We didn’t just stop with the list. We’ve taken it one giant step further and created The Retail Digest, the world’s best site for retail news and information, curated exclusively by the top 100 industry thinkers and doers - many of whom are featured right here on this very panel.
Founder | Publisher | Editor
Founder Retail Minded Magazine. Co-Founder Independent Retailer Conference. @Forbes Contributor. Author of #retail101 from @MHBusiness @ShopSmall SpokesGal 2014
CEO
Bob Phibbs, the Retail Doctor a professional speaker on retail sales, training and marketing. Expert, author, blogger, guru and business makeover specialist.
CEO, Customer Service Training, customer service speaker, customer service expert, workshop, seminar
Shep Hyken, customer service expert, business speaker and New York Times bestselling author, helps companies deliver AMAZING customer service and experiences!
Editor-in-Chief/Associate Publisher
Editor-in-Chief/Associate Publisher, RetailWire
Chairman
Media Contributor, Speaker, Writer. Retail Expert, High Street Campaigner, Consumer Champion, Business Mentor. Entrepreneur, Investor, Non-Exec.
Founder & President
Speaker, author of The Retail Revival and advisor on the future of retail and consumerism. Contributor on AppCentral & CBC Radio. Co-host of The Future In Store
Director
Business Writer - chiefly covering the retail industry along with pubs and beer. Founder of http://Retailinsider.com.
Editor
Retail business journalist with 20 years' experience, available for freelance editorial projects. Editor of the popular retail news portal Retail Times
Managing Director
Managing Director of Conlumino where we analyse all sorts of things to do with retail and consumers. Font fanatic and campaigner against Comic Sans.
Blogger
VP, CX @TPDashboard | Blog @CXjourney | #CXPA SoCal Local Networking Event Lead & CX Expert | Ghost Writer | #custexp #empexp #voc #journeymap #leadership
Founder & CEO
#Retail & Measurement Consultant. Founder IMS Retail University. Owner IMS Results Count. Photographer: http://chrishpetersen.com LinkedIn: http://linkd.in/eSIaAQ
Vice President, Global Accounts / Source Tagging
Global visionary connector of Ideas and People for Profitable Life and Business Growth. Views are my own.
Author, keynote speaker, customer service speaker, customer experience consultant.
Customer service keynote speaker, customer experience consultant, author. Contributor to http://forbes.com Reach me: 484-343-5881, micah@micahsolomon.com
Author
President, @BSMinfo @RetailMag. Author, Hire Like You Just Beat Cancer. #VAR #MSP #ISV #Retail
Founder
Writer, cheerleader for aspiring writers, wife, friend. Retail Expert and Content Strategist @vendhq. Also the founder of http://BeaFreelanceWriter.com.
Founder & CMO
Founder, CMO http://IdealSpot.com, Keynote speaker, best selling author. Dad of 3. Youth #baseball coach http://ProSportsDads.com
Senior Editor
Senior Editor for Retail TouchPoints; Channel Marketer Report; columnist for The Aquarian Weekly; music junkie and fashion/beauty lover
CEO & Founder
Pop-up Retail Architect and author connecting the digital world w/ immersive brick-and-mortar. Founder of @lionesquegroup, advisor @FotoFwd #popupshop
Partner
Retail Strategist & Professional Speaker
CEO
CEO of Market Platform Dynamics, President of http://PYMNTS.com, Innovation Advocate
Founder and Chief Measurement Officer
Author, Speaker, Trainer and Consultant. Designing CX and EX solutions that win the hearts of customers and employees. What's Your Purple Goldfish?
Content Editor
Content Editor @CNBC. Tweeting about the latest retail news.
Staff Writer
Staff writer at @Forbes. Brit from Bermuda. 50% Niles, 50% C.C. Babcock.
President
Leader at MPC, a custom B2B marketing content firm. Editor at Integrated Solutions For Retailers and Retail Solutions Online.
