Retail in America: Who It's For and Who Sponsors It

Est. audience: 200
Cadence: Every two weeks
Latest: 2026-10-20
By: Ron Thurston
Based on: 12 recent episodes

Covers: Store operations, retail leadership, frontline workforce enablement, retail technology, customer experience, and retail vendor sales strategies.
For: Retail executives, store operators, frontline managers, and retail technology solution providers.
Best for: Retail leaders and technology vendors selling software and services to retail businesses.
Skip if: Consumers looking for retail shopping discounts or general personal finance advice.

Start with

Stop Saying AI: How to Stand Out Among 500 Vendors, with Vicki Cantrell: Explains how retail enterprise buyers evaluate technology vendors and make purchasing decisions.
Prompt Local: How One Word Changes Who Gets Found, with Dax Dasilva from Lightspeed: Analyzes how AI search algorithms impact store discovery and local retail business traffic.
Selling Without a Script — with Daria Tcherkachina: Shows how frontline customer service strategies drive revenue without relying on rigid scripts.

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In this episode of RETAIL IN AMERICA, sponsored by Microsoft, Ron Thurston sits down
The Human Edge, Amplified with Tulsi Keshkamat, Microsoft Teams · 2026-06-30

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