Steve Dennis
@stevedennis.bsky.social
Strategic advisor on transformation and digital disruption. Keynote speaker. Award winning podcast host. Forbes senior retail contributor. Best-selling author of "Remarkable Retail" & "Leaders Leap." Bullshit dispelling enthusiast. www.stevenpdennis.com
Do we really want a severely mentally ill person running this country? Asking for a nation
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.Trump claims he was basically lifted out of the rubble on 9/11: "Two fireman, big strong guys, they grabbed me under the arms -- 'got to get our of here!' -- and they literally lifted me up, and they started running with me."
Still not remotely tired of all the winning. "Did Trump’s Tariffs Achieve Trump’s Goals?" open.substack.com/pub/platypus...
Did Trump’s Tariffs Achieve Trump’s Goals?
I didn’t grade the trade war against an economist’s ideal. I graded it against Trump’s own promises.
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In almost half of states, Canada is the largest source of imports by value. In 15 states, imports from Canada made up at least 25% of the 2025 total. But I'm sure these tariffs will be great. www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar...
"Walmart Stalls, Target Stirs & Amazon Flies, Plus Bain Capital's Scott Friend and VMG's Indy Guha." Episode 310 of the Remarkable Retail Podcast is live and we cover a lot of ground. Listen: shorturl.at/CNNkn Watch: shorturl.at/OO6dh
It was the best of times, it was the stupidest of times.
My all new "Pardon the Disruption" Substack newsletter has just been published. I hope you'll check it out. pardonthedisruption.substack.com/p/whats-so-f...
What's So Funny 'bout Peace, Love, and Customer-Centricity?
PLUS: We visit the Tecovas SOHO flagship and Bombas CEO Jason LaRose joins us on the pod.
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Can’t wait to watch all the people who criticized the JCPOA and excoriated Obama for “pallets of cash” try to sanewash Trump giving Iran even more cash for a worse deal than the JCPOA.
“.. We spotted nine Polymarket accounts .. who made collectively $2.4 million betting almost exclusively on U.S. Military operations. .. “.. Now, here is the crazy part. 98% win rates.” @mediaite.com www.mediaite.com/media/news/6...
NEW EPISODE ALERT 🎙️ "Retail's Great Concentration" is accelerating. Amazon, Walmart, and Costco Wholesale aren't just winning — they're pulling away. Just six retailers now capture the majority share of industry growth, and the structural forces behind it aren't slowing down. shorturl.at/8VyoG
Retail's Great Concentration, Tapestry's Comeback, and the Dumbest Story of the Year
Podcast Episode · Remarkable Retail Podcast · May 12 · 48m
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Episode 300 (!!!) of the Remarkable Retail podcast just dropped and Nordstrom Co-CEO Pete Nordstrom is our special guest. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
New on my free "Pardon the Disruption" Substack: "Denial is a Hell of a Drug." Plus: Nike's Just Not Doing It, The Ruth's Chris of Retail Branding, Saks-cess, and Stitching Together a Transformation. pardonthedisruption.substack.com/p/denial-is-...
Denial is a Hell of a Drug
Plus: Nike's Just Not Doing It, The Ruth's Chris of Retail Branding, Saks-cess, and Stitching Together a Transformation.
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to Donald Trump regarding the temporary ceasefire: "Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because they then show up with a bucket."
Trump, Bessent and Lutnick vowed that from the 4th quarter of 2025 onward they would stop blaming Biden, they would then “own” the economy, and every economic metric would be red hot with inflation 2% or less.
My latest "Pardon the Disruption" Substack newsletter takes on "The Algebra of Retail (Part 1)", plus features my analysis of the Iran War's likely retail impact, rule #2 for retail radicals, and what we still get wrong about modern retail. pardonthedisruption.substack.com/p/the-algebr...
The Algebra of Retail (Part 1)
Plus Rules for (Retail Radicals), Dire Strait(s), Dying for Saks, and What We Still Get Wrong About Modern Retail.
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The reported push to move some air defense missile batteries from the Korean Peninsula to the Middle East comes amid concerns about America’s munition stockpiles amid the Iran War.
U.S. Reportedly Moving Some Air Defense Missiles From Korea To Middle East—Seoul Has ‘Expressed Opposition’
The reported push to move some air defense missile batteries from the Korean Peninsula to the Middle East comes amid concerns about America’s munition stockpiles amid the Iran War.
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I was in a 2 hour briefing today on the Iran War. All the briefings are closed, because Trump can't defend this war in public. I obviously can't disclose classified info, but you deserve to know how incoherent and incomplete these war plans are. 1/ Here's what I can share:
EY’s Malin Andree & Jon Copestake join the pod to dig into the most important shifts in luxury retail today. But that's not all. Kevin Ertell, author of "The Strategy Trap" is our very special guest co-host, helping us dissect a busy week in retail news. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
".. The last few years have been a steady exercise in market humility. 'Oil can’t go negative.' It did. 'Russia will always be a reliable supplier of gas to Europe.' It wasn’t. 'Hormuz is too important to actually stop.' Until it did." - Morgan Stanley
NEW EPISODE ALERT! Is Walmart's decline in physical store sales alarming, surprising, or revelatory? This week we use that (largely ignored) stat to dive into what far too many leaders still get wrong about modern retail. All this but the latest in retail news. www.stevenpdennis.com/podcast
New from me on Substack: "The Bifurcation of (Nearly) Everything." Plus impressive chutzpah from Richard Baker (aka "this f***ing guy), understanding the new consumer, and I debut my new rules for retail radicals. pardonthedisruption.substack.com/p/the-bifurc...
The Bifurcation of (Nearly) Everything
The tyranny of average, plus understanding the "new consumer," this week in chutzpah, and new rules for retail radicals.
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Iconic tech journalist and Founder of The New Consumer Dan Frommer joins us from the Narvar remote podcast studio at the NRF "Big Show" to unpack the consumer trends you need to know right now. All this, plus we dissect a consequential week in retail news. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: “.. If your tariff policy is so unpopular that you have to bully the central bank into not talking about it, maybe it’s time for a new policy.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/opinion/kevi...
Recorded live at the NRF "Big Show" Henry Spear, SVP Digital JDSports NA and David Morin, VP Customer Strategy at Narvar join the pod to discuss agentic commerce and how leveraging product returns can create competitive differentiation. www.stevenpdennis.com/podcast
Breaking News: The U.S. trade deficit remained historically large last year, as President Trump’s tariffs disrupted trade but did not halt it.
U.S. Imports Grew in 2025, as Trump’s Tariffs Took Effect
Data released Thursday by the Census Bureau showed the overall trade deficit with the world narrowed, the result of an expanding trade surplus in services.
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