VP, Industry Market Strategies
Gartner analyst focusing on understanding the technology retailers use & the vendors that make it. Amateur photographer focusing on Live Oak HS sports
Senior Research Analyst
Twittering senior retail technology analyst at IDC
Founder & Editor in Chief
eCommerce and Multichannel Retail. Consultant, publisher, speaker, trainer, NED. http://InternetRetailing.net and @etail@etail @etailexpo @esellermedia
Donor Trustee
Retail/Hospitality Technology Analyst, Orphan/Human Trafficking advocate
Editor-in-Chief
Editor-in-Chief, Retail TouchPoints
President
Founder SW Retail Advisors, CNBC Analyst, Found key break free Sell Side, polo player, int store hunter, perma jet- lag, voted twitter top 50 retail influencer
Retail Technology Research Analyst
Technology-driven customer-centric retail is my passion.
Retail Consultant
The legendary Retail Guru and author of The Daily Retailer. Also cricket lover, racing tipster, bookworm, gardener, weather expert and avid newspaper reader!
Contributing writer
Business reporter specializing in retail and consumer trends.
Managing Principal
Mike Wittenstein, customer experience expert, business speaker, and interim CXO. Helps leaders launch and improve their customer experiences.
Entrepreneur in Residence
E.I.R. @500Startups + Co-founder of @Storefront, @SocialEarth. Alum: @AngelPad, @BestBuy, @NDSU, @AUTuni. Minnesotan in SF. #streetart #collcons #socent
Retail Reporter
Retail reporter with MarketWatch/WSJ Digital Network, telling not only hard business stories, but also on style, trends and what makes a brand/store tick.
Global Managing Director
MD of LabStore, Y&R's global retail and shopper marketing network. Jon tweets about all things retail - the new, the notable, the inspiring.
Group Editor-in-Chief
Editor in Chief and Retail Technology Blogger at RIS News on http://risnews.com
Managing Director
Tweeting practical retailing stuff - to the tune of the Smart Retail book. Hello!
President
Just the guy who's helped thousands of retailers sell more stuff through their staff. 25 years on stage and now online everywhere.
Senior Vice President, NRF and Executive Director, NRF Foundation
SVP @NRFnews & Exec Director, NRF Foundation. Consumer trends junkie. Retail careers champion. Time-starved mom. Balance seeker.
Global Research Director
Retail analyst / commentator / author. Especially like talking about supermarkets, online retail and changing shopping habits.
Owner / Publisher / Editor
Editor and Publisher of Global Retail Brands magazine.
Senior Product Manager
Agile coach, product guy, Scrum. Likes everything agile & lean. Mentor at @sbcBerlin. See also @BerlinUp @Snippet42.
Journalist
Journalist @insideretailau. Views are my own.
Co-Founder and Co-CEO
Loves helping people see - co-founder & co-ceo of @WarbyParker, former director of @VisionSpring, husband of @CricketsCircle
Chief Knowledge Officer
Head of Research at Kantar Retail - a global retail research and consulting firm
Analyst
Analyst at Forrester Research with the online and multichannel retail beat
Senior Retail Correspondent
Senior Retail Correspondent at the Financial Times. Most tweets will be about retail, but all views expressed are my own.
Host of @Smart Retail internet TV series, and retail expert. Also owner/CEO of @OneStepRetail
In developing this list, we defined “retail influencers” as retail innovators and people who consistently create and curate valuable content specifically about retail. They must have a deep understanding of retailers and shoppers, and they should have extensive industry experience.
To be part of this list, you must live and breathe retail and be consistent in writing or sharing original and valuable content about the retail world. Being relevant is the top factor that we consider. We then look into how big your audience is and how much influence you have on them.
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Katie Paterson - @traackr
Joseph Skorupa - @joeskorupa
Nicole Leinbach-Reyhle - @RetailMinded
Tony D’onofrio - @tonycdonofrio
Chris Petersen - @chrishpetersen
Stacey Widlitz - @staceyretail
Matt Pillar - @mattpillar
Jeff Roster - @jeffpr