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Ep 43: Sparkling Sips, Lydia Thacher - Access & Convenience, Delivered

September 24, 2026 · 22 min

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🥂 This Sparkling Sips comes with bubbles, bite…and a few serious mic drops.

We’re pouring one with Lydia Thacher, Vice President of Digital Commerce at Dollar General, for a conversation that goes way beyond “eCommerce strategy.”

Because digital commerce isn’t about chasing the shiniest tech.

It’s about solving real problems for real customers.

Lydia takes us inside the thinking behind Dollar General’s evolving digital commerce experience—and why convenience, accessibility and understanding the customer you actually serve matter more than copying somebody else’s playbook.

💥 MIC DROP MOMENTS:

🎤 Digital isn’t just another channel. It’s another way to remove friction and serve the customer.

🎤 Innovation doesn’t only happen in big cities. Bringing digital convenience to rural communities can help close a very real access gap.

🎤 Your physical footprint can become a digital advantage. Stores, proximity and convenience hit differently when you connect them intentionally.

🎤 And maybe the biggest one: Stop building commerce for the customer you imagine. Build it for the customer standing right in front of you.

We talk digital transformation without the buzzword bingo. Customer obsession without the corporate fluff. And what happens when a massive brick-and-mortar footprint meets an increasingly digital shopper.

It’s smart. It’s practical. And yes—we brought the bubbles. 🥂

The COMMERCE in SHeCOMMERCE is showing up BIG in this one.

🎧 Grab your sparkling sip and hit play.

Bold Brands. Fierce Women. One Sisterhood.

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