Here’s the Thinkers360^TM annual leaderboard for our top 50 global thought leaders, analysts and influencers on Retail. Congratulations to all our experts on Retail who participated!

Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Retail 2026

2026 Annual Ranking

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Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Retail 2026

Our listing includes members of Thinkers360 and who have curated and shared their thought leadership content from around the web – including articles, blogs, books, keynotes, media interviews, panels, podcasts, social media, speaking events, videos, webinars and whitepapers – via our platform to build their Thinkers360 profile, portfolio and media kit.

Our differentiation from the various influencer leaderboards on social media, is that we take a holistic view of thought leaders, analysts and influencers, beyond their social media activity, and look across all the hats they may wear – such as academic, analyst, author, consultant, entrepreneur, influencer and speaker – and all the types of thought leadership content they produce.*

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Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Retail 2026

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Rank	Picture	Thought Leader Info	Thought Leader Score (Normalized)
1		Alex Rezvan The Retail Podcast / Retailnews.AI Contact Alex Rezvan	Score: 100
2		Steve Dennis SageBerry Consulting Contact Steve Dennis	Score: 95.30
3		Oliver Banks OB&Co Contact Oliver Banks	Score: 88.90
4		Vladimer Botsvadze VladimerBotsvadze.com Contact Vladimer Botsvadze	Score: 80.24
5		Tom Meehan, CFI CONTROLTEK Contact Tom Meehan, CFI	Score: 78.96
6		Ricardo Belmar Contact Ricardo Belmar	Score: 68.48
7		Adriana Rivas Bigwise Corp Contact Adriana Rivas	Score: 51.28
8		Dr. Markus Husemann-Kopetzky Price Management Institute Contact Dr. Markus Husemann-Kopetzky	Score: 50.98
9		Michael Gale EDB Contact Michael Gale	Score: 48.72
10		Emanuele Sacerdote SOULSIDE Contact Emanuele Sacerdote	Score: 48.29
11		Carl Boutet Studio Rx Inc Contact Carl Boutet	Score: 46.04
12		Rich Hollander Axcelora Contact Rich Hollander	Score: 42.56
13		Pamela Danziger Contact Pamela Danziger	Score: 40.98
14		Christine Russo Retail Creative and Consulting Agency Contact Christine Russo	Score: 38.23
15		Matthew Adam Smith MAS Commerce Contact Matthew Adam Smith	Score: 37.38
16		Tony D’Onofrio TD Insights Contact Tony D’Onofrio	Score: 36.95
17		Mike Anthony engage limited Contact Mike Anthony	Score: 35.73
18		Richard Last Axcelora Contact Richard Last	Score: 35.55
19		Scott Luton Supply Chain Now Contact Scott Luton	Score: 35.49
20		Natallia Catarina GBC S.A. (Beam Wallet) Contact Natallia Catarina	Score: 35.06
21		Heiko Mock VOQUZ IT Solutions GmbH Contact Heiko Mock	Score: 34.94
22		Andrey Golub ELSE Corp Contact Andrey Golub	Score: 34.63
23		Dr. Anika Sharma, PhD. LTIMindtree Contact Dr. Anika Sharma, PhD.	Score: 34.33
24		Brian Solis BrianSolis.com Contact Brian Solis	Score: 34.02
25		Ian Scott Ian Scott Retail Consulting Contact Ian Scott	Score: 33.90
26		George Minakakis Inception Retail Group Inc. Contact George Minakakis	Score: 33.84
27		Richard Halter Global Retail Technology Advisors llc Contact Richard Halter	Score: 33.84
28		James Tenser Contact James Tenser	Score: 33.78
29		Deborah Collier Digital Skills Authority Contact Deborah Collier	Score: 33.78
30		ANTONY WELFARE Commercializing Blockchain Research Centre (CBRC) Contact ANTONY WELFARE	Score: 33.78
31		Kelly Barner Art of Procurement Contact Kelly Barner	Score: 33.72
32		Luigi Wewege Caye International Bank® Contact Luigi Wewege	Score: 33.66
33		Simon Kriss Customer Experience Innovation Institute Contact Simon Kriss	Score: 33.66
34		Aaron Hendon Contact Aaron Hendon	Score: 33.66
35		Ahmad M. Salih, DBA Khatib & Alami PTE, Singapore / Heriot-Watt University Contact Ahmad M. Salih, DBA	Score: 33.66
36		Navin Manaswi WoWExp Contact Navin Manaswi	Score: 33.66
37		Jim Marous The Financial Brand Contact Jim Marous	Score: 33.66
38		Michael LeBlanc M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc Contact Michael LeBlanc	Score: 32.68
39		Beth Blecherman ReBrand Journey Contact Beth Blecherman	Score: 32.50
40		Michael Krigsman CXOTalk Contact Michael Krigsman	Score: 32.20
41		Scott M Robertson Sqwyz Contact Scott M Robertson	Score: 32.01
42		Panagiotis G. Lendaris Coffee Island Contact Panagiotis G. Lendaris	Score: 31.95
43		Luis Bravo Martins KIT-AR Contact Luis Bravo Martins	Score: 31.95
44		Kunal Mehta Arvind Fashions Ltd. Contact Kunal Mehta	Score: 31.89
45		Ben Stickle Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) Contact Ben Stickle	Score: 31.89
46		Spiros Margaris Margaris Ventures Contact Spiros Margaris	Score: 31.83
47		Sheri Hinish Supply Chain Revolution Contact Sheri Hinish	Score: 31.77
48		Greg White Supply Chain Now Contact Greg White	Score: 31.65
49		Juli Lassow JHL Solutions Contact Juli Lassow	Score: 31.59
50		Aarron Spinley Field Bell Institute Contact Aarron Spinley	Score: 31.46

