For this episode, Brian dropped into a local Best Buy to review the in-store experience. Our hosts debate the value of Best Buy in a digital shopping age, where Amazon reigns — and the positive impact of the show floor on the consumer electronics buying experience.

Brian and Eric are joined by Greg Munves, CEO of OpenBrand, to discuss acquisition of TraQline — and what it means for the future of how we are delivering insights to Durables businesses. Listen in to hear our hosts discuss include challenges faced by getting data to customers, overcoming those challenges through advanced technology, and how marrying all the data solutions housed under the OpenBrand name will bring a more robust, AI-powered, and real-time solution to help TraQline (now OpenBrand) users win more. Read the press release regarding the acquisition https://www.einpresswire.com/article/726019550/openbrand-expands-market-intelligence-capabilities-with-its-third-acquisition-traqline

Co-hosts Brian Lamar and Eric Voyer are joined once again by special guest, Stacie Hughes! In this episode they deep dive into Amazon's Q1 earnings call, growth, the consumer experience — and what this might mean for other retailers.

Learn more about the California Consumer Privacy Act mentioned by Brian in this episode: https://oag.ca.gov/privacy/ccpa

Eric gets more familiar with Brian's rich experience in the market research industry as our hosts take a deep dive into survey bias types and the challenges they present to researchers. Listen in to hear how to overcome survey bias — as total avoidance is impossible — as well as our Data Bytes feature: Grills & Griddles (just in time for summer!).

Brian and Eric are joined this episode by Doug Murless, self-appointed POS Data Guy, krunchbox VP, and “Canadia” native. Through their interview with Doug, our hosts take a deep dive into how to solve retail challenges with the “golden nuggets” of insights that can be found through effective POS data analysis. Listen in to hear about these challenges and hear Doug’s advice on getting started with POS Data.

To hear more from Doug, find him on YouTube under POS Data Guy: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQj38vltvwWtq06zRohcpUw

Brian and Eric dive into the details shared during the Lowe's and Home Depot earnings calls that took place over the past week, including challenges with big ticket items, innovation, weather impacts, customer improvement, and the race to support the pro market. Plus don't miss the two departures from the earnings call discussion: how mulch supports the economy & Ace Hardware's exemplary customer service.

Brian and Eric are joined this week by market research expert Stacie Hughes. The three of them discuss Brian's recent experience at at a local Home Depot and how they individually score what impacts them as consumers in a home improvement store.

Data school is in session! Learn about the different approaches and methodologies for consumer data in this episode where our insights experts, Eric & Brian, discuss the pros and cons of survey data, receipt data, and more.