Walmart delivers Super Bowl-sized audiences every week
🏈 Walmart delivers Super Bowl-sized audiences every week. 📣 We often marvel at how many big brands buy ads to connect with […]
1-Page Business Plan for 2026
As a start-up owner or an aspiring one, you don’t have time to write a 100-page business plan that meticulously details every […]
The Wild Ride of Small Business Ownership
That’s me at High Park in the ‘80s, shrieking and giggling along my eventful journey. For the past 12 years, I’ve also […]
Retail in 2025 – Porter’s 5 Forces Check-In
Which retail factors are making the biggest impact this year? As promised, we’re revisiting our Porter’s 5 Forces framework from April to […]
Q3 Top Retail Trends highlights
💥 Retail in 2025 = Chaos + opportunity. Hot trends right now include: 1️⃣ Uncertainty (tariffs, consumer whiplash)2️⃣ Retail media (Amazon+Netflix)3️⃣ Sports […]
Q3 2025 Top Retail Trends
What happened in retail in Q3? Tech + techtonic shifts. What’s up: 🔺 Tariffs’ impact🔺 Retail media moves🔺 Sports as a retail […]
Retail & Tech Giants Align 2025
Even competitors collaborate. Yesterday’s news of the expansion of Amazon Multi-Channel Fulfillment (MCF) further shows how retail and tech giants are working […]
2025 Retail PEST Analysis Check-In Reel
Which retail predictions from January actually came true? This quick video highlights several top: 🔸 Political🔹 Economic🔸 Social🔹 Technological … shifts […]
2025 Retail PEST Analysis Check-In
Which powerful forces are shaping retail in 2025? Across politics, economics, social, and tech factors, here are a few things that stand […]
Retail’s Tariff Survival Strategies – Highlights Reel
Tariffs rewrite retail’s playbook. Executives at retailers and brands are making tough choices like: ✍️ Renegotiating supplier contracts ⏸️ Pausing expansion plans 📦 Stockpiling […]
Retail’s Tariff Survival Strategies
Tariffs are testing retail like never before. To stay resilient and competitive, companies are making tough calls, including: In this second installment […]
Let’s Go, Blue Jays!
The Jays are 🔥 🎉 Toronto’s vibe is like ’92 and ’93 this summer, especially at Roger’s Centre. 🧢 If they keep […]
Q2’s Hottest Retail Trends
What just happened in retail? Q2 delivered a whirlwind of change: 🔺 Tariffs spiked🇨🇳 China made power plays🏀 Sports showed up as […]
Q2 2025 Top Retail Trends
What happened in retail in Q2? A dizzying amount of change. What’s up: 🔺 Tariffs🔺 AI adoption🔺 China retail moves🔺 Sports as […]
Dads are the GOATs of Sports
❤️ Missing this dreamboat today. Sports was our love language. This Father’s Day I’m remembering how our quality time was spent in […]
Tariffs Change Consumer Habits
Tariffs are reshaping how consumers shop — and it’s happening fast. In Part 1 in my new series, Tariffs in Retail, we […]
RCC STORE 25 Highlights – Day 1
The best part of retail? The people. Yesterday the Retail Council of Canada united Canada’s vibrant retail community at RCC STORE25. Even […]
How Tariffs are Changing Consumer Habits
Tariffs are shifting shopper habits. Welcome to this first post in the series Tariffs in Retail. In the coming weeks, we’ll examine […]
Retail Marketing Gets Super Social
Retail truly is a people business. So, it’s no wonder more retail stakeholders are prioritizing relationships – even amid 2025’s market uncertainty. […]
Fan Power = Retail Power
SPORTS x RETAIL = 🔥🔥🔥 Playoff energy is more than hype — it’s fueling global retail growth across categories like: 👚 Apparel […]