www.ianjindal.com | www.retailx.net | www.customerx.net Host of the RetailCraft podcast. Existentialist Flaneur. D2C, eCommerce, sustainability and public policy. In no particular order.https://bsky.app/profile/ianjindal.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianjindal.com/post/3mdshu7q5ss2wSectors are dissolving in the customer-facing world. Retail, FMCG, travel, hospitality, streaming, gaming, services... all compete/collaborate/copy in the push for the customer's disposable and discretionary spend. #AI is both the solvent and accelerant. https://open.substack.com/pub/ianjindal/p/ai-solvent-and-accelerant-on-the?r=ow5p&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true01 Feb 2026 13:47 +0000at://did:plc:idtonrw4akfabb5qfd5vi6cc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdshu7q5ss2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ianjindal.com/post/3m6gryixwy223https://open.substack.com/pub/ianjindal/p/world-view-ai?r=ow5p&utm_medium=ios25 Nov 2025 07:11 +0000at://did:plc:idtonrw4akfabb5qfd5vi6cc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6gryixwy223https://bsky.app/profile/ianjindal.com/post/3m6cvzy7kak2pWorld View AI https://www.ianjindal.com/p/world-view-ai?r=ow5p&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false23 Nov 2025 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:idtonrw4akfabb5qfd5vi6cc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6cvzy7kak2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ianjindal.com/post/3lx5bawz5c22jA worked example-ish of #sovereignAI https://open.substack.com/pub/ianjindal/p/sovereign-ai-a-holiday-example?r=ow5p24 Aug 2025 10:21 +0000at://did:plc:idtonrw4akfabb5qfd5vi6cc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lx5bawz5c22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianjindal.com/post/3lvc5e2natc22https://open.substack.com/pub/ianjindal/p/decadian-shifts-in-retail?utm_source=app-post-stats-page31 Jul 2025 22:04 +0000at://did:plc:idtonrw4akfabb5qfd5vi6cc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvc5e2natc22https://bsky.app/profile/ianjindal.com/post/3lubjysy4bs2rhttps://open.substack.com/pub/ianjindal/p/morbidly-obese?r=ow5p18 Jul 2025 22:53 +0000at://did:plc:idtonrw4akfabb5qfd5vi6cc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lubjysy4bs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianjindal.com/post/3lt7btegzq222https://open.substack.com/pub/ianjindal/p/velvet-rope-retail?r=ow5p05 Jul 2025 07:56 +0000at://did:plc:idtonrw4akfabb5qfd5vi6cc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt7btegzq222https://bsky.app/profile/ianjindal.com/post/3lt6bck3yhk2qhttps://open.substack.com/pub/ianjindal/p/velvet-rope-retail?r=ow5p04 Jul 2025 22:14 +0000at://did:plc:idtonrw4akfabb5qfd5vi6cc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt6bck3yhk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianjindal.com/post/3lr66faubck2oWhat's your core? https://open.substack.com/pub/ianjindal/p/normcore-to-mermaidcore-ipr-and-capital?r=ow5p&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true09 Jun 2025 10:31 +0000at://did:plc:idtonrw4akfabb5qfd5vi6cc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr66faubck2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ianjindal.com/post/3lmkm623kos2z"Age of Insecurity" - tariffs, realignment, 'slowbalization' https://open.substack.com/pub/ianjindal/p/age-of-insecurity-tariffs-realignment?r=ow5p&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false11 Apr 2025 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:idtonrw4akfabb5qfd5vi6cc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmkm623kos2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianjindal.com/post/3ljbaj2bku22rAnother #train #window #colour #sun moment from my #berlin-#amsterdam journey.28 Feb 2025 20:26 +0000at://did:plc:idtonrw4akfabb5qfd5vi6cc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljbaj2bku22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianjindal.com/post/3lijhzezfwk2tOn the train from Berlin to Amsterdam. About 6 hours in total and therefore only 30 mins slower than schlepping to/from airports and standing in queues. Beautiful winter light (cheering at -10°). #eurotrain #ice #dbahn19 Feb 2025 09:36 +0000at://did:plc:idtonrw4akfabb5qfd5vi6cc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lijhzezfwk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ianjindal.com/post/3leyxmrn4vc2kSome reflections on #nyc #retail stores that were once