Retail Focus 12/22/17 – Last-Minute Holiday Shopping Spend; Mall of America’s Use of A.I.

After taking a look at some of Bed Bath and Beyond’s seemingly contradictory initiatives, we are joined by Dani Cushion, CMO at Cardlytics, who discusses how their research suggests holiday spend of the last-minute shopper might be larger than meets the eye. Additionally, Justine Santa Cruz of Satisfi Labs joins to discuss Mall of America’s recent A.I. investment, and we glance at the latest surrounding the Toys “R” Us bankruptcy.