Retail Razor

Retail Razor

September 2026

The $10 Trillion Spreadsheet
Casey has been making this argument for years. ASU's Professor Brett Duarte just handed her the numbers.
 • Ricardo Belmar
I turned off the safety feature.
What a New York Times editor taught me about the difference between innovation and innovation theater.
 • Ricardo Belmar
35% Fewer Stockouts
What AI can fix in forecasting and inventory, and where I still want a human signing off.
 • Ricardo Belmar
Under 1% of AI adopters ever see enterprise-wide impact
Arizona State University’s Brett Duarte on what's standing in the way, starting with procurement.
 • Ricardo Belmar
In-store retail media already died once
Mike Hiatt built the network that out-earned Walmart.com, then watched Walmart delete it. These are the lessons he learned about in-store retail media.
 • Ricardo Belmar
80% of AI projects fail. Retail is where it gets expensive.
Steve Worthy on founder fit, systemic problems, and why retailers won't name the thing you're selling them a fix for.
 • Ricardo Belmar
80 careers. Zero straight lines.
What Shannon Flanagan found after 80 interviews, and the three months almost nobody takes.
 • Ricardo Belmar

August 2026

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