exemplars but now shuttered. https://open.substack.com/pub/ianjindal/p/they-shone-brightly?r=ow5p05 Jan 2025 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:idtonrw4akfabb5qfd5vi6cc/app.bsky.feed.post/3leyxmrn4vc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/ianjindal.com/post/3levsuudffs2yPalais-Royal in December04 Jan 2025 09:42 +0000at://did:plc:idtonrw4akfabb5qfd5vi6cc/app.bsky.feed.post/3levsuudffs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianjindal.com/post/3lejixcug2s2bDown Brick Lane, just by Grimes Street, a graffiti face has acquired some 3D bauble-and-branch hair for Christmas. #graffiti #street #shoreditch #e230 Dec 2024 12:12 +0000at://did:plc:idtonrw4akfabb5qfd5vi6cc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lejixcug2s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianjindal.com/post/3lejg6zmyxc2bWalked past Philippe Conticini’s store in #Islington last night and did a double-take at the enormous #croissants. Like an enormous grub I thought they were fake. Nope - family sized, sharing, “xxl” pastries. My hand is in shot for scale. No, I didn’t try them. philippeconticini.co.uk30 Dec 2024 11:23 +0000at://did:plc:idtonrw4akfabb5qfd5vi6cc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lejg6zmyxc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ianjindal.com/post/3ldexz5j6xc24Van Gogh exhibition at the National Gallery.15 Dec 2024 23:33 +0000at://did:plc:idtonrw4akfabb5qfd5vi6cc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldexz5j6xc24https://bsky.app/profile/ianjindal.com/post/3lcxhqwc5ss2wBonjour Paris. From the window of the RER B heading into the city. . . #train #paris #flaneur #streetphoto10 Dec 2024 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:idtonrw4akfabb5qfd5vi6cc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcxhqwc5ss2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ianjindal.com/post/3lcxhn5tgas2wWaitrose. Soy sauce. Santa hats. Not sure why, or even the link to Christmas, but being Waitrose the hats are zip tied on. Sign of the times. My first thought was it was guérilla crocheting in the wild, but now I’m not sure..10 Dec 2024 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:idtonrw4akfabb5qfd5vi6cc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcxhn5tgas2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ianjindal.com/post/3lbijwhcm6225Hudson Yards looking rather magical despite itself, along with the Vessel, finding its purpose as a seasonal decoration. #hudsonyards #thevessel #newyork #flaneur #rainycity21 Nov 2024 22:41 +0000at://did:plc:idtonrw4akfabb5qfd5vi6cc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbijwhcm6225https://bsky.app/profile/ianjindal.com/post/3lbijox7rlc25Singing in the rain. Singer in full flow under his umbrella while filming himself on the #Highline. Grotty weather, lovely voice. #newyork #street #rain #nyc #flaneur21 Nov 2024 22:37 +0000at://did:plc:idtonrw4akfabb5qfd5vi6cc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbijox7rlc25https://bsky.app/profile/ianjindal.com/post/3lbgiqsiu6k272-bell fire in soho today at 251 Broome Street, a 19th century tower. 25 fire engines, drones buzzing around and lots of street level spectating and advice-good bing. No-one was hurt - story here https://www.nbcnews.com/video/firefighters-respond-to-new-york-city-rooftop-fire-225025093825 . . #leica #m11 #aposummicron #fire #newyork21 Nov 2024 03:15 +0000at://did:plc:idtonrw4akfabb5qfd5vi6cc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbgiqsiu6k27https://bsky.app/profile/ianjindal.com/post/3lbes57b6ps2sGreenwich Village. A bit of ‘bluescreen’ urban camo at play ;) #m11 #aposummicron #newyork #nyc #street20 Nov 2024 10:58 +0000at://did:plc:idtonrw4akfabb5qfd5vi6cc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbes57b6ps2shttps://bsky.app/profile/ianjindal.com/post/3lberpos4522sAn everyday moment on Broadway. Ice-cream time in the November sun. #flaneur #m11 #aposummicron #street #nyc #newyork20 Nov 2024 10:50 +0000at://did:plc:idtonrw4akfabb5qfd5vi6cc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lberpos4522shttps://bsky.app/profile/ianjindal.com/post/3lbb47ydivs22Arrived in NYC for a week of pavement-pounding - 157 store visits and some interviews as I look for the ‘wow’ stores in readiness for my tours at NRF25. From bright sun to light night - and a balmy 20° too.18 Nov 2024 23:47 +0000at://did:plc:idtonrw4akfabb5qfd5vi6cc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbb47ydivs22