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Jason & Scot Show Episode 251 Annual Predictions 2021

Retail Geek

Episode 251 is our annual predictions episode for 2021 and a recap of our 2020 predictions. 2020 Recap – Predictions made on episode 204. 2020 Predictions Recap. 5% of retail in 2019, could be 8-10% in 2020 (as measured by IRI, for CPG private label). Bonus – More store closures in 2021 than 2020.

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The Future of Retail in the New Era of Risk

Retail Prophet

Soon, merchants everywhere began to experience what many thought could only happen in third-world economies and banana republics – panic buying, empty shelves and bottomless backlogs to fill them. McClean had managed to reduce the cost of loading and unloading cargo from $5.83 It proved a short journey with long lasting consequences.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 265 – News, retailer earnings, and listener questions.

Retail Geek

last year) Burlington – Comps up 20% (shutdown e-commerce Q1 2020) Gap – Comps up 28% (up 13% vs 2YA). The more reasons Amazon has for people that join Prime the more money they make on this whole ecosystem of services around Prime and it’s. Dollar General – US Comps down 4.6%; (up 17.1% Digital up 82% vs 2 YA.