Retail Razor🏷
@retailrazor.bsky.social
Cutting thru the clutter in #retail & #retailtech.
Where retail, #media, #AI, & the human connection come together. Subscribe to #podcasts & Substack newsletter!
Stay sharp!
Where retail, #media, #AI, & the human connection come together. Subscribe to #podcasts & Substack newsletter!
Stay sharp!
#Retail leaders: more information doesn’t equal more clarity.
In fact, it often creates chaos.
In our latest 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 #podcast newsletter, Ron Thurston shares why clarity is the foundation of retail leadership—and how it builds confidence, accountability, and stronger teams.
In fact, it often creates chaos.
In our latest 𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 #podcast newsletter, Ron Thurston shares why clarity is the foundation of retail leadership—and how it builds confidence, accountability, and stronger teams.
November 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The #RetailRazor Podcast Network has been nominated for The #Retail Voice Award at the Vendors in Partnership #VIPAwards for the third year!
Excited to share that voting has begun!
Please vote for us here -> go.retailrazor.com/vote2026
THANK YOU for your support!
#RetailVoices #TopRetailExperts
Excited to share that voting has begun!
Please vote for us here -> go.retailrazor.com/vote2026
THANK YOU for your support!
#RetailVoices #TopRetailExperts
November 15, 2025 at 4:04 AM
The #RetailRazor Podcast Network has been nominated for The #Retail Voice Award at the Vendors in Partnership #VIPAwards for the third year!
Excited to share that voting has begun!
Please vote for us here -> go.retailrazor.com/vote2026
THANK YOU for your support!
#RetailVoices #TopRetailExperts
Excited to share that voting has begun!
Please vote for us here -> go.retailrazor.com/vote2026
THANK YOU for your support!
#RetailVoices #TopRetailExperts
#Retail leaders: more information doesn’t equal more #clarity.
In fact, it often creates chaos.
In our latest Blade to Greatness #podcast episode, Ron Thurston shares why clarity is the foundation of retail leadership, and how it builds confidence, accountability, & stronger teams.
#retail
In fact, it often creates chaos.
In our latest Blade to Greatness #podcast episode, Ron Thurston shares why clarity is the foundation of retail leadership, and how it builds confidence, accountability, & stronger teams.
#retail
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
#Resale is the future of #fashion #retail 🔄
In our new #RetailRazor Show #newsletter + #podcast, we talk with Alon Rotem, Chief Strategy Officer at #ThredUp, about:
🎁 resale gifts go mainstream for holiday shopping
🔄 Resale as a Service for brands
go.retailrazor.com/s5e11news
#RetailVoices
In our new #RetailRazor Show #newsletter + #podcast, we talk with Alon Rotem, Chief Strategy Officer at #ThredUp, about:
🎁 resale gifts go mainstream for holiday shopping
🔄 Resale as a Service for brands
go.retailrazor.com/s5e11news
#RetailVoices
November 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
#Resale is the future of #fashion #retail 🔄
In our new #RetailRazor Show #newsletter + #podcast, we talk with Alon Rotem, Chief Strategy Officer at #ThredUp, about:
🎁 resale gifts go mainstream for holiday shopping
🔄 Resale as a Service for brands
go.retailrazor.com/s5e11news
#RetailVoices
In our new #RetailRazor Show #newsletter + #podcast, we talk with Alon Rotem, Chief Strategy Officer at #ThredUp, about:
🎁 resale gifts go mainstream for holiday shopping
🔄 Resale as a Service for brands
go.retailrazor.com/s5e11news
#RetailVoices
#Resale is the future of #fashion #retail 🔄
In our new #RetailRazor Show #podcast episode, we talk w/Alon Rotem, Chief Strategy Officer at ThredUp, about their Holiday Shopping Report 2025 where resale gifts go mainstream, Resale as a Service, & AI.
Where ever you get your podcasts!
