Grace showcases retail tech trends that will power global retailers, big and small, in 2023. She also invites Loadsmart’s senior vice president of operations Jim Nicholson to discuss how his team has helped leverage data and various modes of transportation to support their retail clients in 2022.

Grace breaks down retail statistics for the spooky holiday season. She also invites Mark Waverek, e-commerce platform BoxC’s new director of business development, to discuss his military career, which had him in charge of overseas mail operations for troops, and how that career will shape the work he is doing at BoxC.

Grace breaks down the Lipstick Index, used to predict economic recessions. She also invites Shappi’s founder and CEO to discuss the company’s latest raise and how they are using U.S. travelers to bring better pricing to consumers in Latin America.

Grace updates the community on recent retail news including Walmarts entrance into the metaverse and Costco’s forever promise. She also welcomes Sifted’s chief growth officer Caleb Nelson to discuss general rate increase and what shippers can do to monitor them effectively.

Grace breaks down the FreightTech behind fast fashion giant SHEIN’s explosive growth. She also reviews Nvidia and Lowe’s new partnership for digital twin technology.

Grace celebrates National Truck Driver Appreciation Week and also exposes the current and future gaps of labor from technology providers, to automation integrators to those working the floor at your favorite retailers. She also invites Elise Crevier, president of yard management and dock scheduling software provider C3 Solutions, to speak on the importance of building a culture that builds loyal employees who, in turn, build incredible supply chain technology.

Grace breaks down the technology investments and partnerships behind 7-Elevens growth. She also invites Chad Schofield, co founder and chief digital officer of BoxC to explain how retailers can manage their international growth by leveraging technology.

Grace welcomes Mark Manduca, chief investment officer of GXO Logistics, to talk about the company’s recent earnings, its first anniversary and the technological services it provides for its e-commerce and retail customers.

Grace breaks down back to school shopping trends and invites David Lynch, vice president of growth at WARP, to break down the problems with middle mile delivery networks and how WARP looks to optimize the growing logistics segment.

In this episode, Grace breaks down recent retail headlines and what the news means for the future of retail technology. She also invites the co-founder of ShipBob to discuss the state of the retail industry from an SMB perspective.

In a new segment, “Who’s powering who?”, Grace breaks down DoorDash’s strategic partnerships that have led to the company to grab 60% of market share. FreightWaves’ journalist, Jack Daleo, joins Grace to discuss his new show, “The Drop Zone”.

Grace discusses consumers' new daily habit — e-commerce purchases. She also invites the founder and CEO of e-commerce fulfillment platform Logiwa to talk about how the company leverages its large integration network to help e-commerce businesses scale with a positive customer experience.

Grace discusses the past, present and future of retail patents. She explores some of the most impactful patents in retail and the companies’ leading today’s patent race.

Grace breaks down the history of pride and the buying power behind the LGBTQIA+ community. Later in the show, FreightWaves’ journalist Jack Daleo breaks down what is happening in the crazy world of the instant delivery space.

Grace describes the major problems in the warehousing space —vacancy rates, lack of labor and the average age of space. Dan Waters, the vice president of sales for Made4Net, joins her to discuss how technology can help fill these road bumps in order for merchants to keep up with demand and scale their operations.

Grace breaks down major visibility players and their growth and product strategies over the past year. She also invites the co-founder and CEO of Paxafe, Ilya Preston, to discuss his risk management platform, a product of visibility investment.

Grace breaks down the rise of mass-marketing toy campaigns, influenced by the fandom of Star Wars. She also invites Star Wars fans and entrepreneurs Mike Rude and Aly Hancock of S+V Technologies to discuss their concept of “stock-in-motion”.

Grace explores FreightTech demos taking place at the Future of Supply Chain event in Arkansas. She also invites Kai Timmermann, the chief operating officer of Prompt, to discuss global shipping worries and how his company is preparing its customers for normalized rates in 2024.

Grace introduces a new inventory option —stock in motion. She also hosts executives from cannabis distributor HERBL and software provider Blue Yonder to discuss how the two have partnered to scale the cannabis distributor’s operations.

Grace talks with Point Pickup Technologies’ founder and CEO Tom Fiorita about the challenges of building out a middle mile and last-mile delivery network and how companies can incentivize its gig workers to build a sustainable delivery solution.

Logistics providers aren’t the only ones going through a FreightTech revolution. Government systems are under fire as well. In this episode, Grace breaks down Egypt’s national agenda to achieve sustainable development, how it affects retail and chats with the chief business development officer of CargoX, a blockchain document transfer solution that Egypt depends on to maintain a sustainable customs process.

Grace discusses FreightWaves new app and chat room for POS listeners. She fangirls over one of her favorite athletes, Serena Williams, becoming a FreightTech investor and welcomes Modern Shipper reporter Jack Daleo on the show to discuss retail technology.

Grace explains the historical value department stores had on women’s liberation and female employment. She also speaks with Marc Gorlin, founder and CEO of Roadie, a last-mile delivery service that leverages a crowdsourcing model.

Grace dives into recent news from the Postal Service and discusses the overwhelming need for humans and robots in warehousing operations. She welcomes Loaded and Rolling host, Thomas Wasson to discuss retail logistics from the carrier’s perspective.

Grace gives the audience a teaser into what they might see during FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Summit and what firesides chats retailers cannot miss. Her guest, CEO David Marchand, discusses how Traxens uses its container trackers to solve real-life problems for its shippers through data analytics and what its recent acquisition of Next4 means for the company.