Our interview guest—the first in our ICSC interview series—is Lacy Beasley, President of Retail Strategies; she joins the show to discuss current trends in small- and mid-sized market retail. Topics include the importance of retail to rural markets, what retailers are doing to adjust based on market size when entering a rural market for the first time, and which retailers and restaurants are seeing the most demand from the markets themselves. In news, Advance Auto Parts sees a dip in DIY sales during their first quarter, but that doesn’t dampen their expansion plans; also, Albertsons trials an AI-based scan-and-go shopping cart.
Retail Focus 4/6/18 – Ace Hardware’s Annual Report; INDOCHINO’s Growth Through Showrooms
Retail Focus 3/30/18 – Big News in Retail Real Estate; Grocery Landscape Shifts in Southeast U.S.
Retail Focus 3/23/18 – Big Announcements at Shoptalk; Evaluating Retail Social Media
Retail Focus 3/16/18 – Party City’s Growth; Big Lots' Margins Expand; American Manufacturing & Retail
Retail Focus 3/9/18 – Target Earnings; Toys “R” Us Rumors; Advanced Stats & Staffing in Retail
Retail Focus 3/3/18 – Kohl’s & Aldi Team Up; Lowe’s Initiatives; Kiosks in Retail Stores
Retail Focus 2/23/18 – Walmart Earnings, Rite Aid-Albertsons Deal, Printing Technology in Retail
Retail Focus 2/17/18 – Seasonal Hiring at Home Depot, Lowe’s; Mobile as an Employee Resource
Retail Focus 2/10/18 – Amazon Earnings; Finding Retail Real Estate; Collecting Floor Feedback
Retail Focus 2/2/18 – Super Bowl Sales Projections; Retail Staff Training; the New Era of Cash Drawer
Retail Focus 1/28/18 – P&G Tries to Keep Up; Shelf-Edge Technology; Keeping Carts Germ-Free
Retail Focus 1/24/18 – Live From NRF 2018: Brandless, Retail Economics, and Store Lighting
Retail Focus 1/12/18 – Positives for Kohl’s and Target; Sam’s Club Pulls Plug on 63 Locations
Retail Focus 1/7/18 – Year-In-Review: Our Five Most- and Least-Successful Retailers of 2017
Retail Focus 12/29/17 – Early Signs Point to Robust December; A New Era of Payment Processing
Retail Focus 12/22/17 – Last-Minute Holiday Shopping Spend; Mall of America’s Use of A.I.
Retail Focus 12/15/17 – Target Makes A Last-Mile Play; Dynamics Behind E-Commerce Glitches
Retail Focus 12/8/17 – AutoZone Continues New Initiatives; the Reputation of Retail Brands
Retail Focus 12/1/17 – Kroger’s New Policy & an Earnings Beat; Micro-Influencers & Retail
Retail Focus 11/24/17 – Thanksgiving Weekend Sales, Dollar Tree Improves Across the Board
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