Sanford is a retail contributor to Forbes.com, and The Robin Report with articles garnering over 1M page reads. He's among RETHINK Retail's 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 Top Retail Experts, and is a member of the RETHINK Retail Advisory Council. In 2014, Sanford launched RETAIL SPEAK™, a LinkedIn platform for sharing ideas and daily news on the retail industry. This is on the heels of the introduction of RETAIL SCHMETAIL™ ONE Hundred Years, TWO Immigrants, THREE Generations, FOUR Hundred Projects. The combination textbook/memoir was awarded an IBPA Benjamin Franklin Silver Award in 2015. "In the age of Amazon, Sandy Stein reminds us why retail is far from dead. There's much to learn from his experience" noted Robert Stephens, founder of Geek Squad, and former CTO of Best Buy. The 2021 launch of www.retailspeak.co established an archives of Stein's musings of all things "New Retail."From 1981-2015 Stein was the founder and design director of SteinDesign and subsequently STEIN, LLC, recognized as an industry leader in creating unique and highly effective branded environments. The firm was responsible for over 400 retail projects ranging from regional and national prototypes to niche concepts and store-in-store branded shops.STEIN's client list includes such diverse names as: Andersen Renewal, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Brunswick Billiards, General Growth Properties, Levolor, Life Fitness, Mall of America, Red Wing Shoes, ShopNBC, and Target to name just a few.Sanford Stein's command of all aspects of trending and brand application has made him a popular and sought after speaker on three continents. Some of Mr. Steins Keynote’s and conference addresses include The National Retail Federation Convention and EXPO, New York; National Retailers Association of Mexico, Annual Convention and Trade Show, Mexico City, Mexico; Latin American Congress for Trend Retailers, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; VEDIS and HBD Trendcongres 2000, The Hague, Netherlands; and ABEMD Brazil Direct Marketing Association, Sao Paulo, Brazil.