Mass Relators

AUGUST 7, 2023

in 2022, coming on top of strong gains in 2020 (15.8%) and 2021 (5.2%). of sales, down from last year (2.9%) and 2020 (3%), but still well above 2019 (1%). Besides fresh foods, dry grocery was the sales leader with 40%, while frozen foods contributed 8% and pharmacy generated 7%, followed by health and beauty at 3%.

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Mass Relators

JULY 26, 2021

over the same period in 2020. over 2020 levels. For the first six months of the year, sales were up 16.4% With the rate of growth expected to slow in the second half of the year, that is consistent with NRF’s revised forecast that 2021 retail sales should grow between 10.5%

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Retail Geek

APRIL 16, 2021

from March of 2020. from Jan-Mar of 2020. from March of 2020. Scot: [5:07] So I saw a headline that said 9.8 Jason: [14:07] No it’s bigger it’s like it’s about 75 about 75% of non-store is e-commerce. Scot: [16:07] Yeah that’s never made sense the what are any other takeaways from the data.

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Mass Relators

JULY 12, 2021

Coleman was named as Mass Market Retailer’s sister publication’s Chain Drug Review 2020 Merchant of the Year. CVS Health is a wonderful company and, though it pains me to leave, I know in my heart I’m doing the right thing.”. He joined CVS in late 2012 as vice president of merchandising.

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Retail Geek

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Demand got pulled earlier in the season and oh by the way retailers didn’t have to Discount as steep as they normally do so going into 2020 retailers thought. [11:26] Scot: [13:07] Got it it’s kind of coming back to me I Remember You coining The Phrase discount chicken I remembered that is that right remember.

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Retail Geek

JULY 9, 2021

Scot: [19:07] Well it is we’ve covered this before but Jeff is stepping Jeff Bezos I should say is stepping down as CEO and they updated some of the company leadership values I didn’t see that as big news and a lot of people are you know the headlines are coming out already is this day too and that kind of thing yeah I feel like.

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Retail Geek

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Episode 254 is a breakdown of Walmart and Shopify Q4 2020 earnings reports, a recap of 2020 sales data from the US Dept Commerce, and Amazon News. 2020 Sales Data. US Dept of Commerce released it’s retail data for December, which gives us a full picture of 2020, as well as the Q4 e-commerce data. versus 3.5%

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Retail Geek

AUGUST 29, 2023

1:24] And just to set it up the you know in my world of start-up land it has been very hard to get an IPO done so there’s been a couple post coated and like late 2020. But then the growth in 2021 over 2020 was 24%. I mean it is the filing of the S14 instacart. [1:24] The revenue growth is Meaningful and accelerating.

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Mass Relators

JULY 12, 2021

Southeastern Grocers added nine new stores in 2020 and upgraded nearly three dozen existing stores. Indicators of the privately held company’s financial health include its continued investment in new and updated stores as well as programs aimed at improving the lives of individuals and communities across its seven-state region.

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Mass Relators

JULY 12, 2021

Food retailers saw their share of total consumer food spending jump from about 50% to 70% in March 2020. During the pandemic, consumers dramatically shifted their food spending, dining out significantly less and doing more cooking and eating at home. She is optimistic that they can keep some of those gains if they up their game.

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Retail Geek

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

2021 and compare it to the fourth quarter of 2020 now you have a good observation about prime day. Jason: [17:28] Yeah so as we’ve talked about before Prime day has moved around a bunch which is problematic for comps so if you remember in 2020 Prime day was in. Jason: [29:07] No no but that was exciting.

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Retail Geek

JANUARY 21, 2022

Jason: [7:07] If anyone wants to catch me offline and ask for like a different spin I’m happy to talk about how the numbers change when you change your definition but I think that’s too complicated for for the podcast but so before I go any further. 2020 and 2021 year is basically the the best years of retail in our lifetime.

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Retail Geek

MAY 6, 2024

Jason: [2:07] Wait, they didn’t have a big May 4th section in the Hallmark store? Scot: [7:07] Cool. Jason: [10:07] Yeah. 2020, 2021, and 2022 were the greatest three years in the history of retail. Jason: [28:07] Coolest. Jason: [58:07] Businesses have been complaining it’s unfair.

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Retail Geek

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The bigwigs from the cpgs many of which were also at grocery shop so so it was a lot of back-and-forth but you’re right grocery shops a spin-off of shop talk which is old-school a spin-off of a show called money 2020 if you’re really. Jason: [56:07] Yeah. Scot: [7:10] Spin-off of the spin-off of a spinoff.

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Retail Geek

AUGUST 1, 2022

Scot: [2:07] Cool and then so I’ve been turning our F of n this time of year that was called the merchandise or the merch conference is that what you want to. Scot: [10:07] Yeah I don’t think that’s her they like it. Jason: [10:06] They need to change that by the way.

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Retail Geek

JANUARY 22, 2021

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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Retail Geek

MAY 20, 2021

April Sales – Flat vs. March 2021, up 41% vs. April 2020 (severely Covid impacted month). vs Q4 2020, up 39.1% vs Q1 2020. 8:15] But if we compare April of 20 21 to April of 2020 retail sales were up a whopping forty six percent. Perry was up 200 and or I’m sorry 727 percent from April of 2020.

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Retail Geek

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Like that’s looking like a pretty good Trend that scale starting to help them with their profitability but then in 2020 where they had a lot of extra costs from covid and as we’ll talk about in a bit they’re somewhat store. So what’s a little worrisome about that is. [8:26] That they’re that they’re not.

