Jul 29, 202634 min
What happens when three founders with zero optics background decide to sell glasses online? They build a billion-dollar brand. In this episode, Eldad Rothman, co-founder of GlassesUSA and Optimax, breaks down how he...
About this Podcast:
The Retail Reality Show is the business podcast for movers and shakers in retail who look beyond the store counter. Retail experts Nino Bergfeld (Salesforce), Nicolas Kröger (Manor) and Yael Kochman (buywith & myAthena) talk to their guests about the new era of retail and technology. They discuss personal experiences, achievements, but also setbacks and do a reality check: How will brick-and-mortar retail evolve from today? In what ways can offline and online retail be combined? And which innovations will truly shape the industry's future?
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What is The Retail Reality Show about?
The Retail Reality Show is the business podcast for movers and shakers in retail who look beyond the store counter. Retail experts Nino Bergfeld (Salesforce), Nicolas Kröger (Manor) and Yael Kochman (buywith & myAthena) talk to their guests about the new era of retail and technology.
What has The Retail Reality Show covered recently?
Recent episodes include "#69 Market First, Product Second: How Eldad Rothman Built a $1B Eyewear Brand from the Ground Up (GlassesUSA)" (29 July 2026, 34 minutes), "#68 From DIY to Do-It-For-Me: How OBI Is Reinventing Home Renovation, with Felix Weber" (9 July 2026, 43 minutes), and "#67 AI Made The Campaign: But Who Builds The Brand? With Dario Cardamone of Guess Europe" (20 May 2026, 26 minutes).
How often does The Retail Reality Show publish?
The Retail Reality Show publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 34 minutes across 66 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on The Retail Reality Show?
Booking probability for The Retail Reality Show is 23%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Retail Reality Show requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Retail Reality Show's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch The Retail Reality Show?
The strongest fits for The Retail Reality Show are Pet, Art & Other Specialty Retail. The Retail Reality Show has a business audience.
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The Retail Reality Show
#68 From DIY to Do-It-For-Me: How OBI Is Reinventing Home Renovation, with Felix Weber
Jul 9, 202643 minWhat happens when a 96% brand-awareness Baumarkt (DIY store) decides it no longer wants to just sell you a hammer? Felix Weber , Head of Innovation at OBI Group Holding and MD of OBI Squared Venture Capital, joins Nino...
- May 20, 202626 min
In 2025, Guess placed a fully AI-generated model in American Vogue. No casting, no location scout, no production budget to speak of. The result was the highest earned media value the brand had seen in a decade. Then...
Episode #66
#66 High-Touch, High-Tech: The New Luxury Playbook with Vasilis Dimitropoulos of Intelo.ai
May 6, 202622 minWhat if AI isn’t meant to replace humans in retail, but to make them better? In this episode, recorded live with LIGANOVA at EuroShop Düsseldorf, Vasilis Dimitropoulos, Co-Founder of Intelo.ai and former Gucci leader...
The Retail Reality Show
#65 Emotional Intelligence Meets AI: The Store as a Human Anchor with Anni Oppermann (DRYKORN) & Robert Andersen (LIGANOVA)
Apr 15, 202624 minS65<p>AI makes everything online look perfect. Maybe … too perfect?</p><p><br></p><p>AI can generate campaigns, images and product stories at scale.</p><p>This raises a new question for brands:</p><p>If everything online...
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Episode #64
#64 Shorts | OpenAI cancels Checkout
Mar 6, 20267 minS0<p>Breaking News in Retail: </p><p>ChatGPT Drops Agentic Commerce CheckoutIn this episode, we dive into the recent breakthroughs in AI-driven commerce, focusing on ChatGPT's new agentic checkout feature. We analyze what...
- Mar 4, 202628 minS0
<p>What does it take to build a sportswear brand from scratch when you don’t have billions in the bank, but a clear vision and product obsession?</p><p><br /></p><p>In this episode, Christoph Dassler, founder of DSSLR...
