Announcing Retail Evolution
Welcome to Retail Evolution! After chronicling the biggest retail shifts of our time for 15+ years, I’m still in awe of global […]
Category: Change Management
How US Tariffs on Canada Affect You
Tariff threats boomerang back. Despite playing so well together as co-hosts for FIFA World Cup 2026, the US threatened Canada with new […]
The State of Retail – 2026 Retail PEST Analysis Mid-Year Check
Which powerful forces are shaping retail in 2026? Let’s revisit my 2026 Retail PEST Analysis from the beginning of the year to […]
What Just Changed in Retail?
What rocked retail this quarter? A few retail signals dominated and I break down 2 of them in this video. For the […]
Retail Signals – Quarterly Executive Briefing
What happened in retail in Q2? What’s up: 🔺 Sports euphoria as commerce fuel🔺 Inflationary pressure due to war🔺 Amazon’s grocery moves🔺 […]
2026 LinkedIn Cheat Sheet
Baffled by LinkedIn’s new algorithm? Confused why this business platform suddenly feels more like Instagram? Unsure how to adapt to get your […]
AI-Driven Retail Brings Us Together
Last night’s inaugural AI in Retail (AiR) Meetup at Toronto Tech Week, hosted by RETHINK Retail, was a celebration of an exciting […]
OpenAI is a Retail Superconnector
OpenAI plays well with others. Just look at how many powerhouse retailers, brands and retail platforms are collaborating with the AI icon. […]
What LinkedIn Wants: Best practices the algorithm rewards
Frustrated by LinkedIn’s algorithm U-turn? You aren’t alone. (My retail communities have felt confused and bewildered by recent algorithmic shifts, and vocal […]
Why Finance is Driving Retail Strategy
Finance is driving retail strategy. For years, global retailers and brands have had to adapt their business strategy to jolts like: 🔸 […]
Build Brand Trust in the Age of AI
Brand trust fuels growth. In any relationship, trust is vital but in retail, it’s a competitive advantage. Yet, brand trust is at […]
Retail Shifts Defining 2026
What happened in retail in Q1? What’s up: 🔺 War as a retail disruptor🔺 Agentic’s soaring influence🔺 Affordability as a retail imperative🔺 […]
2026 Retail Tech Trends
What are this year’s hottest retail tech trends? 🤖 AI supercharges process efficiency📣 Retail media makes a specific change to fuel growth💋 […]
2026 Retail PEST Analysis
Business as usual is out of style in retail. Look at the profound changes happening across global structures, systems and standards and […]
Retail’s Hottest Holiday Trends
Top Q4 retail trends in <40 seconds … See which hot trends affected Black Friday, Cyber Monday and holiday shopping, including: 🎁 […]
Q4 2025 Top Retail Trends
What’s happening in retail in Q4? During the all-important 4th quarter, including Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the most popular sales associate […]
Retail’s AI Evolution
As AI in retail explodes, are you confused? Me too. Here’s a high-level framework to help all of us go from chaos […]
The Race to Conversational Commerce
Retail’s getting conversational. As e-commerce makes an evolutionary leap to conversational commerce, there’s some serious déjà vu. In 2017: 🛍️ Walmart and […]
OpenAI’s Retail Collaborations
🎉 The retail party’s at OpenAI! Look at how many major retail players are collaborating with the AI giant. It’s no wonder, […]
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 […]