Best Progressive Grocer Podcasts (2024)

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International Update: Checking In with ICN's Cartel Working Group 59:39

1h ago59:39

59:39

In this episode of Ruled by Reason, AAI goes international! Enforcers from the U.S., New Zealand, UK and Chile talk with Kathleen Bradish, Vice President and Director of Legal Advocacy, about their agencies’ cross-border work to stop price-fixing cartels. Leah McCoy, Juan Correa, Louise Baner, and Grant Chamberlain, whose agencies are heading up th…

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Top Women in Grocery Podcast: Bringing Health & Well-Being to the Grocery Aisle 29:44

23h ago29:44

29:44

FMI's Krystal Register joins the TWIG Podcast to discuss her career journey, the importance of embedding registered dietitians in the grocery industry, lessons from her favorite mentor and more.By Progressive Grocer

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Top Women in Grocery Podcast: Publix and Its Good Neighbor Policy 26:47

15d ago26:47

26:47

Publix's focus on helping others started with founder George W. Jenkins and continues in earnest today, as employee-owners constantly give their time and talent to support communities. Maria Brous, director of media and community relations, joins the podcast to talk more giving heart efforts, including her own experiences in paying it forward.…

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Top Women in Grocery Podcast: The Value of Food 24:55

29d ago24:55

24:55

FMI's latest research shows that customers still love shopping for food, and FMI President and CEO Leslie G. Sarasin breaks it all down on this TWIG podcast.By Progressive Grocer

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Top Women in Grocery Podcast: Owning Your Space in Grocery 22:45

2M ago22:45

22:45

Progressive Grocer talks with Kasey Sheffer, a two-time TWIG winner and VP of Own Brands at Giant Eagle, Inc. about her non-traditional path to grocery retailing and how her background and mentor helped her become a leader in the fast-growing private label arena.By Progressive Grocer

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Top Women in Grocery Podcast: A Look at Today's Female Consumer 26:05

2M ago26:05

26:05

Communications expert and consultant Lisa Mabe joins the podcast to discuss shopper research, today’s female consumers, her foray into U.S. market tours for international grocers and more.By Progressive Grocer

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Top Women in Grocery Podcast: Telling an Imperfect Story at Misfits Market 25:06

2M ago25:06

25:06

Kelly Nigh, chief merchandising officer at Misfits Market and Imperfect Foods joins the podcast to discuss the power of e-commerce product storytelling, innovating within private label, her career journey as a woman in both tech and grocery, and more.By Progressive Grocer

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Top Women in Grocery Podcast: When DTC Enters the Grocery Channel 24:17

3M ago24:17

24:17

Daily Harvest's Annie Streit joins the TWIG Podcast to discuss the company’s expansion into the grocery channel, her career progression, her pioneering journey into remote work and much more.By Progressive Grocer

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Top Women In Grocery Podcast: Where Passion Meets Food Access 25:33

3M ago25:33

25:33

In this podcast, Progressive Grocer talks with Nancy Dalton, head of community experience and customer marketing for Amazon Access about how to drive systemic change in food access, through listening, engagement and passion.By Progressive Grocer

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Top Women In Grocery Podcast: Yes, Bring Your Whole Self to Work 28:00

3M ago28:00

28:00

Mary Moorkamp, Chief Legal and External Affairs Officer and Corporate Secretary for Schnuck Markets, Inc. and Stacy Brandt, Vice President of Operations for Schnucks, are passionate about not having a piecemeal approach to work and life. In this podcast, they share ways that messiness in their lives has made them more resourceful -- and good leader…

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Top Women In Grocery Podcast: Grocery Through a Designer's Eye 29:08

4M ago29:08

29:08

An interview with Rosalind Campbell, a 2023 TWIG winner who uses her design background to create beautiful store and corporate officer environments.By Progressive Grocer

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Top Women In Grocery Podcast: The Strength of Storytelling 30:31

4M ago30:31

30:31

Giant Food's brand strategy director -- and 2023 GenNext winner -- Kate Kowalzik joins the podcast to share how authentic storytelling differentiates a hyper-local grocery brand and why grace is important in collaborative leadership.By Progressive Grocer

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Default Status/De Facto Exclusion: What does a Rival Search Company Have to Say About the Google Case? 52:26

5M ago52:26

52:26

On this episode of Ruled by Reason, we explore the ramifications of the Google search case from a unique perspective—the rival search engines that have been directly affected by Google’s alleged monopolistic conduct. As the antitrust world eagerly awaits a decision this spring, AAI’s Kathleen Bradish interviews DuckDuckGo's Kamyl Bazbaz, VP of Comm…

