Author: Russ Dieringer

How Danone Changed Internally to Become Truly Omnichannel | Webinar Recap

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TL;DR: Danone’s Become a Home’rista program ran as one multi-brand platform across influencer, retail media, the digital shelf, and in-store at multiple retailers. Erin Anderson of Danone and Elaine Bragg of Flywheel explained the internal changes behind it: a Connected Commerce organization that combines omni-activation, eCommerce, and media; funding and approval that sit above the […]

Kroger 2Q26 Results: Key Takeaways for Consumer Brands

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TL;DR: Kroger cut its sales outlook and held its profit target following 2Q26 results. Management signaled pushback on supplier price increases, Our Brands widened its lead over national brands, and Kroger Precision Marketing is earning more from every visit. eCommerce again supplied all of the growth. Brands should plan digital-first, prepare for tougher cost conversations, […]

Fostering Creator-Driven Demand on Amazon

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You Do Not Have a Silo Problem

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Walmart Calendar 2Q26 Results: Key Takeaways for Consumer Brands

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TL;DR: Walmart delivered sales at the top of its guidance and raised its full-year outlook, with eCommerce once again driving all of its U.S. growth while stores declined for a third consecutive quarter. The headline for brands: $2.9 billion of tariff refunds went into more than 11,000 rollbacks to ease a fuel-pressured consumer. 8 minute […]

Target Raises Guidance Again: Full 2Q26 Analysis and Brand Action Items

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TL;DR: Target raised its outlook again after a strong 2Q (3.8% comp, margins up 70 bps), driven by store traffic and fast-moving category resets. Digital is the lone question mark: it’s growing slower than rivals and contributing far less to total growth. Our action items: raise forecasts if you’re in priority categories, engage on culturally […]

Amazon 2Q26 Follow-Up: Prime Day Math, Margins in Context, and Grocery’s 180

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Amazon 2Q26 Results: Key Takeaways for Consumer Brands

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TL;DR: Amazon’s 2Q26 results beat the top of its own guidance, with estimated GMV growing +14.4%, but Prime Day’s move into June did most of the heavy lifting. Stripping out the event, we estimate GMV grew +8.7% and ads grew +20.3%, both faster than the respective markets, but decelerations from 1Q. We have lowered our […]