The CPG Guys Fast Forward Bryan Gildenberg

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 transforming Amazon's ability to solve for consumer products retail2) International's quest to balance growth and profit...

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 importance of first-party data. You’ll gain a fresh perspective on the evolution of product discovery and how data is resha...

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 AI (Bryan even ran into you at an AI conference last week!)—how has a career sales guy suddenly found himself in AI Tech...

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 "disappointing" they continue to by all appearances be growing scale and share2) Amazon's international experience and why they aren't...

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 digital innovations from Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits - one of the most sophisticated companies in 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 story on what drove you to found the company and what consumer need states did you feel that the market was not del...