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 […]
Category: Strategy
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 […]
2025 Retail Revenue Drivers
It’s time to grow the top line. 📈 As tariffs and inflation erode margins, retailers and brands of all sizes are looking […]
Retail in 2025 – Porter’s 5 Forces Highlights Reel
Retail market factors are highly volatile in 2025. To go from chaos to clarity, let’s break it down using the Porter’s 5 […]
Retail in 2025: Porter’s 5 Forces
How is retail power shifting in 2025? The Porter’s 5 Forces model helps us clarify the effects of market volatility on global […]
How Covid-19 Changed the Global Face of Retail. 5 Years Later We Check In
5 years ago, retail changed. The Covid-19 pandemic: 📈 Catapulted e-commerce as a retail essential🚗 Made curbside service a differentiator🌟 Turned store […]
Q1 2025 Top Retail Trends Video
Q1 was WILD. Amid the upheaval in global retail and its effect on people, you’ll see pockets of growth and optimism. To […]
Q1 2025 Top Retail Trends
What happened in retail in Q1? (A lot!) What’s up: 🔺 Tariffs🔺 Supply chain shifts🔺 AI adoption🔺 Value-oriented retailers’ store counts What’s […]
Thank you Hudson’s Bay Company
354 years of retail. Here is a tribute to Hudson’s Bay Company and why this retail icon means so much. In addition, […]
2025 Retail Strategy Trends – Highlights Reel
2025 is … unusual. Retail and CPG leaders are scrambling to revise their 2025 business strategies amid shifting: 🌏 Political;💰 Economic; and🤖 […]
2025 Retail Strategy Trends
🎢 2025 is a rollercoaster for retail. For some, it’s thrilling; for others, it’s nauseating. See 5 retail strategy trends that affect […]
Starbucks’ Retro Strategy
Starbucks reconnects with customers and its brand essence. Watch how the coffee giant’s new Back to Starbucks policies reflect: 💚 Customer-centricity💚 Connection💚 […]
Retaliatory Tariffs Rattle Retail
You can’t spell retaliatory without retail. 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 What happens when a warm, mutually-beneficial trade relationship turns rocky? We’re already seeing hints […]
Tariffs Rattle Retail
Even in chaos, there is opportunity. New U.S. tariffs affecting: 🇨🇦 Canada🇲🇽 Mexico🇨🇳 China … have rattled consumers, companies and governments alike. […]
2025 Retail PEST Analysis Highlights Video
🛍️ 2025 will be a lively year for retail! This 2025 Retail PEST Analysis highlights top trends shaking up global retail, which […]
2025 Retail PEST Analysis
Buckle up: 2025 will be a wild ride. Factors keeping retail CEOs up at night include rapid change and uncertainty of what’s […]
Q4 2024 Top Retail Trends – VIDEO
Check out the top trends affecting global retail this quarter. 🎬 Watch this short clip to see what market factors are affecting: […]
Q4 2024 Top Retail Trends
What happened in retail in Q4? What’s up: 🔺 Holiday deals🔺 AI’s ubiquity🔺 Social shopping (& more) What’s down: 🔻 TikTok’s leverage […]
Retail & Tech Giants Align
Retail and tech leaders are entwined. While far from exhaustive, this high-level view of retail and tech giants shows how many of […]