#retail
In our new #RetailRazor Show #podcast episode, we talk w/Alon Rotem, Chief Strategy Officer at ThredUp, about their Holiday Shopping Report 2025 where resale gifts go mainstream, Resale as a Service, & AI.
Where ever you get your podcasts!
#retail
November 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Conversion isn’t just a metric — it’s a mirror.
In our Season Two premiere of The #RetailRazor: #DataBlades #podcast, Gareth Johns from TruRating reveals how one footwear brand unlocked $16.7M in revenue by improving conversion just 8%.
We’ve unpacked the insights in our latest Substack newsletter
In our Season Two premiere of The #RetailRazor: #DataBlades #podcast, Gareth Johns from TruRating reveals how one footwear brand unlocked $16.7M in revenue by improving conversion just 8%.
We’ve unpacked the insights in our latest Substack newsletter
November 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Conversion isn’t just a metric — it’s a mirror.
In our Season Two premiere of The #RetailRazor: #DataBlades #podcast, Gareth Johns from TruRating reveals how one footwear brand unlocked $16.7M in revenue by improving conversion just 8%.
We’ve unpacked the insights in our latest Substack newsletter
In our Season Two premiere of The #RetailRazor: #DataBlades #podcast, Gareth Johns from TruRating reveals how one footwear brand unlocked $16.7M in revenue by improving conversion just 8%.
We’ve unpacked the insights in our latest Substack newsletter
We’re honored to be nominated for a 2026 Vendors in Partnership (VIP) Award in the Best #Retail Voice category! 🎉
The VIP Awards celebrate the partnerships & innovation that move retail forward & we’re proud to be recognized!
Learn more here: vendorsinpartnership.com/pages/nyc-ab...
#podcast
The VIP Awards celebrate the partnerships & innovation that move retail forward & we’re proud to be recognized!
Learn more here: vendorsinpartnership.com/pages/nyc-ab...
#podcast
November 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
We’re honored to be nominated for a 2026 Vendors in Partnership (VIP) Award in the Best #Retail Voice category! 🎉
The VIP Awards celebrate the partnerships & innovation that move retail forward & we’re proud to be recognized!
Learn more here: vendorsinpartnership.com/pages/nyc-ab...
#podcast
The VIP Awards celebrate the partnerships & innovation that move retail forward & we’re proud to be recognized!
Learn more here: vendorsinpartnership.com/pages/nyc-ab...
#podcast
Conversion is #retail’s most misunderstood metric — and its biggest growth opportunity.
In our Season Two opener of The #RetailRazor #DataBlades #podcast Gareth Johns of TruRating joins us to reveal how real-time shopper feedback helped unlock $16.7M in revenue with just an 8% lift in conversion.
In our Season Two opener of The #RetailRazor #DataBlades #podcast Gareth Johns of TruRating joins us to reveal how real-time shopper feedback helped unlock $16.7M in revenue with just an 8% lift in conversion.
November 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Conversion is #retail’s most misunderstood metric — and its biggest growth opportunity.
In our Season Two opener of The #RetailRazor #DataBlades #podcast Gareth Johns of TruRating joins us to reveal how real-time shopper feedback helped unlock $16.7M in revenue with just an 8% lift in conversion.
In our Season Two opener of The #RetailRazor #DataBlades #podcast Gareth Johns of TruRating joins us to reveal how real-time shopper feedback helped unlock $16.7M in revenue with just an 8% lift in conversion.
AI isn’t replacing leaders — it’s exposing them. We just posted the Season 2 premiere #newsletter issue for the Blade to Greatness #podcast on Substack following a conversation with April Sabral about curiosity, adaptability, and positive accountability.
Read it here: go.retailrazor.com/BtGs2e1sub
Read it here: go.retailrazor.com/BtGs2e1sub
October 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
AI isn’t replacing leaders — it’s exposing them. We just posted the Season 2 premiere #newsletter issue for the Blade to Greatness #podcast on Substack following a conversation with April Sabral about curiosity, adaptability, and positive accountability.