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Retail Geek

MAY 28, 2021

last year) Burlington – Comps up 20% (shutdown e-commerce Q1 2020) Gap – Comps up 28% (up 13% vs 2YA). Jason: [1:07] Yeah I heard him he did a small raise this week did you you get the details of that at all. Scot: [48:07] That’s nice. Dollar General – US Comps down 4.6%; (up 17.1% Digital up 82% vs 2 YA.

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Cisco Retail

APRIL 15, 2021

Source: Techaisle Channel Research Study, 2020. Event Date and Time: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 8:00 am Pacific Daylight Time (San Francisco, GMT-07:00). Managed Service opportunity is growing as shifts in business models continue to elevate the relevance of Cisco Meraki and Umbrella to drive greater profitability.

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Retail Geek

APRIL 21, 2021

And in 2020 it had to be video. 39:07] Is it somehow different when Amazon does it. 58:07] If it’s easier to buy it on Amazon what’s the reason you create to put it on the website. And I thought actually that’s a choice now because in 2019 you either went or you didn’t do the business.

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Retail Geek

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Scot: [3:07] Wow. 10:07] Obviously I get a lot of these e-commerce Spike during covid and then kind of regress to the mean but. T mood typically quote six to eight days they launched in November I ordered a couple shirts and they promised me like a delivery and they actually arrived in like five days to the United States.

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Retail Geek

JANUARY 6, 2023

Rationalizing the stores there was way too much discount so there’s a lot of work to do, but I got really excited about the opportunity and wound up agreeing to stay on as exact chair in January 2020. And Fourth of July. [21:38] 1:00:27] As far as other Trends in the market today I when I left Walmart I did a talk. [1:00:37]

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Retail Geek

MARCH 18, 2021

California Consumer Privacy Act of 2020 (CPRA) California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Safari (19% share) 3P cookies blocked as of March 2020 Firefox (4% share) 3P blocked as of Sept 2019 Chrome (64% share) will block 3P January 2022. Here is everything you need to know. Background.

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Mass Relators

JULY 11, 2022

He joined S-team in September 2020. “In 2018, John moved to Worldwide Operations to become the VP of Global Customer Fulfillment; and in 2019, he took over the newly formed Global Delivery Services group, encompassing global import/export, Amazon Logistics, and our last-mile delivery services.

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Retail Geek

JULY 16, 2021

Jason: [32:07] And a side note there’s at least one analyst out there that tried to coin the term compostable Commerce and I’m just super grateful for mock because. Scot: [45:07] I have a feeling they’re not going to share the source good so. Um to upgrade and keep current because like like that you know.

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Retail Geek

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Scot: [26:07] Yes, it was similar. We grew 7.7% in 2020. Scot: [25:57] Yeah, because first party, back when I was modeling this, I’ve since abandoned that because the Wall Street guys do a better job than I ever could.

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Retail Geek

APRIL 7, 2023

Jason: [14:07] Exactly and it is definitely true that my travel muscles have atrophied so like I don’t know just not quite as routine as it used to be for me. Jason: [13:59] But lucky fresh Jason and exhausted Jason aren’t all that different. Scot: [14:03] Just kind of pull the string and you just start talking.

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Retail Geek

JANUARY 20, 2023

Jason: [2:07] Yeah yeah it was a good time obviously the biggest efficiency was your absence. Jason: [35:26] Yeah so I’ll give you a yes for that I do think a lot of the instant delivery companies like pulled out of markets or flat went out of business or left the US in 2020 so I think that’s fair.

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Retail Geek

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

We cover e-commerce sales in November 2021 vs 2020 and 2019. 17:07] That kind of triggered you to think hey maybe I should buy early to make sure I get the product and also by the way maybe I should buy online and pick up in store so I know I can actually. Rob: [44:16] Jason what’s the Mixie tell me more.

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Retail Geek

DECEMBER 21, 2021

If you want to follow along on with all the data, here is a visual recap of retail growth 2020-2021. Like the compounding problem of your 2020 growth include your you know growth over 2019. In those 23 months, the retail industry grew 22%, historically fast growth. There were clear winners and losers. PDF Download).

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Retail Geek

MARCH 31, 2021

Jason: [2:07] Yeah and the plan B is not ideal it’s a so long way around. Scot: [12:07] Wow ouch all right any other news you want to cover Jason. Scot: [2:14] Yeah yeah it’s amazing to then you can see a lot of the boats aren’t doing that now because they kind of have to.

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Retail Geek

JANUARY 7, 2022

Bonus – More store closures in 2021 than 2020. Jason: [38:07] Yeah yeah they kind of got out of the those software platforms I would be I mean but not to say they couldn’t pivot and come back in for sure. Jason Total Score: 3 of 5. commerce penetration says at 16% or better in 2021.

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Retail Geek

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Episode 249 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded live on Monday, December 7th, 2020. Jason: [0:24] Welcome to the Jason and Scot show this is episode 249 being recorded on Monday December 7th 2020 I’m your host Jason retailgeek Goldberg and as usual I’m here with your co-host Scot Wingo. Transcript.

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Retail Geek

MAY 13, 2021

Jason: [3:07] That is awesome and can you tell us how you sort of got the original Amazon bug that I assume triggered the first book. And I don’t mean that like I don’t mean to be light of that but there actually was.

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