Zak Stambor
Principal analyst covering retail and e-commerce topics, contributing data-driven insights and analysis on retailer initiatives and strategy during the episode.
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Feb 25, 2026 • 27min
The Unofficial Monthly Retailer Awards for February: CeraVe Makes KD the 'Face of Legs', H-E-B 'Baby Wants Tortillas', and More | Reimagining Retail
Blake Droesch, senior analyst who tracks retail trends; Becky Schilling, senior director of media strategy; and Zak Stambor, principal retail and e-commerce analyst. They debate standout retail moves like CeraVe pairing Kevin Durant with a viral legs campaign, Nordstrom’s 125th anniversary activations, Walmart’s sushi bar test, Amazon’s large-format experiments, and H-E-B’s tortilla-forward Super Bowl ad.
Feb 18, 2026 • 24min
What “Winning the Holidays” Actually Looks Like in 2026 | Reimagining Retail
Zak Stambor, principal analyst on retail and payments, and Skye Canaves, principal analyst on retail forecasting and AI commerce, dive into holiday shopping shifts. They cover returns and fit issues, Cyber 5 strength and muted 2026 growth, omnichannel complexity, personalization at scale, retailer AI strategies, TikTok Shop momentum, and tests for AI using smaller holidays.