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Top Women In Grocery Podcast: Bringing Back the Art of the Deal 30:16

5M ago30:16

30:16

Flashfood's new chief customer officer discusses honing the company's new visual identity, the intersection of B2B and B2C, the art of a great deal and more.By Progressive Grocer

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Top Women In Grocery Podcast: The Power of Shopper Education 18:07

5M ago18:07

18:07

Earth Fare is on a mission to help educate its shoppers about the benefits of eating natural and organic foods, and Laurie Aker, the grocer's director of marketing, joins the TWIG Podcast to discuss its focus on education, a new partnership, and her unique career journey into food retail.By Progressive Grocer

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Top Women In Grocery Podcast: Going Behind TWIG 18:15

5M ago18:15

18:15

Progressive Grocer Managing Editor Bridget Goldschmidt and Senior Editor Lynn Petrak join the podcast to discuss their history with the Top Women In Grocery Awards program and discuss what they look for when judging a nomination.By Progressive Grocer

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Top Women In Grocery Podcast: Behind a Global Brand 22:58

6M ago22:58

22:58

Top Women In Grocery and GenNext honoree Liz Bleakley, who serves as head of PR and communications for UK-based St Pierre Groupe, joins the podcast to talk about her career journey, telling a brand story across continents, the power of kindness and more.By Progressive Grocer

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Top Women In Grocery Podcast: Lessons from 40 Years as an Indie 31:35

7M ago31:35

31:35

Kowalski's Markets' co-founder and owner Mary Anne Kowalski and CEO Kris Christiansen Kowalski join the TWIG podcast to talk about the 40 year legacy of the Twin Cities Grocer and how family intertwines with their family of customers.By Progressive Grocer

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Top Women In Grocery Podcast: A Fireside Chat on Holiday Trends 33:14

7M ago33:14

33:14

Circana's Joan Driggs and Tops Friendly Markets' Kristen Hanson join the podcast to talk all about holiday trends and ways to meet shopper needs in another unusual year.By Progressive Grocer

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Top Women In Grocery Podcast: More Women in STEM 20:46

8M ago20:46

20:46

Odile Ducatez from Retail Business Services joins the podcast to discuss the importance of an international perspective, hiring the right talent, women in STEM and more.By Progressive Grocer

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Praise and Constructive Criticism: The Pro-Enforcement Community Weighs in on the Draft Merger Guidelines 41:47

8M ago41:47

41:47

On this episode of Ruled by Reason, AAI’s Kathleen Bradish talks with Open Market’s Sandeep Vaheesan and the American Economic Liberties Project’s Erik Peinert about the pro-enforcement community’s views on the draft Merger Guidelines recently released by the FTC and DOJ. This is a wide-ranging and in-depth discussion about how the proposed changes…

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Top Women In Grocery Podcast: Improving Efficiency 20:05

8M ago20:05

20:05

Newly minted TWIG winner Larissa Lewis joins the podcast to talk about improving structure and efficiency within her teams, employee career development, advice for emerging women leaders, and more.By Progressive Grocer

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Top Women In Grocery Podcast: Talking Business with a TWIG Hall of Famer 26:07

9M ago26:07

26:07

Suzanne Long, chief sustainability and transformation officer at Albertsons Cos. and TWIG Hall of Famer, discusses her unconventional career trajectory, the importance of grocery sustainability initiatives, the many facets of mentorship and more.By Progressive Grocer

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Top Women In Grocery Podcast: Where STEM and Grocery Meet 29:47

9M ago29:47

29:47

2023 Top Women in Grocery winner Brindha Raman joins the TWIG podcast to talk about how the grocery industry is a dynamic place to explore a career in STEM. She is vice president of engineering at Shipt, where she is also known for her mentorship.By Progressive Grocer

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Top Women In Grocery Podcast: Empowering Entrepreneurship 26:46

9M ago26:46

26:46

Jilea Hemmings, co-founder and CEO of Nourish + Bloom Market in Fayettevile, Ga., talks about how she and co-founder Jamie Hemmings combined their tech skills and passion for food security into a unique, scalable and relevant business model. In this podcast, she talks about the approach of using autonomous grocery technology to tackle food insecuri…

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Top Women In Grocery Podcast: Embracing Communities 24:01

10M ago24:01

24:01

Jessica Groves, community impact manager at The GIANT Company, talks with Progressive Grocer about the company's environmental stewardship, the power of partnerships, giving back to the communities it serves and more.By Progressive Grocer

