{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 76: AWS ascends in retail with Justin Honaman","description":"Amazon\u2019s ecosystem is robust and diverse, with growth accelerating across retail, fulfilment, entertainment, and services. As Andy Jassy puts it, \u201cprogress is made across all facets of Amazon, perhaps none more so than the continued reacceleration in AWS growth.\u201d Justin Honaman, head of retail and consumer goods industry strategy and business development team at Amazon Web Services, joins Kantar\u2019s Barry Thomas, senior retail thought leader, and Rachel Dalton, head of retail insights, on episode 76 of Kantar\u2019s Retail Sound Bites to discuss AWS\u2019s rapid rise to fame across retail and CPG organizations.  Have a topic you\u2019d like us to cover? Contact us at&amp;nbsp;Kantar\u2019s Retail Sound Bites Podcast.  Contact Barry:&amp;nbsp;Email&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;LinkedIn  Contact Rachel:&amp;nbsp;Email&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;LinkedIn Taco Bell is testing a beverage concept called Live M\u00e1s Caf\u00e9  https:\/\/www.numerator.com\/resources\/blog\/walgreens-store-closures-hit-home\/   RFK Jr.\u2019s regulatory earthquake: Five impacts on FMCGs  https:\/\/chainstoreage.com\/2025-look-ahead-year-retail-tech   https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2024\/12\/05\/dollar-general-tests-same-day-delivery-as-discounter-chases-walmart.html   https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/business\/retail\/food-fight-with-kroger-spells-trouble-for-albertsons-279eb4b8?mod=retail_news_article_pos5   ","author_name":"Retail Sound Bites","author_url":"https:\/\/retailiq.kantar.com\/retail-sound-bites","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/34532335\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/34532335"}