Episode #3 of Kantar’s Retail Sound Bites, hosted Barry Thomas, Senior Retail Thought Leader, and Rachel Dalton, Head of Retail Insights, explores macro influences to world-wide retail. In this session, Barry and Rachel cover timely news and notes in retail, including inflation's affect on grain, Kroger's partnership with Ocado, and CVS's dive into the metaverse. Also, guest speakers Doug Hermanson, Principal Economist at Kantar, and Julie Craig, Vice President of Shopper Insights at Kantar, join the conversation to discuss current inflation impacts on the global economy and North American shoppers. Have a topic you’d like to see us cover? Share your request by emailing Switchon@kantar.com Barry's contact information:  barry.thomas@kantar.com Barry's Linkedin Rachel's contact information: rachel.dalton@kantar.com Rachel's Linkedin Doug's contact information: doug.hermanson@kantar.com Julie's contact information julie.craig@kantar.com Julie's LinkedIn