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How Should Antitrust Tackle Antitrust’s “Duty to Deal” in the Tech Sector? A Conversation With Erik Hovenkamp, 2023 Jerry S. Cohen Award Winner for Antitrust Scholarship 36:18

10M ago36:18

36:18

In this episode of Ruled by Reason, guest host Roger Noll, Professor of Economics, Emeritus, at Stanford University and AAI Advisor sits down with Erik Hovenkamp to chat about his award-winning article The Antitrust Duty to Deal in the Age of Big Tech” (131 Yale L.J. 1483 (2022)). Professor Hovenkamp is Assistant Professor at the USC Gould School o…

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Top Women In Grocery Podcast: Merchandising with Purpose 23:39

10M ago23:39

23:39

Progressive Grocer goes out in the virtual field with Alyssa Vescio, SVP of merchandising, center store at Whole Foods Market, to learn about her passion for finding and sharing suppliers that reflect the company’s purpose and its shoppers' needs and tastes.By Progressive Grocer

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Top Women In Grocery Podcast: The Non-Food Side of Food Retailing 18:27

11M ago18:27

18:27

Thrive Market's Christine McNerney talks about why she was drawn to merchandising, consumer trends in non-food products and more.By Progressive Grocer

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Unpacking the 2023 Revised Merger Guidelines: A Conversation With the U.S. Department of Justice 48:15

11M ago48:15

48:15

On this episode of Ruled by Reason, AAI President, Diana Moss, and AAI Vice President for Legal Advocacy, Kathleen Bradish talk with leadership at the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division about the newly released merger guidelines. Moss and Bradish are joined by Susan Athey, Chief Economist for the Antitrust Division and Michael Kades, De…

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Top Women in Grocery Podcast: Putting Safety First in Today’s Retail Environment 8:04

11M ago8:04

8:04

In this TWIG Podcast episode, Stephanie Jordan, asset protection and safety manager for Kroger's Nashville division, discusses the state of asset protection today, how to encourage associates to reach a store's shrink budget, sharing knowledge with her colleagues and more.By Progressive Grocer

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The Cloud Technology Market: Storm of Innovation or Rainy Days for Competition? 37:08

11M ago37:08

37:08

On this episode of Ruled by Reason, AAI President, Diana Moss, and AAI Vice President for Legal Advocacy, Kathleen Bradish talk about competition and cloud technology markets. AAI recently issued the report: The Cloud Technology Market: Storm of Innovation or Rainy Days for Competition? Moss and Bradish unpack AAI’s analysis of a vitally important …

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How Do We Fix the Competition Problem in Shipping? The Role for Private Actions under the Shipping Act 47:04

11M ago47:04

47:04

On this episode of Ruled by Reason, AAI Vice President for Legal Advocacy Kathleen Bradish hosts J. Wyatt Fore and David Golden of Constantine Canon to discuss their work in private antitrust enforcement under the Shipping Act. They explain how consolidation in the shipping industry has led to a serious competition problem, one that came into full …

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Top Women in Grocery Podcast: Embracing Intentional Discomfort 21:00

12M ago21:00

21:00

- Allison Krollman of ADUSA Procurement talks about her mentors, pursuing new opportunities, creating a safe space for LGBTQIA+ members and their allies, and moreBy Progressive Grocer

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Private Equity’s Impact on Physician Practices: Unpacking Markets, Competition, and Prices 54:55

1y ago54:55

54:55

On this episode of Ruled by Reason, AAI President Diana Moss hosts two leading healthcare competition experts. Laura Alexander is Director of Markets and Competition Policy at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth and Brent Fulton is Associate Research Professor of Health Economics and Policy at the University of California at Berkeley and Ass…

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Top Women in Grocery Podcast: A View from the Front Lines 8:48

1y ago8:48

8:48

By Progressive Grocer

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Top Women in Grocery Podcast: Resilient Recruiting at Retail 37:36

1y ago37:36

37:36

While some labor crunches are easing, it's still tough out there in the hiring market. Two grocery pros share their insights for attracting and retaining staff, both for operational efficiencies and industry longevity.By Progressive Grocer

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Powerful Buyers and the Grocery Supply Chain: What Does it Mean for the Independent Grocer? 42:46

1y ago42:46

42:46

On this episode of Ruled by Reason, AAI President Diana Moss hosts David Smith, CEO of Associated Wholesale Grocers, and Chris Jones, SVP of Government Relations and Counsel for the National Grocers Association. They take up a front-line issue: consolidation in the retail grocery supply chain and the threat it poses to smaller independent grocers. …