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Frequently Asked Questions

What specific criteria were used to select the top 50 thought leaders and influencers? 

The Thinkers360 thought leadership leaderboards are by participation and everyone is invited to join by signing up at Thinkers360.com. There is no difference in how we calculate the rankings between free and paid members.

The Thinkers360 leaderboards are based on member’s personally authored content and experience curated from around the web and added to their Thinkers360 profile, portfolio, and media kit.

Unlike social media leaderboards which can be gamed via the purchase of fake followers, spamming of hashtags, and sharing of third-party content, the Thinkers360 leaderboards are based on member’s real content and accomplishments. Something that’s a true measure of expertise and hard to fake.

For more information, please see our article “Understanding the Thinkers360 Leaderboards”.

How can I get on the Thinkers360 list in the future? 

Simply Sign Up for Thinkers360 and start building your profile, portfolio, and media kit. You can add personally authored content, awards and recognition and tag each content item with up to 3 relevant keywords that count towards the leaderboards.

How can I recommend others who should be on the list?

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What are some other resources available to learn more about retail?  

Thinkers360 is an opt-in network of the world’s foremost B2B thought leaders — including academics, advisors, analysts, authors, consultants, executives, influencers, and speakers — with over 100M followers on social media combined.

To access resources on retail from our members, simply Sign Up for Thinkers360 and visit our Content menu. There you can filter by any topic of interest from over 100 cutting-edge business, technology, and sustainability topics. You can also filter content by over 90 content types such as articles, blogs, books, keynotes, media interviews, panels, podcasts, social media, speaking events, videos, webinars, whitepapers, as well as awards, certifications, and many other professional positions, credentials, and achievements.

You can also view each thought leader’s content by going to their profile on Thinkers360, scrolling down to the “Publication” section, and then expanding to see all their content, awards, and recognition. This includes direct links to their content published around the web such as articles, blogs, books, podcasts and speaking.

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Our Methodology

* The Thinkers360 patented algorithm helps to produce leaderboards that look across all thought leader roles and across the quantity and quality of their thought leadership content. It provides a valuable measure of thought leadership content, encourages genuine content creation, incorporates social media influence as one of the measures, and encourages richer profiles and portfolios through gamification.

Of course, no measurement system related to influence or thought leadership is perfect, but the thought leadership scoring system within Thinkers360 is a highly-differentiated approach to help you identify authentic thought leaders – looking far beyond social media – serving as the tip of the spear for your strategic marketing, thought leadership marketing, PR & corporate communications, and analyst and influencer relations objectives.

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