"Consumers cut spending on autos, furniture, electronics, building materials and other items last month while boosting spending at restaurants ." ow.ly/zXBB50FaIzN #Retail #Retailperformance #RetailSales #WSJ

Excellent read on post-Covid employee retention: "I am really concerned that we have a hidden crisis on our hands." ow.ly/jnXX50FfaTp #Postcovidbusiness #employeeretention #remoteworking #CEO

I suppose I'm naive to be surprised by this. on.wsj.com/3w4FjpC #Retail #Amazon #WSJ

I'm discussing “Get Visible: Public Relations Helps Startups Drive Growth(🔴)” with Jeff Roster and Ask An Analyst. Tuesday, Jul 13 at 2:30 PM EDT on @clubhouse. Join us! clubhouse.com/event/PrW9Ra2R

Please join Jeff Roster and me for a Clubhouse Drop-In on how to increase your company's visibility in ways that drive growth. We kick off this Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. Central. Bring your questions! #leadership #PR #PublicRelations #analystrelations #Clubhouse clubhouse.com/event/PrW9Ra2R

"Copy some of Amazon’s strengths. Remember when drug stores delivered prescriptions? Most got out of the habit. Binny’s Beverage is delivering liquor now and beating the bigger Internet competition." bit.ly/373Vo56 #Retail #Smallbusiness #Crains #Retailstrategy

I recently had a lively #Clubouse conversation with Jeff Roster, co-host of "This Week in Innovation," on how company founders can utilize strategic public relations to increase their visibility in ways that drive growth. bit.ly/2Vg7l4Q #retailtech #Marketing #startups

Just dropped "Get Visible: Using Public Relations To Help Startups Drive Growth" podbean.com/ew/pb-df7ed-10… Brian Sathianathan Scott Phillips 𝔰𝔥𝔦𝔰𝔥💻🛒⛵🧭📡 follow @RicardoBelmar🏷 on Bluesky

"Companies like Walmart and Target say they have at least 20% more inventory than last year. Still, the disruptions could make it tougher for retailers to restock items once they run out." ow.ly/kzBZ50Gd8Ee #Retail #Retailperformance

"Oddly enough, the retail business is about as strong as it's been since 2007.” bit.ly/3kylAw0 #Retail #RetailTraffic #RetailLeader #RetailPerformance

Despite October uptick in CEO ratings of business conditions, the outlook for next 12 months sinks. Supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, federal spending, continuing pandemic drive economic pressures. chiefexecutive.net/ceo-optimism-f… #Economy #BusinessOutlook #Supplychain #Labor

This would be hilarious if it wasn't so true. bit.ly/3eSJ0sd Rand Paul Marjorie Taylor Greene #Misinformation #COVID19

Interesting read on whether SEO is declining in power and profitability. "The truth is, apps and direct services are taking away some traditional search traffic." #SEO ow.ly/ZIo150IX3YU

"It also shows that weaker moderation policies would ironically hurt free speech: The voices of real users would be drowned out by malicious users who manipulate Twitter through inauthentic accounts, bots and echo chambers." #Twitter #ElonMusk #NiemanLab niemanlab.org/2022/05/elon-m…

"All the chaos has scared away advertisers and users, who are leaving the platform in droves. On Nov. 12, Mastodon founder Eugen Gagron posted that '[t]here are 1M more people using Mastodon today than there were on October 27.'" ow.ly/JVHF50LKXSf #Mastadon #Twitter

"Seventy-three percent of customers say that the checkout experience is their number-one pain point with in-store shopping." #Retail #RetailPOS #POS #RetailDive buff.ly/3NkPT6y

Sure, elevated shrink is hard on retail earnings, but is locking up products robbing shoppers of the browsing experience and driving them online? #Retail #RetailShrink #RetailWire buff.ly/3NJP4Wc

A good read: Behaviors that influence what Instagram algorithms serve for Feeds, Stories, Explore, and Reels, and three B2B companies using that knowledge to tailor content and reach more followers and new audiences. #Instagram #ContentMarketing buff.ly/3NO8oSr

Interesting piece on the less obvious losses caused by retail shrink - from customer privacy to employee retention. #Retail #NYTimes #Shoplifting buff.ly/3qiqjYB

An interesting question of whether format, product, timing, security or something else can add up to retail success in San Francisco's troubled downtown. #Retail #Ikea #SanFrancisco buff.ly/44kmYGh