We're Back with the No-BS Perspectives You Need: Get Ready for a Brand New Season of the Remarkable Retail Podcast

We're Back with the No-BS Perspectives You Need: Get Ready for a Brand New Season of the Remarkable Retail Podcast

I'm Steve Dennis, strategic advisor, keynote speaker, bestselling author, and host of the industry leading Remarkable Retail podcast, along with fellow retail insider Michael LeBlanc.

Discover why C-suite executives from Amazon, Walmart, Ikea, Tractor Supply, Vuori and dozens more - choose to share their growth stories on the only retail podcast hosted by two of the NRF's top voices for 2025 and 2026.

With AI reshaping just about everything, when making sense of competing narratives has never been more challenging, and when so many brands face an existential choice between becoming remarkable or risking irrelevance, Michael and I are here to give you the no-BS perspectives you need to aim higher, move faster, and take the bold actions you must.

Our new season debuts January 13th, 2026, so be sure to follow the Remarkable Retail podcast on all the major platforms and on YouTube.

Join us at the CommerceNext Growth Show in New York June 23rd and 24th with this exclusive discount code for 10% off general admission tickets and FREE retail tickets: Your code is "REMARKABLE" . See you in the Big Apple!

About Us

Steve Dennis is a strategic advisor and keynote speaker focused on growth and innovation, who has also been named one of the world's top retail influencers. He is the bestselling author of two books: Leaders Leap: Transforming Your Company at the Speed of Disruption and Remarkable Retail: How To Win & Keep Customers in the Age of Disruption. Steve regularly shares his insights in his role as a Forbes senior retail contributor and on social media.


Michael LeBlanc is a senior retail advisor, keynote speaker and media entrepreneur. Michael has delivered keynotes, hosted fire-side discussions hosted senior retail executive on-stage in 1:1 interviews worldwide. Michael produces and hosts a network of leading retail trade podcasts, including The Remarkable Retail Podcast, The Voice of Retail The Food Professor, The FEED powered by Loblaw and the Global eCommerce Leaders podcast. He has been recognized by the NRF as a global Top Retail Voice for 2025 and 2025 and continues to be a ReThink Retail Top Retail Expert for the fifth year in a row.

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Shut Up and Play the Hits, Walmart's Big Store Bet, DTC Nuance, and CEO Turnover

Shut Up and Play the Hits, Walmart's Big Store Bet, DTC Nuance, and CEO Turnover

What happens when retailers keep playing the hits after the audience has moved on? Steve Dennis opens with that question — drawn from his latest Substack essay — and it anchors everything that follows...

28 Apr 39min

The Retail Rumble (Part 2) with Ken Pilot, Steve Dennis, Lauren Livak Gilbert & Sarah Engel

The Retail Rumble (Part 2) with Ken Pilot, Steve Dennis, Lauren Livak Gilbert & Sarah Engel

Steve and Michael open earnings season for March-ending retailers with a tour of luxury's stumble. LVMH posted just 1% organic growth, with fashion and leather — including Louis Vuitton — remaining so...

21 Apr 48min

Live from Shoptalk: Retail Rumble (Part 1) with Neil Saunders, R.J. Hottovy, Rachel Tipograph, Kiri Masters & Anne Mezzenga

Live from Shoptalk: Retail Rumble (Part 1) with Neil Saunders, R.J. Hottovy, Rachel Tipograph, Kiri Masters & Anne Mezzenga

This week Steve Dennis and Michael LeBlanc bring listeners a high-energy live episode from Shoptalk Las Vegas — Part 1 of the inaugural Retail Rumble. The episode opens with the week's most important ...

14 Apr 52min

Stitch Fix CEO Matt Baer, Nike's Identify Crisis, Grocery's Looming Collapse of the Middle, and Pets.Com: The Sequel

Stitch Fix CEO Matt Baer, Nike's Identify Crisis, Grocery's Looming Collapse of the Middle, and Pets.Com: The Sequel

This week on The Remarkable Retail Podcast, Steve Dennis and Michael LeBlanc break down the forces reshaping retail before sitting down live at Shoptalk in Las Vegas with Matt Baer, CEO of Stitch Fix....

7 Apr 51min

Is AI Retail's New Front Door? with Bret Taylor (OpenAI Board Chair & Sierra CEO) and Guest Co-Host Neil Saunders

Is AI Retail's New Front Door? with Bret Taylor (OpenAI Board Chair & Sierra CEO) and Guest Co-Host Neil Saunders

Steve Dennis and Michael LeBlanc are joined by guest co-host Neil Saunders, Managing Director and retail analyst at GlobalData, bringing his signature analytical rigour and on-the-ground store insight...

31 Mar 46min

Lane Crawford's CEO Jennifer Woo on Building a Different Kind of Department Store; Plus Lululemon Struggles, Macy's Stalls, and Five Below Shines

Lane Crawford's CEO Jennifer Woo on Building a Different Kind of Department Store; Plus Lululemon Struggles, Macy's Stalls, and Five Below Shines

This week on The Remarkable Retail podcast, Steve Dennis and Michael LeBlanc begin with a sweeping look at the key retail and macro stories of the week, then dive into a compelling interview with Jenn...

24 Mar 53min

"Good Bookstores Selling Good Books" Our Interview with Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt

"Good Bookstores Selling Good Books" Our Interview with Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt

This week on the Remarkable Retail podcast, Michael LeBlanc and Steve Dennis unpack the retail news shaping the global economy—from the Iran war's impact on oil, freight and food prices to Kohl's disa...

17 Mar 52min

Iran War Shockwaves and Target’s Strategy Reset, with Guest Co-Host Kevin Ertell and Our Interview with EY's Malin Andrée & Jon Copestake

Iran War Shockwaves and Target’s Strategy Reset, with Guest Co-Host Kevin Ertell and Our Interview with EY's Malin Andrée & Jon Copestake

In this wide-ranging episode Steve Dennis and Michael LeBlanc are joined by special guest co-host Kevin Ertell, retail veteran, former Nike executive, and author of The Strategy Trap. The episode blen...

10 Mar 57min

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