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The Voice of Retail — 11 episodes

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Finding "Pull": Rob Snyder, Author of The Power of Pull, on What Retailers Can Learn About Demand

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AI's First Inning: Julie Averill, Former Lululemon & REI CIO and Author of Chief Impact Officer, with Menachem Salinas, Co-Founder & CRO of Nimble

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Talent, Strategy, and Story Telling: James B. Smith, CEO of Rare Placement, on Finding—and Becoming—the Right Retail Leader (Encore Epiosde)

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Carl Boutet, Retail Futurist and author of “The Flip: Staying Human in an Algorithmic World,” on his new book, AI, Asia Retail Innovation and the Next Era of Retail

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Julia Freeman, CEO of The Jilly Box, David Brownstein, President of Browns Shoes, and Selwyn Crittendon, CEO of IKEA Canada, Live on Stage at STORE 2026

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Going Global in Uncertain Times with Matthew Merrilees , CEO North America, Global-e and Co-Host Jim Okamura from the Global eCommerce Leaders Forum

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Retail’s AI Reckoning: Jackie Swanson, Managing Partner at Gartner Consulting on Winning the Agentic Future

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Deb Craven, President of Longo’s, on 70 Years of Retail Excellence and being named Retail Council of Canada’s Distinguished Retailer of the Year for 2026

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Stephen Bailey, Chief Marketing Officer at John Fluevog Shoes, on Building a Global Cult Retail Brand Through Community, Creativity & Retail Courage

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AI Is Rewriting Food Retail & Brand Discovery with Guillaume Mathieu, Co-Founder & Partner, ilot, live on the stage at the SIAL Food Innovation Show, Montreal

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AI, Authenticity, and Retail Attention with Mid-Day Squares Co-Founder & Rainmaker Jake Karls and retail futurist and technology guru Carl Boutet, Live In Person from Montreal