a C-suite title like “Chief Digital Officer”.Staying on top of everything can be overwhelming. But if you’re Ujjwal Dhoot, CEO of Al

Navigating Market Downturns as a CFO in Retail and SaaS: Bryan Wolff, CFO, AllVoices

Nov 29th, 2022 57m 13s

If you’ve visited any retail or SaaS industry website in the past year, you’ve seen these headlines:‘X Company lays off 20% of staff’‘Y Retailer files for bankruptcy’‘Z Company reports 80% drop in profitability in Q2’Retail and SaaS are going t

Transforming a historic menswear brand through COVID-19: Ian Rosen, President & COO, Harry Rosen

Nov 22nd, 2022 42m 44s

In March 2020, Harry Rosen closed their 17 stores in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Demand also dried up for their products as customers stopped buying luxury clothing and switched to athleisure as they worked from home. Harry Rosen Preside

Building Canada’s Leading Specialty Pet Retailer With A Growth Mindset: Scott Arsenault, CEO, Ren’s Pets

Nov 16th, 2022 57m 36s

How do you maintain relevance as a 47-year-old pet retailer? How do you stay true to your values through multiple acquisitions?Scott Arsenault answers these questions for us in this episode. He’s the CEO of Ren’s Pets, a Canadian specialty pet

Making SMS the #1 revenue-generating channel for e-commerce merchants: Alex Beller, Co-Founder & President, Postscript

Nov 8th, 2022 47m 47s

The first SMS message was sent in 1992, but it’s taken a while for messaging to become a standard communication and marketing channel for ecommerce brands. Mobile commerce only really took off in the past decade as smartphones and ecommerce we

Defragmenting The Long Tail Of E-Commerce: Michael Rubenstein, Co-Founder, OpenStore

Nov 1st, 2022 33m 56s

Shopify might be arming the rebels, but what happens if a rebel wants to retire and fight for another cause? Not every DTC business can be an Allbirds or a Figs. Shopify entrepreneurs don’t have too many options when they want to exit their bus

How to Unlock Your Company’s Potential: Matt Hulett, CEO, PetMeds

Oct 25th, 2022 1h 6m

Can a struggling company change its destiny? Can you reliably turn a company’s fortunes around? If you’re Matt Hulett, the answer to both of these questions is a resounding yes.Over his 30 years as an executive in the technology sector, Matt Hu

Growing An 8-Figure ECommerce Sleep Brand From Scratch: Aaron Spivak, Co-founder, Hush Blankets

Aug 23rd, 2022 47m 29s

Most of the guests we’ve spoken to on Legends of Retail have been leaders in enterprise retail. Today, we’re speaking to someone in the world of ecommerce and DTC. Aaron Spivak is the co-founder of Hush Blankets, a Canadian ecommerce business t

The Evolution of DTC and ECommerce: Robbie Deeks, Fmr. Chief Commercial Officer, VaynerCommerce

Aug 9th, 2022 55m 22s

The DTC companies of today are different from their 2010 counterparts. In the 2010s, you could run well-designed Facebook ads with a high Return on Ad Spend (ROAS) and see incredible results, even if your product wasn't innovative. That advanta

How to Transform Teams and Organizations: Munawar Quraishi, GM, HD Supply Canada

Jul 26th, 2022 51m 44s

The ability to shift, change, and pivot might be the most important quality in a leader today. Change is the only constant; that’s true across every aspect of business – whether it's acquisitions, digital transformations, or simply existing in

Creating Competitive Advantages with Culture: Scott Belsky, Chief Product Officer and EVP - Creative Cloud, Adobe

Jul 12th, 2022 18m 54s

"The competitive advantage for a team is simply sticking together long enough to figure it out."Scott Belsky, Chief Product Officer and EVP - Creative Cloud at Adobe, knows what separates good teams from great ones. He's a successful startup en

How Enterprise Retailers Can Leverage TikTok, Omnichannel, and Supplier Enablement: Andrea Limbardi, Chief Customer & Digital Officer, Indigo

Jun 28th, 2022 45m 13s

Andrea Limbardi, Chief Customer & Digital Officer at Indigo, Canada’s largest book and gift retailer, is at the forefront of an incredible turnaround for the company. Indigo recently announced a return to profitability for the first time in thr

Leadership And Retail Strategy Lessons From Running Walmart International: David Cheesewright, Strategy Consultant and Fmr. CEO, Walmart International

Jun 14th, 2022 48m 56s

Being a good leader means knowing how to help your employees get things done. And the bigger your company gets, the harder it becomes to make sure everyone has what they need to succeed. David Cheesewright, former CEO of Walmart International,

Taking Unconventional Approaches to Solve Legacy Challenges: Roger Kirkness, CEO, Convictional

May 31st, 2022 51m 8s

For retailers, navigating today’s business world isn’t easy. Whether you’re working through how to use electronic data interchange (EDI) in the age of the internet or just trying to make your channels of communication more efficient, finding th