scott benedict - Biography

Scott Benedict is an accomplished retail merchant, educator, consultant, author, advisory board member, keynote speaker, and digital retailing executive with more than 35 years of diverse experience spanning traditional brick-and-mortar retailing, eCommerce, omnichannel, and international retail merchandising and operations. 



Scott brings more than three decades of experience as a retail buyer at a number of major US retailers and was a founding member of Walmart’s first eCommerce business...Walmart Online. Scott also launched and scaled a number of business units within retail businesses large and small, including leading Sam’s Club to become one of the nation’s largest consumer electronics retailers to launching the Site Merchandising and Web Analytics functions for SamsClub.com. 

With experience in international retail consulting within Walmart International and as an Executive Professor and the Director of the Center for Retailing Studies at Texas A&M University’s Mays Business School, Scott has an unmatched breadth of experience and valuable perspective on the rapidly evolving omnichannel retail landscape.

Scott is the author of an upcoming book on digital merchandising and is a frequent guest speaker and writer on retail webinars, podcasts, as well as print and broadcast media interviews on the state of modern retailing in the omnichannel age. He currently hosts the "Digital Front Door" podcast series and serves as a Contributor to the Doing Business in Bentonville organization.

Scott was named a Top Retail Expert by RETHINK Retail in 2023 and 2024 and is a member of the RetailWire BrainTrust.

Scott is the Founder & CEO of Benedict Enterprises, an omnichannel retail consultancy, content publishing, and authority marketing firm founded to provide retailers, consumer brands, and retail-oriented solution providers with expertise in retail merchandising in the digital age.

The firm operates three lines of business: Consulting, Content Publishing, and Public Speaking. Our omnichannel consulting efforts are rooted in an affiliation with McMillanDoolittle, an internationally renowned retail consulting firm based in Chicago that transforms deep insights and expertise into strategic solutions for our clients. McMillanDoolittle is a founding member of the Ebeltoft Group, a global alliance of retail and brand consulting firms that work closely with clients worldwide to transform their businesses to face the future of omnichannel retail.