The Voice of Retail The Problem of Modern Technology
Welcome to the The Voice of Retail , I’m your host Michael LeBlanc, and this podcast is brought to you in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada and this episode is sponsored by RIWI..
What if you could take a daily pulse of retail shoppers in every market in the world - hearing directly about their behaviors, views and fears? What if you could hear from more than just your own consumers and shoppers, and from people who don't participate in focus groups or research panels? RIWI collects real-time data on consumers in every market in the world. If you need to understand how people's views are changing in today's challenging environment visit RIWI.com to book a demo.
Why can’t Netflix compete with traditional cinemas? Why will the UberEATS model struggle to see long-term success? What kind of long-term effect will social media coordination have on the stock market, like we’ve seen with stocks like $GME and $AMC? On today’s episode we’re thrilled to have back on the podcast Vince Guzzo, CEO of Cinémas Guzzo
“by trying to say that watching a big budget movie on a 42 inch TV is the same thing as a 50 foot movie screen with Dolby sound with this with that with 300 other people laughing with you at the same time, or getting scared with you at the same time. Hey, those are two different experiences”
You might also recognize Vince as and one of the skilled investors on CBCs Dragons Den. We get the chance to discuss his thoughts on the evolution of consumer behaviour during/after COVID, and how our new habits will impact the way we work, live and invest now and in the future.
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I’m your host Michael LeBlanc, President of M.E. LeBlanc & Company, and if you’re looking for more content, or want to chat follow me on LinkedIn, or visit my website meleblanc.co!
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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.