Retail Focus 12/1/17 – Kroger’s New Policy & an Earnings Beat; Micro-Influencers & Retail

We not only summarize early data from Thanksgiving weekend retail sales on this podcast, but we look at two strategic changes at Kroger and how their third quarter earnings bested expectations. Sears Holdings is losing slightly less money, Toys “R” Us executive compensation is under a microscope, and Albertsons partners with Instacart. Our guest is Gatsby CEO Brett Bernstein, who discusses micro-influencers, their importance to retailers, and the genesis of the company.