Alasdair McLean-Foreman

Alasdair McLean-Foreman

Alasdair McLean-Foreman is the founder and CEO of Teikametrics, the AI-powered optimization platform that helps brands drive profitable growth across Amazon, Walmart, and TikTok. With more than two decades of hands-on marketplace experience, beginning with building a multimillion-dollar online retail business and becoming one of Amazon’s first third-party sellers, he has dedicated his career to advancing automation and data intelligence for brands competing in retail media environments.Alasdair earned his BA in Economics from Harvard University, where he captained the Track & Field team and competed internationally for Great Britain and England.

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Omnichannel, E-Commerce

The Two-Week Holiday Surge That Will Decide Retail Success

December 16, 2025 at 5:37 pm

Retail’s most decisive revenue moment doesn’t stretch across the full holiday quarter; it happens in a condensed, high-stakes two-week window. As inflation keeps shoppers cautious and competition intensifies, the period between Black Friday and mid-December separates retailers that simply react from those that lead. Success now hinges on data agility, precision strategy, and artificial intelligence-driven…