The Retail X Series Podcast
Are you an early stage founder revolutionizing the future of retail? Then you’re in the right place. My name is Sapna Shah and I’m an angel investor investing at the preseed stage in retail tech, ecommerce, marketplaces and consumer. I’m also the founder of Retail X Series, an ecosystem to help early-stage founders in the retail sector. Retail X Series includes events, a YouTube channel, a Slack community, resources for founders, and this podcast. In this podcast, I interview founders, investors and experts in the retail space, and we dig deep into the tactics around key topics that early-stage founders want to hear about. Welcome to the Retail X podcast.
The Retail X Series Podcast
Building an Omnichannel Brand Right from the Beginning, Featuring Vanessa Dawson of Arber
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Sapna Shah
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Episode 31
Most new brands today want to be omnichannel right from the beginning. This episode features Vanessa Dawson, Founder & CEO of Arber, a startup that specializes in organic plant biologicals. Vanessa talks about why an omnichannel approach was important for her company right from its launch, how she has gotten into wholesale accounts from tastemakers, to independents to Walmart, and how she measures success in a seasonal category. Topics:
- What organic plant biologicals are, and why they’re important
- Which distribution channels were most critical at first
- Getting those early accounts and education around the product
- Preparing the brand and product for wholesale distribution
- Setting pricing for omnichannel distribution
- When product bundles make sense and when they don’t
- Adding educational content and creating customer connection at wholesale
- Key metrics for retail channels and measuring success
Music by Eino Toivanen, kongano.com
Edited by Deven Shah
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