
The Future In-Store The Cultural Power of Customer Loyalty: Giant Eagle's Heather Feather
Mar 31, 2026
29:36
"I always say that the perks program is cultural in our markets," says Heather Feather, Senior Director for Digital, E-commerce, and Retail Media at Giant Eagle.
That deep loyalty engagement across 4 million households — which yields a 90%+ in-store scan rate — is the engine behind Leap, Giant Eagle's retail media network. With 95 years of community roots and a loyalty program customers plan their lives around, Giant Eagle brings a unique perspective to the retail media conversation.
Heather joins host James Kotecki to discuss
- The omni-channel customer journey: from digital discovery to in-store reinforcement to checkout measurement
- Bringing merchandising and marketing together
- Expanding retail media in health, beauty & wellness
- Building Leap with integrated partners
- Community connection — from storm relief to the NFL Draft to HBO’s “The Pitt”
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