The Retail Razor Newsletter
Retail is transforming faster than ever before. But there's a lot of noise out there today, especially with retail technology!
Our
podcastsand thisnewsletterare here to help you level up your skills and knowledge about the retail industry, retail technology, and leadership skills.
If you’re in retail or retail tech, we’ll help you answer the tough questions:
Which trends really matter?
How are you leveraging AI?
Which startups should you engage?
How will your ecommerce and marketplace evolve?
What is your retail media strategy?
What are the traits and skills that make a great retail leader?
Who are the experts you should trust for guidance?
And who are the people truly transforming the industry in all of these areas?
The Retail Razor Podcast Network & Newsletter cut through the clutter in retail strategy, retail tech, and leadership skills so you'll know where to focus your resources and energy in the world of commerce!
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So who are we anyway?
I'm your host, Ricardo Belmar, and I've been helping retailers maximize business value from their technology investments for the last two decades.
I've advised retail tech startups on their go-to-market, and am a contributor to numerous industry blogs, publications, and podcasts.
I am an NRF Top Retail Voices for 2025 & a RETHINK Retail Top Retail Expert from 2021 – 2025. Thinkers 360 named me a Top 10 Retail, Top 10 AGI, Top 50 Careers, Top 50 Transformation, & Top 100 Agentic AI Thought Leader, and a Top Digital Voice for 2024. I am on the advisory council for the Retail Cloud Alliance, and most recently led partner marketing strategy for retail and consumer goods in the Americas at Microsoft.
And I'm your co-host, Casey Golden, CEO of Luxlock, and a RETHINK Retail Top Retail Expert from 2023 to 2025, and Retail Cloud Alliance advisory council member. I've dedicated my career to moving fashion brands forward from in-store to e-commerce and beyond. I've had nearly every job in a fashion house until I saw the writing on the wall and moved to the tech side of the business. I am obsessed with the relationship between a brand and consumer and determined to slay retail franken-stacks!
Together, we're your guides on this retail commerce journey helping you cut through the clutter!
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