Amplifying Expertise in Retail – Dick’s Sporting Goods Retail Innovation Program

The VentureFuel Visionaries

On today’s show we have the exciting team driving retail innovation at Dick’s Sporting Goods. For anyone that doesn’t know, Dick’s is a fortune 500 company, America’s largest sports retailer and has over 50 thousand employees. Scott Casciato - VP Omni Channel Fulfillment & Athlete Service, Morris Liao – VP of eCommerce, Supply Chain & Marketing Finance, and Miche (pronounced Mike) Dwenger – VP of eCommerce Experience drive retail experience for customers or as DSG calls them, “athletes”. They have held a wide range of roles from omnichannel fulfillment, retail marketing, supply chain, eCommerce experience and merchandising. They’re here today to talk about a new Retail Innovation Program they just launched, that will give 6 startups and emerging technologies the opportunity to pitch pilot programs with DSG. They seek to find the best of what’s next to give these up-and-comers the opportunity to work with DSG and continue to deliver for the athletes that turn to DSG to up their game. We will cover what innovation means to DGS, learn more about the program and maybe even share a few tips for how you can take your game to the next level. Lace em up as its time to learn from one of the leading omni-channel retailers in the world…