Samir Kulkarni, CEO of Showcase and veteran retail CIO Gary Davenport

In this episode, Michael welcomes Samir Kulkarni, CEO of Showcase – Home of Canada’s hottest trends. Samir shares his innovative approach to staying ahead of the top retail product trends with social media listening and agile supply management and merchandising that also made them an important destination for PPE in the early days of the COVID-19 crisis. Next, Michael catches up with Gary Davenport, CIO Mentor and Board Advisor and talks about the early days of working together and launching Hudson’s Bay groundbreaking eCommerce, plus his wise advice to modern retail technology leaders.