Michael Zakkour
@michaelzakkour.bsky.social
Digital, e-commerce, retail, and consumer expert. Founder of "5 New Digital" 2x best-selling author. Managing Director at SellSide Group M&A. Collector of antiques and antiquities, Arsenal Football Club supporter. Global traveler. Literature and History.
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I joined Bluesky today. I hope to connect with a wide array of people in the technology, retail, e-commerce, investment, and consumer products industries. I am also looking to connect with thought leaders from the realms of art, history, politics, economics, journalism, and geopolitics. Thanks.
“The aspirational luxury buyer has virtually disappeared.”
Why aspirational #luxury shopping is losing steam — and what’s ahead in 2026 cnb.cx/49NS4fT #luxury #luxurygirl #retail
Why aspirational #luxury shopping is losing steam — and what’s ahead in 2026 cnb.cx/49NS4fT #luxury #luxurygirl #retail
Why aspirational luxury shopping is losing steam — and what’s ahead in 2026
2026 could be another year of winners and losers in luxury, J.P. Morgan says.
cnb.cx
December 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
“The aspirational luxury buyer has virtually disappeared.”
Why aspirational #luxury shopping is losing steam — and what’s ahead in 2026 cnb.cx/49NS4fT #luxury #luxurygirl #retail
Why aspirational #luxury shopping is losing steam — and what’s ahead in 2026 cnb.cx/49NS4fT #luxury #luxurygirl #retail
Dashboards are great in concept, but low on adoption. Moving to a dashboard (what happened yesterday) and storyboard (tells you what to do tomorrow) is the combo that retailers, brands and CPGs have been waiting for. 20 minutes on how it works.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx15...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx15...
Why Dashboards Fail (and Storyboards Win): The Future of Consumer Data Intelligence
YouTube video by Beyond Analytics
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December 2, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Dashboards are great in concept, but low on adoption. Moving to a dashboard (what happened yesterday) and storyboard (tells you what to do tomorrow) is the combo that retailers, brands and CPGs have been waiting for. 20 minutes on how it works.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx15...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx15...
Two Retail Chiefs Take Stock of a Make-or-Break Holiday Shopping Season www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/b... #Retail #Commerce
Two Retail Chiefs Take Stock of a Make-or-Break Holiday Shopping Season
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November 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Two Retail Chiefs Take Stock of a Make-or-Break Holiday Shopping Season www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/b... #Retail #Commerce
What's the forecast for luxury brands and retailers? A needed reset and a focus on "Points of Experience" over "Points of Sale." Thanks for having me on again @cnbc.com
#Luxury #Retail #LVMH #HERMES #RICHEMONT #KERING #Retail
www.cnbc.com/video/2025/1...
#Luxury #Retail #LVMH #HERMES #RICHEMONT #KERING #Retail
www.cnbc.com/video/2025/1...
Luxury party isn't over but guest list got shorter, says 5 New Digital's Michael Zakkour
Michael Zakkour, 5 New Digital founder, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the state of luxury stocks, the retail bifurcation and much more.
www.cnbc.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
What's the forecast for luxury brands and retailers? A needed reset and a focus on "Points of Experience" over "Points of Sale." Thanks for having me on again @cnbc.com
#Luxury #Retail #LVMH #HERMES #RICHEMONT #KERING #Retail
www.cnbc.com/video/2025/1...
#Luxury #Retail #LVMH #HERMES #RICHEMONT #KERING #Retail
www.cnbc.com/video/2025/1...
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China travel warning for Japan sends shares in tourism and retail companies plunging
China travel warning for Japan sends shares in tourism and retail companies plunging
China warned its citizens not to travel to Japan amid an escalating row over comments made by prime minister Sanae Takaichi about Taiwan
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:51 AM
China travel warning for Japan sends shares in tourism and retail companies plunging
Walmart Sales Rise as Consumers Look for Savings www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/b...
Walmart Sales Rise as Consumers Look for Savings
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Walmart Sales Rise as Consumers Look for Savings www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/b...
#AI for good. Autonomous, reasoning, ontological #cybersecurity is here.
