Episode 011

The
Future Of Retail

Retail has long been an industry wrought with change, and the last few years are no exception; the pandemic has forced retailers to develop a greater capacity for adaptability, creativity, and innovation.

Jeff Dance
Founder & CEO, Fresh Consulting
Jeff Dance
Gautham Vadakkepatt
Associate Professor at George Mason Univeristy
Gautham Vadakkepatt
Sucharita Kodali
Vice President and Principal Analyst at Forrester Research.
Sucharita Kodali

Retail has long been an industry wrought with change, and the last few years are no exception; the pandemic has forced retailers to develop a greater capacity for adaptability, creativity, and innovation.

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The Future Of Retail

Retail is the process of selling goods or services to a consumer. Retail sales can be made directly to customers or via retail outlets. Recently, retail innovation has accelerated to a level never witnessed before. Due to the epidemic, retailers have developed a greater capacity for adaptability, creativity, and innovation.

To understand the future of Retail, in this episode of “The Future Of” Jeff is joined by Gautham Vadakkepatt, an Associate Professor, a Dean’s Scholar, and the Director of the Center for Retail Transformation at George Mason University, with additional insights from Sucharita Kodali, Vice President and Principal Analyst at Forrester Research.

Gautham Vadakkepatt: Fundamentally, that’s where I see things going, is that whenever you want it, wherever you want it, you are able to get the product. That means a lot of different technologies have to come together to realize that future.

Episode Host
Jeff Dance
Jeff Dance
Founder & CEO, Fresh Consulting

Jeff is Founder and CEO of Fresh Consulting. Formerly a Strategy & Operations Consultant at Deloitte Consulting, Jeff brings years of experience in the creative design and digital technology space.

Episode Guests
Gautham Vadakkepatt
Gautham Vadakkepatt
Associate Professor at George Mason Univeristy

Associate Professor, Dean’s Scholar, and the Director of the Center for Retail Transformation at George Mason University

Sucharita Kodali
Sucharita Kodali
Vice President and Principal Analyst at Forrester Research.

Vice President and Principal Analyst at Forrester Research