The Voice of Retail Sunrise buys UK HMV | Canada Post strike hurts...interview w/Ted Starkman: Retail w/o February 4,
Produced in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada, The Voice of Retail TM podcast this week features part one of an interview with Ted Starkman, President & CEO Stream Commerce talking eCommerce and building an Amazon strategy, plus This Week in Retail top news stories and analysis: Canada comes to the rescue of UK music retail, Indigo talks Canada Post effects on their retail & eCommerce, Holts and their luxury brand boutiques, Kamloops leads in retail cannabis, big retail looks at single use plastic, Bain and others talk grocery eCommerce potential, the death of clothing, NRF encourages Trump not to mess up retail, JJ Wilson launches fashion label without (Kit & Ace) family...all this and more in edition No. 28!
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.