Read it here: go.retailrazor.com/BtGs2e1sub
Read it here: go.retailrazor.com/BtGs2e1sub
Season 2 of *The Retail Razor: Data Blades* is here! 🚀
NEW episode drops Friday!
From inflation’s impact to #loyalty & self-checkout insights in Season 1—now we dive into #CX, #retailmedia, employee experience & #AI.
#RetailPodcast #RetailAI @ricardobelmar.bsky.social @au79en.bsky.social #retail
NEW episode drops Friday!
From inflation’s impact to #loyalty & self-checkout insights in Season 1—now we dive into #CX, #retailmedia, employee experience & #AI.
#RetailPodcast #RetailAI @ricardobelmar.bsky.social @au79en.bsky.social #retail
October 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Season 2 of *The Retail Razor: Data Blades* is here! 🚀
NEW episode drops Friday!
From inflation’s impact to #loyalty & self-checkout insights in Season 1—now we dive into #CX, #retailmedia, employee experience & #AI.
#RetailPodcast #RetailAI @ricardobelmar.bsky.social @au79en.bsky.social #retail
NEW episode drops Friday!
From inflation’s impact to #loyalty & self-checkout insights in Season 1—now we dive into #CX, #retailmedia, employee experience & #AI.
#RetailPodcast #RetailAI @ricardobelmar.bsky.social @au79en.bsky.social #retail
🎧 Listen here: go.retailrazor.com/BtGs2e1
📺 Watch here: go.retailrazor.com/BtGs2e1utube
@ricardobelmar.bsky.social @au79en.bsky.social
#retail #RetailVoices #TopRetailExperts #leadershipskills
📺 Watch here: go.retailrazor.com/BtGs2e1utube
@ricardobelmar.bsky.social @au79en.bsky.social
#retail #RetailVoices #TopRetailExperts #leadershipskills
October 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
“Curiosity will replace control as the defining leadership skill in the AI era.” – April Sabral
Season 2 of Blade to Greatness #podcast kicks off with a conversation on how AI is reshaping leadership.
It’s not AI vs. people. It’s AI + people.
And the leaders who embrace that will have the edge.
Season 2 of Blade to Greatness #podcast kicks off with a conversation on how AI is reshaping leadership.
It’s not AI vs. people. It’s AI + people.
And the leaders who embrace that will have the edge.
October 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
“Curiosity will replace control as the defining leadership skill in the AI era.” – April Sabral
Season 2 of Blade to Greatness #podcast kicks off with a conversation on how AI is reshaping leadership.
It’s not AI vs. people. It’s AI + people.
And the leaders who embrace that will have the edge.
Season 2 of Blade to Greatness #podcast kicks off with a conversation on how AI is reshaping leadership.
It’s not AI vs. people. It’s AI + people.
And the leaders who embrace that will have the edge.
Season 2 of The #RetailRazor: Blade to Greatness is here!
NEW episode drops tomorrow!
Returning guests April Sabral, & Ron Thurston join new retail executives and coaching experts to share leadership lessons for today’s retail world.
Sharpen your blade. Stay sharp. Lead boldly!
#RetailVoices
NEW episode drops tomorrow!
Returning guests April Sabral, & Ron Thurston join new retail executives and coaching experts to share leadership lessons for today’s retail world.
Sharpen your blade. Stay sharp. Lead boldly!
#RetailVoices
October 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Season 2 of The #RetailRazor: Blade to Greatness is here!
NEW episode drops tomorrow!
Returning guests April Sabral, & Ron Thurston join new retail executives and coaching experts to share leadership lessons for today’s retail world.
Sharpen your blade. Stay sharp. Lead boldly!
#RetailVoices
NEW episode drops tomorrow!
Returning guests April Sabral, & Ron Thurston join new retail executives and coaching experts to share leadership lessons for today’s retail world.
Sharpen your blade. Stay sharp. Lead boldly!
#RetailVoices
🚀 Unlock the future of retail with #AI!