Episode #62
#62 AI Decisions at Scale: What Works and What Doesn’t, with Dmitry Olerinskiy from Decathlon
Feb 18, 202643 minS0<p>AI is often presented as the next inevitable step in retail digital transformation. But at scale, the real challenge is not what AI can do. It’s knowing where it should be used, where it shouldn’t, and who stays...
- Feb 4, 202626 minS0
<p>AI is everywhere in retail.</p><p>So why does it still feel underwhelming?</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, we unpack what became clear at NRF 2026:</p><p>AI is no longer the bottleneck. Organizational readiness...
Episode #60
#60 Data-First Leadership in Action: Sumit Srivastava on Connecting AI, Data & Customer Experience
Jan 22, 202643 minS0<p>What does it really mean to lead a data-first retail organization?</p><p>In this episode of The Retail Reality Show, Sumit Srivastava, Digital and Commercial Officer, reveals how one of the GCC’s largest luxury...
- Dec 19, 202526 minS0
<p>AI is no longer just improving search. It is reshaping how shopping decisions are made.</p><p>In this episode of The Retail Reality Show, we examine how AI-driven shopping interfaces are changing retail discovery...
- Nov 6, 202530 minS0
<p>What does real innovation in retail look like?</p><p>According to Christian Kuhn, Innovation & AI Leader, it’s not about pilots or tech for tech’s sake.</p><p>It’s about building systems that create lasting...
- Oct 22, 202539 minS0
<p>When shoppers stop clicking, the rules of retail change. 🛍️</p><p>In this episode, Carina Lamb from EMARKETER breaks down how generative and agentic AI are threatening to collapse the retail funnel into a single...
- Oct 9, 20251h 14mS0
<p>Sustainability is no longer enough. The future is regeneration. 🌱</p><p>In this German of The Retail Reality Show, retail futurist Theresa Schleicher from the Zukunftsinstitut joins Nino Bergfeld and Nicolas Kröger...
- Sep 25, 202535 minS0
<p>How do retailers stay close to customers, physically, digitally, and emotionally? </p><p>In this German episode of the Retail Reality Show, we welcome Simone Krah, President of the MMM-Club and a recognized voice in...
Episode #54
#54 From Store to Experience – with Julia Bischof (Le Creuset) & Meike Hartelust (LIGANOVA)
Aug 28, 202541 minS0<p>What if your store didn’t sell anything – but still made people buy?</p><p>In this live episode of The Retail Reality Show, recorded at LIGANOVA's 'NEXT is NOW' 30 Years Anniversary Celebrations in Stuttgart, we dive...
Episode #53
#53 From AI to Store Closures: Dominick Miserandino (RTM Nexus) on Retail’s Biggest Contradictions
Aug 13, 202540 minS0<p>Retail is moving faster than ever.</p><p>But is it moving in the right direction?</p><p>In this episode of The Retail Reality Show, Yael and Nino sit down with Dominick Miserandino, founder of RTM Nexus, to unpack...
The Retail Reality Show
#52 Shorts | From Prompt to Purchase: When LLMs Become the Point of Sale
Aug 6, 202523 minS0<p>What happens when the customer journey no longer starts with a search?</p><p>In this episode of The Retail Reality Show Shorts, Nino Bergfeld and Nicolas Kröger explore how large language models like ChatGPT and...
- Jul 23, 202543 minS0
<p>Temu, Action & Co. wirbeln den Handel auf – mit Preisen, bei denen klassische Händler kaum mithalten können. </p><p>Doch Preisdruck ist nur ein Symptom. </p><p>Was steckt wirklich hinter dem Wandel im...
- Jul 9, 202531 minS0
<p>Kaffee, Community und keine Bots.</p><p>Nespresso setzt neue Maßstäbe im Retail.</p><p>Mit dem neuen Nespresso House in München eröffnet die Marke nicht nur einen Store, sondern setzt auch ein Statement:</p><p>für...
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Robert Andersen
Managing Creative Director, Great Greek Mediterranean Grill
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Eldad Rothman
GlassesUSA
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Felix Weber
OBI Group Holding
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Dario Cardamone
Guess Europe
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