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#Cyberdefense #Cybersecurity #Ontology #Autonomous
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#Cyberdefense #Cybersecurity #Ontology #Autonomous
CYBERSECURITY is the FOREVER WAR of the 21st Century, and SME’s are Losing but…
The Good Guys Have a New Weapon – Autonomous Ontological AI Defense
For the first time, we have cybersecurity company and technology that: Thinks Learns Reasons Anticipates Not because engineers programmed every possibility… but because the system understands how real...
www.linkedin.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:52 PM
#AI for good. Autonomous, reasoning, ontological #cybersecurity is here.
www.linkedin.com/pulse/cybers...
#Cyberdefense #Cybersecurity #Ontology #Autonomous
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#Cyberdefense #Cybersecurity #Ontology #Autonomous
Remarkable. What scenes. Why I love/live this beautiful game. #football #Futbol #Soccer #Ireland #WorldCupQualifiers
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6a2...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6a2...
HUNGARY vs REPUBLIC OF IRELAND Highlights | INSANE SCENES! Troy Parrott Wins It in the 95th Minute!
YouTube video by WEST BROM FAN TV
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November 16, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Remarkable. What scenes. Why I love/live this beautiful game. #football #Futbol #Soccer #Ireland #WorldCupQualifiers
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6a2...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6a2...
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Canadian Travel to the U.S. Declines for 10th Straight Month www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Canadian Travel to the U.S. Declines for 10th Straight Month
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Canadian Travel to the U.S. Declines for 10th Straight Month www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
48 years ago, The Sex Pistols released "Never Mind the Bollocks"-A seminal moment in rock as every band after owed them a debt. Listening now, it's as raw, angry, relevant, & subversive as ever. John Lydon (Rotten) was/is a devilishly subversive figure. www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-38... #Sexpistols
Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen Revisited
YouTube video by SexPistolsVEVO
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November 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
48 years ago, The Sex Pistols released "Never Mind the Bollocks"-A seminal moment in rock as every band after owed them a debt. Listening now, it's as raw, angry, relevant, & subversive as ever. John Lydon (Rotten) was/is a devilishly subversive figure. www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-38... #Sexpistols
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“Say ‘agent’ one more time.”
November 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
“Say ‘agent’ one more time.”
Everyone is developing marketing and consumer data dashboards, but few r adopting and using them. That's abt to change as dashboards, empowered by AI, start producing STORYBOARDS that tell you what to do tomorrow, not just what happened yesterday #Data #Retail #CPG
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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Dashboards to Storyboards: How AI and LLMs Are Turning Consumer Data Into Profit and Precision in the Emerging Social Commerce Economy | Michael Zakkour
Dashboards are everywhere, but adoption and use rates are low - Storyboards turn dry, 'yesterday's news' consumer data into rich, instructive and visual storyboards for brands, CPGs and retailers seek...
www.linkedin.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Everyone is developing marketing and consumer data dashboards, but few r adopting and using them. That's abt to change as dashboards, empowered by AI, start producing STORYBOARDS that tell you what to do tomorrow, not just what happened yesterday #Data #Retail #CPG
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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A 34-year-old as a politician: My god he's like a baby. It's like they just elected an infant to be their mayor.
A 34-year-old as an athlete: You have to admire the bravery of him attempting that dunk, knowing full well the grim reaper is right behind him.
A 34-year-old as an athlete: You have to admire the bravery of him attempting that dunk, knowing full well the grim reaper is right behind him.
November 5, 2025 at 5:45 AM
A 34-year-old as a politician: My god he's like a baby. It's like they just elected an infant to be their mayor.
A 34-year-old as an athlete: You have to admire the bravery of him attempting that dunk, knowing full well the grim reaper is right behind him.
A 34-year-old as an athlete: You have to admire the bravery of him attempting that dunk, knowing full well the grim reaper is right behind him.
Flying anywhere in 2002: Captains no longer pointed out landmarks due to fears of terrorists.
Flying anywhere in 2025: I'm sat here looking at my flight map in 3D with every imaginable data point on where we are and where we are headed.
