Retail Focus 1/26/20 – Lucky’s Market Closures & Natural Foods Retail; Location-Based Retail Tech
We lead off with sad news from the natural food retail space, as Lucky’s Market announced closures of over 75% of their store base this week. After discussing potential ramifications, we move on to New York City’s new cash requirements for retail and food outlets, and Mars Retail Group announcing an expansion of their M&M’s retail concept. Our interview guest is Marianne Slamich, Head of Marketing at Pointr, who discusses their progress in bringing location-based retail technologies to U.S. retailers.
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Retail Focus 1/16/23 – Looking at Retail Ad Spend & Strategy; Albertsons Beats Estimates
Retail Focus 1/3/23 – Retail Trends in the Year Ahead; CBRE Issues Retail Real Estate Guidance
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Retail Focus 12/12/22 – Product Descriptions & Reducing Returns; Chewy Sees Rise in Autoship Sales
Retail Focus 12/6/22 – Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in Retail Real Estate; Dollar General Releases 2023 Plans
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Retail Focus 11/21/22 – Oracle Retail’s Shopper Outlook; Ross Seeks Improved Holiday Assortment
Retail Focus 11/13/22 – Current State of Retail Import Process; Sprouts Evaluates Near Future
Retail Focus 11/6/22 – Consumer Attitudes Towards Private Labels; Floor & Décor Forges More Growth Plans
Retail Focus 10/30/22 – E-Commerce Sales Expectations for Holidays; Less Retail Space Available in U.S.
Retail Focus 10/23/22 – Holiday Consumer Shopping Data from Deloitte; Tractor Supply Closes Orscheln Deal
Retail Focus 10/16/22 – Open-Air Shopping Center Dynamics; What Does Kroger Want with Albertsons?
Retail Focus 9/19/22 – Deloitte’s Holiday Sales Projections; What Back-To-School Can Teach Us About 2022
Retail Focus 9/12/22 – Battling Counterfeits from a Retail Perspective; Kroger’s Private Label Shakeup
Retail Focus 9/5/22 – Retail Pricing Strategies and Analytics; Ollie’s Hopes for a Better Second Half
Retail Focus 8/14/22 – Enticing Mall Customers to Linger; Grocery Outlet Builds Management Pipeline
Retail Focus 8/7/22 – Retail from a City Leader’s Perspective; Wayfair Swims Upstream
Retail Focus 7/25/22 – Deloitte’s 2022 Back-to-School Report; Dollar Stores See Increase in Q2 Traffic
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