In our latest #RetailRazor newsletter, we dive into how AI empowers frontline teams, improves customer service, & enhances store ops. W/Jeff Strasser (Microsoft) & Nolan Wheeler (SYNQ).
Don't miss it!
go.retailrazor.com/s5e10news
In our latest #RetailRazor newsletter, we dive into how AI empowers frontline teams, improves customer service, & enhances store ops. W/Jeff Strasser (Microsoft) & Nolan Wheeler (SYNQ).
Don't miss it!
go.retailrazor.com/s5e10news
October 23, 2025 at 9:41 PM
🚀 Unlock the future of retail with #AI!
In our latest #RetailRazor newsletter, we dive into how AI empowers frontline teams, improves customer service, & enhances store ops. W/Jeff Strasser (Microsoft) & Nolan Wheeler (SYNQ).
Don't miss it!
go.retailrazor.com/s5e10news
In our latest #RetailRazor newsletter, we dive into how AI empowers frontline teams, improves customer service, & enhances store ops. W/Jeff Strasser (Microsoft) & Nolan Wheeler (SYNQ).
Don't miss it!
go.retailrazor.com/s5e10news
Frontline #retail teams are under pressure: fewer staff, endless tasks, higher expectations.
On The #RetailRazor Show, we talk w/Microsoft’s Jeff Strasser & SYNQ’s Nolan Wheeler on how AI is transforming store teams w/voice-first, hands-free solutions that free associates to focus on customers.
On The #RetailRazor Show, we talk w/Microsoft’s Jeff Strasser & SYNQ’s Nolan Wheeler on how AI is transforming store teams w/voice-first, hands-free solutions that free associates to focus on customers.
October 21, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Frontline #retail teams are under pressure: fewer staff, endless tasks, higher expectations.
On The #RetailRazor Show, we talk w/Microsoft’s Jeff Strasser & SYNQ’s Nolan Wheeler on how AI is transforming store teams w/voice-first, hands-free solutions that free associates to focus on customers.
On The #RetailRazor Show, we talk w/Microsoft’s Jeff Strasser & SYNQ’s Nolan Wheeler on how AI is transforming store teams w/voice-first, hands-free solutions that free associates to focus on customers.
Season 2 of The #RetailRazor: #DataBlades #podcast is here! 🚀
From inflation & loyalty insights in Season 1 to #CX, #retailmedia, employee experience & #AI in Season 2—our Substack #newsletter has the details.
📩 Read here: go.retailrazor.com/DBs2news
#RetailPodcast #Retail #RetailVoices
From inflation & loyalty insights in Season 1 to #CX, #retailmedia, employee experience & #AI in Season 2—our Substack #newsletter has the details.
📩 Read here: go.retailrazor.com/DBs2news
#RetailPodcast #Retail #RetailVoices
October 21, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Season 2 of The #RetailRazor: #DataBlades #podcast is here! 🚀
From inflation & loyalty insights in Season 1 to #CX, #retailmedia, employee experience & #AI in Season 2—our Substack #newsletter has the details.
📩 Read here: go.retailrazor.com/DBs2news
#RetailPodcast #Retail #RetailVoices
From inflation & loyalty insights in Season 1 to #CX, #retailmedia, employee experience & #AI in Season 2—our Substack #newsletter has the details.
📩 Read here: go.retailrazor.com/DBs2news
#RetailPodcast #Retail #RetailVoices
Season 2 of The #RetailRazor #BladetoGreatness is here!
Returning guests April Sabral & Ron Thurston join new #retail executives & coaching experts to share #leadership lessons for today’s retail world.
Stay sharp. Lead boldly. Stay Human.
Read the #newsletter -> go.retailrazor.com/BtGs2news
Returning guests April Sabral & Ron Thurston join new #retail executives & coaching experts to share #leadership lessons for today’s retail world.
Stay sharp. Lead boldly. Stay Human.
Read the #newsletter -> go.retailrazor.com/BtGs2news
October 17, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Season 2 of The #RetailRazor #BladetoGreatness is here!
