The CPG Guys

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Rich Shuman, Chustomer Director, Omnichannel Activation at Mondelēz International and Stan Turek, GM of Media Measurement at InMarket, the outcome intelligence platform built for marketers who demand results over proxy metrics. This episode was recorded in Las Vegas at the 2026 Groceryshop conference. Follow Rick on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickshuman/ Follow Mondelēz International online at: https://www.mondelezinternational.co...

Each week, the CPG Guys will riff on the hottest topics in the world of omnichannel commerce. This week’s topics: Costco reports higher fourth-quarter profit on resilient consumer spendingGrocery inflation is primed to riseKroger details its AI strategy at Groceryshop 2026GLP-1 drug use keeps reshaping the grocery basketCPG Guys Website: http://CPGguys.com FMCG Guys Website: http://FMCGguys.com SheCOMMERCE Website: https://shecommercepodcast.com/ Rhea Raj’s Website: http://rhearaj.com L...

The CPG Guys are joined in today's episode by Mark Hardy, SVP and head of Data Ventures at Walmart. Follow Mark on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-a-hardy/ Follow Walmart Data Ventures online at: https://www.walmartdataventures.com/ Mark answers these Questions: We’re back at Inspire for another year. For those who may not be familiar, Mark, what is Inspire — and what’s been different about the event this year? We were here last year, and one of the things that stuck with u...

The CPG Guys are joined in today's episode by Sarp Tuncay, a retail media and e-commerce strategy leader in the CPG/Retail industry. Follow Sarp on LinekdIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarptuncay/ Sarp answers these Questions: You open with a bedtime story about your son Kai — and it perfectly frames the human-AI collaboration dynamic. How did that moment crystallize your thinking about what’s actually changing in retail media?You say the central risk isn’t job loss, it’s that work become...

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Kim Lefko, Chief Marketing Officer and Molly Hjelm, Corportae Vice President of Retail Media at Ace Hardware, a co-operative of 5,300+ hardware stores. This episode was recorded at Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs, during Ace Hardware’s RedVest Media 2027 Upfront. Follow Kim Lefko on linkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimlefko/ Follow Molly Hjlem on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mollyhjelm/ Follow RedVest media on LinkedIn at:...