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Management · Ricardo Belmar | Top Retail Expert

The Retail Razor Show Podcast

by Ricardo Belmar | Top Retail Expert

Cutting through the clutter in retail strategy, retail technology, and executive leadership. Welcome to The Retail Razor Show — your go-to podcast for bold strategic insights and real-world innovation in the retail industry. We spotlight the trends transforming retail, from agentic AI for frontline retail, agentic commerce, and retail media networks, to the human connection that drives exceptional customer experience and maximizes employee satisfaction. Hosted by RETHINK Retail Top Retail Expert, Thinkers360 Top Thought Leader and one of NRF’s 2025 Retail Voices, Ricardo Belmar, and RETHINK Retail Top Retail Expert, retail tech startup founder, and CI&T North American Leader, Casey Golden. Episodes feature: Executive leaders from top retail brandsInfluential industry analysts and retail strategistsStartup founders driving innovation in retail technologyCase studies of successful retail tech deploymentsStraight talk on strategy and innovation Whether you’re a retail executive, frontline store team leader, tech innovator, product junkie, or customer experience champion, this show delivers actionable strategies to help you lead your business and your teams with clarity, adopt emerging AI and media technologies, and stay ahead in a constantly evolving retail industry. Subscribe Now in its sixth season, The Retail Razor Show is part of the Retail Razor Podcast Network. Stay sharp. Stay human. Stay ahead. Retail Razor Podcast Network: https://retailrazor.com/ Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://retailrazor.substack.com/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://go.retailrazor.com/utube Follow The Retail Razor Podcast Network on LinkedIn: https://go.retailrazor.com/IN BlueSky: https://go.retailrazor.com/Bluesky Instagram: https://go.retailrazor.com/insta Threads: https://go.retailrazor.com/threads Facebook: https://go.retailrazor.com/Facebook About your hosts Ricardo Belmar is an NRF Top Retail Voice for 2025 & a RETHINK Retail Top Retail Expert from 2021 – 2026. Thinkers 360 has named him a Top 10 Retail, a Top 25 AGI & Careers, a Top 50 Agentic AI & Management, & a Top 100 Digital Transformation & Transformation Thought Leader, plus a Top Digital Voice for 2024 & 2025. He is an advisory council member at George Mason University’s Center for Retail Transformation and the Retail Cloud Alliance. He was most recently the director partner marketing for retail & consumer goods in the Americas at Microsoft. Casey Golden, is the North America Leader for Retail & Consumer Goods at CI&T, and CEO of Luxlock. She is, a RETHINK Retail Top Retail Expert from 2023 - 2026, and a Retail Cloud Alliance advisory council member. After a career on the fashion and supply chain technology side of the business, Casey is obsessed with the customer relationship between the brand and the consumer and is slaying franken-stacks and building retail tech! 

Latest episodes

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The New Thing Gap - Saying No to New

The New Thing Gap - What retail took away when it took away the friction, with NYT editor Eric Athas. In 1995, buying a pair of sneakers cost you 30 minutes and five mil

Sep 15
1 h 13 min

The In-Store Retail Media Screens That Out-Earned Walmart.com

The rise, death, and return of in-store retail media as lived by Mike Hiatt. Around 2010, the in-store retail media screens inside Walmart's stores were bringing in more

Sep 1
57 min

280,000 Pickers: The eGrocery Fulfillment Math Nobody Fixed

Hank Crawford of Blue Collar Robotics and Paul Harker, retired CCO of Woolworths Group, on grocery store robotics a retailer can deploy today. There are 280,000 people w

Aug 18
54 min

Store Traffic & Conversion Rates: Why In‑Store Converts up to 70%, with Mark Ryski

Mark Ryski explains why store traffic is a critical retail metric and how in‑store environments convert far higher than online. Hear data comparisons (in‑store up to 70%

Jul 15
48 min

Pragmatic AI for Retail’s Frontline: Tokenless & On-Device

BONUS S6E8 A Zebra ZONE 2026 recap on pragmatic AI, on-device AI, super apps, and giving store associates their day back Ricardo Belmar just got back from Zebra Technolo

Jun 13
1 h 00 min

Retail Trends 2026 - 8 Signals From The Lead Summit

BONUS S6E7 8 retail trends for 2026 including AI-assisted shoppers, why people are the new luxury, and the grey swans most retailers are ignoring Casey Golden and Ricard