Flying anywhere in 2025: I'm sat here looking at my flight map in 3D with every imaginable data point on where we are and where we are headed.
a drawing of a head with an arrow pointing to information
ALT: a drawing of a head with an arrow pointing to information
media.tenor.com
October 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Flying anywhere in 2002: Captains no longer pointed out landmarks due to fears of terrorists.
Flying anywhere in 2025: I'm sat here looking at my flight map in 3D with every imaginable data point on where we are and where we are headed.
Flying anywhere in 2025: I'm sat here looking at my flight map in 3D with every imaginable data point on where we are and where we are headed.
Cheer Up, or Else: China Cracks Down on the Haters and Cynics www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/w...
China Punishes ‘Excessively Pessimistic’ Social Media Users
www.nytimes.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Cheer Up, or Else: China Cracks Down on the Haters and Cynics www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/w...
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wizard frog is insane
October 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
wizard frog is insane
One difference in the adoption of GEN #AI & #LLMs & blockchain: The USE CASES & utility of AI were easy to see & understand from day 1, like an #iphone - Most people, tech savvy or not, still don't understand/care about use cases for #blockchain - (not saying BC isn't important) -
a man in a blue shirt says " i understand " in white letters
ALT: a man in a blue shirt says " i understand " in white letters
media.tenor.com
September 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
One difference in the adoption of GEN #AI & #LLMs & blockchain: The USE CASES & utility of AI were easy to see & understand from day 1, like an #iphone - Most people, tech savvy or not, still don't understand/care about use cases for #blockchain - (not saying BC isn't important) -
If commerce is culture...Until the mid-early 2000s, c/c was centered on the vast middle class. Now it's centered on the top 15% of earners, #Disney being a notable example, but the big story is the erosion of the middle class & what it means for our collective future
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/o...
Opinion | Disney and the Decline of America’s Middle Class
www.nytimes.com
September 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
If commerce is culture...Until the mid-early 2000s, c/c was centered on the vast middle class. Now it's centered on the top 15% of earners, #Disney being a notable example, but the big story is the erosion of the middle class & what it means for our collective future
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/o...
same
I’m wondering how people are going to explain Snoop Dog to their grandkids.
August 26, 2025 at 11:05 PM
same
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We are very far off the cliff here folks. 🇺🇸
August 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
We are very far off the cliff here folks. 🇺🇸
Eighty years ago today. Never again. #Hiroshima "The Unforgettable Fire" #U2
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From the 80smusic community on Reddit: U2 - The Unforgettable Fire (Official Music Video)
Explore this post and more from the 80smusic community
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August 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Eighty years ago today. Never again. #Hiroshima "The Unforgettable Fire" #U2
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This is why you wait him out and don't cave.
President Donald Trump said he extended Mexico’s current tariff rates for 90 days to allow more time for trade negotiations with the country
Trump Gives Mexico 90-Day Reprieve From Higher Tariffs
President Donald Trump extended Mexico’s current tariff rates for 90 days to allow more time for trade negotiations, again relenting after threatening to raise levies on a major trading partner.
bloom.bg
July 31, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This is why you wait him out and don't cave.
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Faculty who wrote to defend their president and object to a DOJ investigation of their university...are now being investigated by the DOJ.
The most banal defense of free speech and academic freedom will trigger the full wrath of the US government now.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
The most banal defense of free speech and academic freedom will trigger the full wrath of the US government now.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
Faculty Support of George Mason’s President Draws Federal Investigation
www.nytimes.com
July 29, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Faculty who wrote to defend their president and object to a DOJ investigation of their university...are now being investigated by the DOJ.
The most banal defense of free speech and academic freedom will trigger the full wrath of the US government now.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
The most banal defense of free speech and academic freedom will trigger the full wrath of the US government now.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
For #retailers, there are two "Margin Monsters", CAC and logistics. Employing Immersive and Video Commerce, with Unified Commerce, keeps the monsters at bay. My 30-minute chat with "Retail Without Borders." www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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July 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
For #retailers, there are two "Margin Monsters", CAC and logistics. Employing Immersive and Video Commerce, with Unified Commerce, keeps the monsters at bay. My 30-minute chat with "Retail Without Borders." www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/w...
A Year’s Worth of Mascara? Fans of Korean Beauty Stock Up as Tariffs Loom.
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July 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/w...