Returning guests April Sabral & Ron Thurston join new #retail executives & coaching experts to share #leadership lessons for today’s retail world.
Stay sharp. Lead boldly. Stay Human.
Read the #newsletter -> go.retailrazor.com/BtGs2news
Returning guests April Sabral & Ron Thurston join new #retail executives & coaching experts to share #leadership lessons for today’s retail world.
Stay sharp. Lead boldly. Stay Human.
Read the #newsletter -> go.retailrazor.com/BtGs2news
Season 2 of The #RetailRazor #DataBlades #podcast is here!
From inflation’s impact to loyalty & self-checkout insights in Season 1, now we dive into data insights on #CX, #retailmedia, employee impact & #AI.
Find us in all podcast players & YouTube!
@ricardobelmar.bsky.social @au79en.bsky.social
From inflation’s impact to loyalty & self-checkout insights in Season 1, now we dive into data insights on #CX, #retailmedia, employee impact & #AI.
Find us in all podcast players & YouTube!
@ricardobelmar.bsky.social @au79en.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Season 2 of The #RetailRazor #DataBlades #podcast is here!
From inflation’s impact to loyalty & self-checkout insights in Season 1, now we dive into data insights on #CX, #retailmedia, employee impact & #AI.
Find us in all podcast players & YouTube!
@ricardobelmar.bsky.social @au79en.bsky.social
From inflation’s impact to loyalty & self-checkout insights in Season 1, now we dive into data insights on #CX, #retailmedia, employee impact & #AI.
Find us in all podcast players & YouTube!
@ricardobelmar.bsky.social @au79en.bsky.social
Season 2 of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐑𝐚𝐳𝐨𝐫: 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 #podcast is here!
We’re bringing back April Sabral & Ron Thurston, plus new retail executives & coaching experts, to share leadership lessons for today’s #AI driven #retail world.
Sharpen your blade
Cut through complexity
Lead w/clarity
🎧 Listen now
We’re bringing back April Sabral & Ron Thurston, plus new retail executives & coaching experts, to share leadership lessons for today’s #AI driven #retail world.
Sharpen your blade
Cut through complexity
Lead w/clarity
🎧 Listen now
October 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
#Retail leaders: want to build a culture that scales?
Matt Marcotte, former exec at Bergdorf Goodman, Apple, Tory Burch, Gap, & Salesforce, says it starts w/belief.
Latest #RetailRazor #newsletter explores his new book Built On Belief & why commitment cultures win.
go.retailrazor.com/RT-matt-news
Matt Marcotte, former exec at Bergdorf Goodman, Apple, Tory Burch, Gap, & Salesforce, says it starts w/belief.
Latest #RetailRazor #newsletter explores his new book Built On Belief & why commitment cultures win.
go.retailrazor.com/RT-matt-news
October 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
#Retail leaders: want to build a culture that scales?
Matt Marcotte, former exec at Bergdorf Goodman, Apple, Tory Burch, Gap, & Salesforce, says it starts w/belief.
Latest #RetailRazor #newsletter explores his new book Built On Belief & why commitment cultures win.
go.retailrazor.com/RT-matt-news
Matt Marcotte, former exec at Bergdorf Goodman, Apple, Tory Burch, Gap, & Salesforce, says it starts w/belief.
Latest #RetailRazor #newsletter explores his new book Built On Belief & why commitment cultures win.
go.retailrazor.com/RT-matt-news
#Retail with purpose 💙
In our latest replay, The #RetailRazor Show #podcast celebrates more than 15 years of the Retail Orphan Initiative (#RetailROI) changing children's lives through clean water, education, & foster care reform thanks to the power of the retail industry.
#RetailVoices
In our latest replay, The #RetailRazor Show #podcast celebrates more than 15 years of the Retail Orphan Initiative (#RetailROI) changing children's lives through clean water, education, & foster care reform thanks to the power of the retail industry.
