The Stockout
The Stockout
FreightWaves
FreightWaves’ The Stockout podcast focuses on CPG companies and their supply chains. Consumer packaged goods, or CPG, are the products we buy over and over again like food, beverages, cosmetics, cleaning supplies and other household products. The Stockout podcast explores the issues and complexities of the freight-intensive CPG industry while leveraging data from the FreightWaves SONAR data platform.
Still a shippers’ market, but spot rates are rising
FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel discusses new SONAR offerings, the freight market, the activist situation at Norfolk Southern and whether Amazon should be considered a distributor. Follow The Stockout Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 5, 2024
28 min
Retail data is the new gold to be sold to, or shared with, suppliers
FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel and Grace Sharkey discuss retailers sharing data with suppliers, Carrefour/Pepsi, GenZ’s alcohol habits and the freight market. Follow The Stockout Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 29, 2024
28 min
CPG prices finally start to soften
FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel and Grace Sharkey discuss J.B. Hunt’s earnings, CPG pricing, the Kroger-Albertsons merger and packaging trends.  Follow The Stockout Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 22, 2024
29 min
Is water the new carbon?
FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel and Grace Sharkey discuss CPG companies’ conservation efforts, ultra-processed foods, the freight market and continued pressure on consumers. Follow The Stockout Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 11, 2023
28 min
TriumphPay’s CPO expects another year of depressed freight rates
FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel and Grace Sharkey talk AI, retail sales and inflation data and interview Josh Bouk, Chief Partnership Officer of TriumphPay Follow The Stockout Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 4, 2023
28 min
Buying now and paying later – solid Black Friday sales belie consumer debt concerns
FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel and Grace Sharkey talk Black Friday sales, consumer debt and the freight market. Follow The Stockout Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 27, 2023
28 min
Millennials and GenZ plan to spend on Small Business Saturday
FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel and Grace Sharkey talk retail earnings and discuss Black Friday weekend shopping trends. Follow The Stockout Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 21, 2023
28 min
Despite nearshoring hype, Asian mass production reigns supreme
FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel and Grace Sharkey talk retail and interview Kerim Kfuri, President and CEO of The Atlas Network.  Follow The Stockout Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 13, 2023
29 min
Amazon Marketplace – selling there profitably is possible, but not easy
FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel interviews Chris Moe, CEO of Cartograph, a company that helps brands grow profitably on Amazon and Instacart. Follow The Stockout Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 30, 2023
30 min
Consumer debt continues to mount
FreightWaves’ Mike Baudendistel and Grace Sharkey discuss the impact of rising consumer debt levels, Instacart, the impact of growth in the freight brokerage industry, and Rite Aid’s bankruptcy. Follow The Stockout Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 16, 2023
28 min
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