Retail Hype vs. Reality: Fixing Discovery and the One Idea Worth Stealing | Reimagining Retail

About this episode

The episode discusses the overhyped and underrated aspects of retail, focusing on discovery and a replicable idea for brands.

On today’s podcast episode, we discuss what in retail is overhyped or underrated, what most brands get wrong about discovery, and the one idea in retail that more companies should be trying to replicate. Listen to the discussion with Vice President of Content and host Suzy Davidkhanian, Analyst Arielle Feger, and Chief Content Officer at The Lead, Sonal Gandhi.Get more insights like these with our free, industry-leading newsletters covering advertising, marketing, and commerce. Sign up at emarketer.com/newslettersFollow us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/emarketer/For sponsorship opportunities contact us: advertising@emarketer.comFor more information visit: https://www.emarketer.com/advertise/Have questions or just want to say hi? Drop us a line at podcast@emarketer.com For a transcript of this episode click here:https://www.emarketer.com/content/podcast-retail-hype-vs-reality-fixing-discovery-one-idea-worth-stealing-reimagining-retail © 2026 EMARKETER

People in this episode

Host: Suzy Davidkhanian

Guests: Arielle Feger, Sonal Gandhi

Topics covered

• retail
• discovery
• marketing
• branding
• consumer behavior

Keywords

• retail
• discovery
• marketing
• brands
• consumer insights

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: EMARKETER, The Lead

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