#RetailVoices
October 10, 2025 at 12:44 AM
#Retail with purpose 💙
In our latest replay, The #RetailRazor Show #podcast celebrates more than 15 years of the Retail Orphan Initiative (#RetailROI) changing children's lives through clean water, education, & foster care reform thanks to the power of the retail industry.
#RetailVoices
In our latest replay, The #RetailRazor Show #podcast celebrates more than 15 years of the Retail Orphan Initiative (#RetailROI) changing children's lives through clean water, education, & foster care reform thanks to the power of the retail industry.
#RetailVoices
“Culture isn’t different from performance — culture is performance.” – Matt Marcotte
On the latest #RetailTransformers podcast, we dive into why belief-driven cultures are the true competitive advantage in retail.
#RetailLeadership #RetailCulture #BuiltOnBelief #RetailTransformation
On the latest #RetailTransformers podcast, we dive into why belief-driven cultures are the true competitive advantage in retail.
#RetailLeadership #RetailCulture #BuiltOnBelief #RetailTransformation
October 7, 2025 at 9:28 PM
“Culture isn’t different from performance — culture is performance.” – Matt Marcotte
On the latest #RetailTransformers podcast, we dive into why belief-driven cultures are the true competitive advantage in retail.
#RetailLeadership #RetailCulture #BuiltOnBelief #RetailTransformation
On the latest #RetailTransformers podcast, we dive into why belief-driven cultures are the true competitive advantage in retail.
#RetailLeadership #RetailCulture #BuiltOnBelief #RetailTransformation
#RetailROI has helped over 325,000 children through clean water, education, & foster care reform. 💙
In our latest #newsletter, we celebrate over 15 years of impact—and the power of Super Saturday at NRF to bring the retail industry together for good.
#RetailPhilanthropy #RetailROIChampion #NRF2026
In our latest #newsletter, we celebrate over 15 years of impact—and the power of Super Saturday at NRF to bring the retail industry together for good.
#RetailPhilanthropy #RetailROIChampion #NRF2026
October 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
#RetailROI has helped over 325,000 children through clean water, education, & foster care reform. 💙
In our latest #newsletter, we celebrate over 15 years of impact—and the power of Super Saturday at NRF to bring the retail industry together for good.
#RetailPhilanthropy #RetailROIChampion #NRF2026
In our latest #newsletter, we celebrate over 15 years of impact—and the power of Super Saturday at NRF to bring the retail industry together for good.
#RetailPhilanthropy #RetailROIChampion #NRF2026
What happens when you invest in an 18-year-old from one of Jamaica's poorest communities, where no one else dares to listen, or support?
You discover a visionary creating cosmetic products designed to help battle acne while delivering the luxurious feel of high-end cosmetics that boost confidence
You discover a visionary creating cosmetic products designed to help battle acne while delivering the luxurious feel of high-end cosmetics that boost confidence
October 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM
What happens when you invest in an 18-year-old from one of Jamaica's poorest communities, where no one else dares to listen, or support?
You discover a visionary creating cosmetic products designed to help battle acne while delivering the luxurious feel of high-end cosmetics that boost confidence
You discover a visionary creating cosmetic products designed to help battle acne while delivering the luxurious feel of high-end cosmetics that boost confidence
What's the impact of gifting a $250 Chromebook to an orphan in South Africa to help her finish high school?
Greg Buzek reveals how, thanks to #RetailROI, she not only graduated high school but also went on to college and is now inspiring others as a school teacher!
#RetailVoices
Greg Buzek reveals how, thanks to #RetailROI, she not only graduated high school but also went on to college and is now inspiring others as a school teacher!
#RetailVoices
October 5, 2025 at 12:53 PM
What's the impact of gifting a $250 Chromebook to an orphan in South Africa to help her finish high school?
Greg Buzek reveals how, thanks to #RetailROI, she not only graduated high school but also went on to college and is now inspiring others as a school teacher!
#RetailVoices
Greg Buzek reveals how, thanks to #RetailROI, she not only graduated high school but also went on to college and is now inspiring others as a school teacher!
#RetailVoices