Interview with Dave Rodgerson, Microsoft | Going cashless | The mall is not dead

This episode feature interviews with Dave Rodgerson, Retail Industry Leader for Microsoft Canada & Sean Tarry, editor Canadian Retailer magazine. In the retail news, Loblaw making a physical statement in Vancouver, Metro expands eCommerce pilot to Ontario, Rexall & M&M Food Market join forces, cashless in Canada, Asian value brand stores experience success in Canada, 140 parcels a day shipped in China (wow), understanding how Tractor Supply Company (the other TSC) succeeds, Tesco closes deli & seafood counters in 732 stores cutting 15,000 workers, Amazon opening the Souk (after spending $580Million on it two years ago) and Scout, a six wheeled mobile delivery/target for robot revolution believers, where Amazon products go to their next life, and tech trends spotted at #nrf2019 - all this and more in The Voice of Retail podcast. Produced in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada, and sponsored by StreamCommerce, North America's fastest growing ShopifyPlus agency. Learn more at streamcommerce.com.

Michael LeBlanc is the president and founder of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc, a senior retail advisor, keynote speaker and now, media entrepreneur.  He has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career. 

Michael has delivered keynotes, hosted fire-side discussions and participated worldwide in thought leadership panels, most recently on the main stage in Toronto at Retail Council of Canada’s Retail Marketing conference with leaders from Walmart & Google.  He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience with Levi's, Black & Decker, Hudson's Bay, CanWest Media, Pandora Jewellery, The Shopping Channel and Retail Council of Canada to his advisory, speaking and media practice.

Michael produces and hosts a network of leading retail trade podcasts, including the award-winning No.1 independent retail industry podcast in America, Remarkable Retail with his partner, Dallas-based best-selling author Steve Dennis; Canada's top retail industry podcast The Voice of Retail and Canada's top food industry and one of the top Canadian-produced management independent podcasts in the country, The Food Professor with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois from Dalhousie University in Halifax.

Rethink Retail has recognized Michael as one of the top global retail experts for the fifth year in a row, the National Retail Federation has designated Michael as on their Top Retail Voices for 2025, Thinkers 360 has named him on of the Top 50 global thought leaders in retail, RTIH has named him a top 100 global though leader in retail technology and Coresight Research has named Michael a Retail AI Influencer.  If you are a BBQ fan, you can tune into Michael’s cooking show, Last Request BBQ, on YouTube, Instagram, X and yes, TikTok.

Michael is available for keynote presentations helping retailers, brands and retail industry insiders explaining the current state and future of the retail industry in North America and around the world.