May 29
49 min

Shaken, Not Stirred — and Maybe Non-Alcoholic: The Future of Beverages & Spirits

S6E6 Campari America's Allison Varone on mindful drinking and the new rules of beverage brand building with Gen Z Everyone keeps repeating that Gen Z doesn't drink. The

May 27
38 min

AI Agents Gone Rogue: The Cybersecurity Risks Retailers Are Ignoring in Agentic Commerce

S6E5 What Retailers Must Know About Prompt Injection, Rogue Bots & AI Agent Security Before It's Too Late Your AI shopping agent just drained your bank account. It's not

Apr 24
57 min

Off-site Retail Media & CTV - Andrew Lipsman on Retail Media’s Next Frontier

S6E4 Exploring the rise of performance TV, off-site retail media, and what it means for retailers and brands. Retail media is evolving fast, and if you're still stuck in

Mar 27
58 min

What Agentic Commerce & Agentic AI Mean for Retailers Right Now

S6E3 PayPal’s Mike Edmonds breaks down agentic commerce and how it redefines trust, loyalty, and the merchant‑of‑record future Agentic commerce is no longer theoretical.

Mar 10
49 min

Retail Growth Strategy in a K-Shaped Economy — Dr. Rebecca Homkes Breaks It Down

S6E2 The Retail Growth Strategy Retailers Need for 2026 with Today’s Economic Realities, Tariffs, Fed Moves, and Consumer Shifts In this powerful episode of The Retail R

Feb 24
52 min

Retail Media 2026 - DSP Shifts, Agentic Commerce & Brand Strategy

S6E1 Retail Media’s New Reality: DSP Shifts, Agentic Commerce & Brand Strategy for 2026 Season 6 of The Retail Razor Show kicks off with a deep dive into one of the most

Jan 31
49 min

The New Era of Agentic Commerce and Retail Media Begins!

Agentic Commerce, Retail Media, and the Human Experience: Season 6 Preview Season 6 of The Retail Razor Show is here, and we’re diving into the future of retail through

Jan 23
5 min

Future of Retail Unveiled - From AI Insights to Consumer Joy!

S5E14 2025 Retail Year in Review - AI, Consumer Shifts, and the Future of Commerce with Guest Host, Alicia Esposito! In this Season 5 finale of The Retail Razor Show, gu

Dec 31 2025
56 min

Consumer Insights - Can AI Reveal What Shoppers Really Want?

S5E13 Future of AI-Powered Consumer Insights with Trevor Sumner & Stan Sthanunathan In Season 5, Episode 13 of The Retail Razor Show, hosts Ricardo Belmar and Casey Gold

Dec 15 2025
59 min

Agentic AI for Retail Merchandising: Transforming Buying & Planning

S5E12 The Future of AI in Merchandising & Buying with Noah Herschman and Jeff Fish In Season 5, Episode 12 of The Retail Razor Show, hosts Ricardo Belmar and Casey Golde

Nov 28 2025
43 min

Resale and Circular Fashion - ThredUp’s 2025 Holiday Shopping Report

S5E11 ThredUp’s Resale Revolution: Holiday Shopping & Gift Giving Trends with Alon Rotem The holidays are here and resale is at the center of this year’s shopping story!

Nov 10 2025
1 h 00 min

BONUS Sharpening Retail Strategies | AI, Customer Experience, Retail Media, and Employee Impact

BONUS - The Retail Razor: Data Blades Season 2 Trailer Data Blades Returns: AI, CX, and Retail Media for Executive Leaders   Welcome to a special cross-release of the

Oct 29 2025
3 min

BONUS Sharpen Your Leadership Blade | Insights for the AI Era

BONUS - The Retail Razor: Blade to Greatness Season 2 Trailer Retail Executive Leadership & Coaching Insights for the AI Era Welcome to a special cross-release of the S

Oct 27 2025
3 min

AI-Powered Store Teams: How Microsoft & SYNQ Are Transforming Retail Frontlines

S5E10 From Task Overload to Customer Focus: AI Solutions for Retail Associates Retailers are asking store associates to do more with less—shorter staffing, longer task l

Oct 21 2025
55 min

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