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CarGurus made car prices clearer. Then came the wholesale bill.
The car-shopping marketplace turned price comparisons into a subscription business. Its retreat from CarOffer shows how much harder the job becomes when software has to move the metal.
Takealot Built South Africa’s Shopping Habit - Now Its Delivery Network Is the Product
The blue-dot retailer spent 15 years teaching South Africans to trust the doorbell. Its next act is to sell the machinery behind that trust - to merchants, subscribers and businesses far beyond its own checkout.
Ozon Built a Store. Then It Built the Roads Around It
Russia's pioneering online bookseller became a marketplace, a delivery network and a bank. Its advantage now lives less on the screen than in the chain of warehouses, software and neighborhood pickup points behind every tap.
The Audiobook Giant You Hear Everywhere - and Almost Never See
RBmedia has built a 100,000-title audio shelf behind the apps listeners already use. Its real product is not another subscription - it is the machinery that turns book rights into voices, files, placement and revenue around the world.
Tracy Cassady
Tracy Cassady built her career by treating change as part of the job. At Penske Automotive Group, that habit carried her from director to chief marketing officer - and gave her a practical philosophy for leading through retail's digital rewrite.
BJ's Wholesale Club
BJ's Wholesale Club is a leading operator of membership warehouse clubs in the eastern United States, offering members up to 25% savings on groceries, fresh food, household essentials, general merchandise, and fuel through a paid-membership model. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts, the company runs more than 250 clubs and 190-plus gas stations across roughly 20 states, blending bulk warehouse value with everyday grocery frequency, private-brand depth, and a fast-growing digital and same-day delivery business.
Vivian Alhorn
Vivian Alhorn is Chief Marketing Officer at Torrid, the plus-size apparel retailer serving women in sizes 10 to 30. She joined Torrid in 2021 as VP of Digital Experience, was promoted to Chief Digital Officer in 2022, and stepped into the CMO seat in March 2023. Her career has moved through some of the country's most recognizable specialty retailers, including Gap Inc., Banana Republic, Pottery Barn, Sephora and Gymboree, giving her a rare mix of merchandising, ecommerce and brand fluency.
EPIKAR Inc
EPIKAR is an AI-first technology company purpose-built for automotive retail. Founded in Seoul in 2016 by former BMW Group Korea executive Bosuk Han, EPIKAR digitizes and automates the vehicle purchase journey - from lead capture and 24/7 self-service showroom access to AI-powered consultations, test drives, contract conversion, and aftersales service. Its modular platform is already deployed at Renault, BMW, and Volvo dealerships in South Korea, and the company has relocated its headquarters to the United States to test AI showroom kiosks in the world's most mature car market.