Q3 2026 Retail Trends
What changed in retail in Q3? What’s up: 🔺 Agentic advertising as a retail CFO’s fantasy🔺 Inflationary pressure on companies & consumers🔺 […]
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Inflation Shifts Retail & Shopper Habits
Inflation shifts our habits. As the cost of living increases, consumer purchasing power declines, so our money no longer stretches as far. […]
Announcing Retail Evolution. Let’s start with a mega-post on Retail’s AI Evolution.
Welcome to Retail Evolution! After chronicling the biggest retail shifts of our time for 15+ years, I’m still in awe of global […]
THANK YOU! 5000 followers
🎉 5000 LinkedIn followers, baby! (Not too shabby for an introvert.) https://youtube.com/shorts/9QUsAYh4-jI?si=jDz_gz0V6vB5VikD 🤖 Special shoutout to the bots for putting me over […]
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 […]
CASE STUDY: B2B Thought Leadership for Growth Marketing Wins
BUSINESS ISSUE: Since I launched my own marketing business in 2013, many clients needed executive-level thought leadership content to boost brand awareness, […]
Happy Canada Day, hosers!
Happy Canada Day, hosers! ❤️ From waterfalls just outside Vancouver to Mont-Tremblant’s slopes and PEI’s picturesque shores, we have so much to […]
CASE STUDY: B2B Launch Success + Thought Leadership Program
Learn how my retail tech client overcame a lean team to achieve a successful B2B launch and support the launch over the […]
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 […]
Soccer changed Dad’s life and ours
⚽ Since the World Cup kicked off, my late dad has been on my mind more than usual ahead of Father’s Day. […]
Retail Signals – Q2 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🔺 […]
Game Time 2026: How Sports Energize Retail
Historic week coming up for sports – and retail. FIFA World Cup 26 starts on June 11 and it will feature: ⚽ […]
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 […]
Join us at the AI in Retail event in Toronto
🎉 The AI in Retail party heads north. Excited to attend RETHINK Retail’s AI in Retail Meetup at Toronto Tech Week. Thank […]
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🔺 […]