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Top Women in Grocery Podcast: How and Why HR is Empowering 27:28

1y ago27:28

27:28

By Progressive Grocer

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Airline Consolidation and Labor A View From the Cockpit 43:12

1y ago43:12

43:12

In this podcast episode, AAI President Diana Moss sits down with two airline pilots, Kelly Ison and Eric McEldowney, to talk about the effect of airline consolidation on labor workforces. There have been almost 20 airline mergers involving U.S. carriers in the last two decades, six of which have involved mergers of major legacy and low-cost carrier…

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Top Women in Grocery Podcast: Doing Good Things with Food 26:57

1y ago26:57

26:57

Susan Livingston of PCC Community Markets talks about the ways that grocers can help create equitable and ultimately successful food systems.By Progressive Grocer

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Top Women in Grocery Podcast: Behind the Scenes of TWIG 25:52

1+ y ago25:52

25:52

In this special TWIG Podcast episode, Progressive Grocer editors lift the curtain on the Top Women in Grocery awards program. Editor-in-Chief Gina Acosta invites Managing Editor Bridget Goldschmidt and Senior Editor Lynn Petrak to talk about everything you wanted to know about the industry’s most prestigious awards, including how to enter the compe…

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Taking Stock of Merger Enforcement Under the Biden Agencies: A Conversation With Steven Salop 48:25

1+ y ago48:25

48:25

In this podcast episode, AAI President Diana Moss and Steven Salop, Professor Emeritus at Georgetown Law, take stock of the Biden antitrust agencies’ merger enforcement record. The antitrust chiefs at the Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division were chosen specifically for their commitment to invigorating antitrus…

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Top Women in Grocery Podcast: The Superpower of Connectivity 23:17

1+ y ago23:17

23:17

Elizabeth Clifton, VP of client development for the Albertsons companies account at Vestcom, shares what she's learned about breaking out of silos and connecting with people to develop growth strategies in challenging retail environments.By Progressive Grocer

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Top Women in Grocery Podcast: Podcast Episode With Hy-Vee 25:10

1+ y ago25:10

25:10

Hy-Vee's Tina Potthoff Talks Storytelling in Grocery.By Progressive Grocer

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Antitrust Reform from Within the Federal Antitrust Agencies: Navigating Institutional Dynamics in Implementing Policy Shifts 1:01:09

1+ y ago1:01:09

1:01:09

In this podcast episode, AAI’s former Vice President of Legal Advocacy Randy Stutz talks with Howard Law Professor Andy Gavil and George Washington Law Professor Bill Kovacic about institutional dynamics that can affect efforts to shift policy and initiate reform from within the federal antitrust agencies. The three discuss lessons from previous ef…

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Top Women in Grocery Podcast: The Power of Community in Grocery 21:23

1+ y ago21:23

21:23

Mary Ellen Adcock, a 2022 Top Women in Grocery Trailblazer award winner and an SVP at The Kroger Co., emphasizes the importance of people and community, both in the shoppers a store serves and within the organization.By Progressive Grocer

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Top Women in Grocery Podcast: A Trailblazer Talks Priorities 30:58

1+ y ago30:58

30:58

Judi Kletz, an early TWIG winner and recent TWIG Trailblazer who was a key player at Procter & Gamble, talks about the power of CPG-retailer collaboration, the mission-critical value of inclusivity and the rewards of forging new paths while taking on work with no defined path.By Progressive Grocer

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Antitrust and “Agnosticism”: How Enforcers Think About Cases in Markets With Outsize Impact on Society, Human Health, and Vulnerable Groups 41:55

1+ y ago41:55

41:55

On this 25th podcast episode, AAI President Diana Moss and enforcement experts, Stephen Calkins and Benjamin Elga, unpack antitrust enforcement in markets that raise issues around social well-being, human health, and vulnerable consumers and workers. Antitrust is designed to deter and remediate harmful, anticompetitive mergers and conduct while rem…

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Countervailing Power: Why It Cannot Save Local Newspapers or Competition 40:09

1+ y ago40:09

40:09

In this episode, former AAI Vice President of Policy Laura Alexander discusses the concept of countervailing power and the controversial role in plays in antitrust and competition law with NYU Associate Professor Daniel Francis, one of the leading voices on this subject. The idea that otherwise unlawful cartels, mergers, and collaborations should b…

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