The CPG Guys
CPG & FMCG eCommerce industry icon Sri Rajagopalan & consumer loyalty guru Peter V.S. Bond explore how brands and retailers understand and engage with consumers in-store, online and everywhere in between. http://cpgguys.com
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The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by David Gottlieb, Chief Revenue officer and Jeff Wrona, VP Product, Image Recognition for FORM, the makers of the award-winning market execution software GoSpotCheck and FORM OpX, and Trax, the industry-recognized global pioneer of Image Recognition, delivering AI-powered shelf-level insights that help brands and retailers improve execution, availability, and growth in the physical store, ha...
The CPGGUYS hosts Sri Rajagopalan & Peter VS Bond discuss the emerging themes that dominated the first quarter of 2026 in the CPG and retail industry. From their iconic visit to CAGNY summarizing the presentations of 21 CEO's of some of the largest brands in the world to the reality of AI, there's something for everyone in this episode.
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Each week, the CPG Guys will riff on the hottest topics in the world of omnichannel commerce.
This week’s topics:
- McKinsey AI Breach
- Ulta Beauty Results
- Target price reductions
- Kroger Growth Priorities
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The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Oksana Sobol, Vice President of Insights & Decision Intelligence at The Clorox Company,
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Oksana answers these questions:
- The re...
Each week, the CPG Guys will riff on the hottest topics in the world of omnichannel commerce.
This week’s topics:
- Kroger's new CEO
- Milen Mahadevan named Chief Data & AI Officer at Kroger
- Target's new strategy
- Costco pursues tariff refunds
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The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Particia Corsi, Chief Growth Officer & Craig Slavtcheff, Chief R&D Officer at Kimberly-Clark, manufacturer of trusted brands that are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 175 countries and territories. The portfolio of brands, including Huggies, Kleenex, Scott, Kotex, Cottonelle, Poise, Depend, Andrex, Pull-Ups, Goodnites, Intimus, Plenitud, Sweety, Softex, Viva an...
The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Dr. Jeffrey Hendrix D.B.A., Chief Customer officer at Bimbo Bakeries USA, part of Grupo Bimbo, the world’s largest baking company with operations in 35 countries. Bimbo Bakeries USA employs 22,000 associates across the Country in bakeries, sales centers, corporate offices and on sales routes to ensure our consumers have the freshest products to feed their families at every meal.
Each week, the CPG Guys will riff on the hottest topics in the world of omnichannel commerce.
This week’s topics:
- Walmart settles with FTC
- Consumers prioritize protein
- Tariff refunds
- Grocery prices
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The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by returning guest Nik Modi, Co-Head of Global Consumer & Retail Research at RBC Capital Markets for a CAGNY 2026 post-mortem conversation.
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Each week, the CPG Guys will riff on the hottest topics in the world of omnichannel commerce.
This week’s topics:
- CAGNY Recap
- Bath & Body Works
- Walmart Connect Q4 results
- Walgreens Layoffs
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DISCLAI...
In this episode, Sri & PVSB recap the highlights from the 2026 Consumer Analysts Group of New York (CAGNY) annual conference.
Read our recaps at Mass Market Retailers here: https://massmarketretailers.com/tag/cagny-2026/
To learn more about CAGNY, go here: https://consumeranalystgroupny.com/
This episode is sponsored by retailmediaIQ, publishers of Mass Market Retailers
We rated each presentation on 7 attributes:
- Portfolio Stabi...
The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Joshua Gebhardt CEO & Co-Founder and Brandon Nutter, CTO & Co-Founder of Ampd which connects paid social campaigns to actual sales at retailers, unlocking new, full-funnel targeting capabilities for brands that want to scale CPG sales from Meta and TikTok ads.
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Each week, the CPG Guys will riff on the hottest topics in the world of omnichannel commerce.
This week’s topics:
- Grok market share
- Roku results
- Albertsons partners with Open AI
- KraftHeinz halts breakup
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Rhea Raj’s Website: http://rhearaj.com
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The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Justin Honaman, Head Worldwide Retail & Consumer Goods Go-To-Market at Amazon Web Services. Justin is also the host of the popular “Contendercast” podcast. This episode was recorded in San Diego, CA at the 2026 FMI Midwinter Executive Conference.
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In this episode, the CPG Guys review all of the television ads that played in Super Bowl 60, February 8, 2026.
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The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Michael Krans, Vice President of Retail Media at Macy’s Inc. and Andreas Reiffen, Founder and CEO of Pentaleap, a best-in-class ad-serving platform focused on relevance, transparency, and performance.
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The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Sarah Iooss, Director of Global Agency & Global Twitch at Amazon Ads, the retail media division of Amazon.
This episode was recorded at CES 2026 in Las Vegas Nevada.
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Each week, the CPG Guys will riff on the hottest topics in the world of omnichannel commerce.
This week’s topics:
- TikTok Shop announces all sellers must use their fulfillment services
- Pinterest cutting 15% of workforce, blaming it on AI
- Amazon shutters Fresh and Go stores
- Gen Z Holiday shopping
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The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Curt Munk, Head of Sales & Strategy at Tracy Locke, the Original Commerce Agency. Their relentless focus on the future and willingness to embrace innovative thinking has kept them and our clients ahead of the commerce curve for over 100 years.
This episode was recorded in Las Vegas Nevada at CES 2026.
Find Curt on Linkedin at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/curt-munk/
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The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Parag Shah, CEO & Co-Founder of ThinkBlue Consulting.
We decompose what happened at the 2026 FMI Midwinter Executive Conference.
Learn more about FMI Midwinter here: https://www.fmi.org/midwinter-conference
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