The Election & Consumer Behavior

GameStop has turned the investing world upsidedown over the last week, what exactly is going on? We'll also talk about the Xinjiang cotton ban that the US recently enforced, how will this impact retail? Find out this and more in this week's episode!

McKinsey and The Business of Fashion just released their annual state of fashion report. We’ll be discussing the shift to digital, diminishing demand, and social justice.

In part two of this series on fashion and the environment we’ll discuss some of the potential solutions to the problems facing the industry.

Part 1: The retail industry is one of the most environmentally harmful industries is the world. What are underlying causes? In part 2 we will discuss the possible solutions.

How will the election impact consumer purchasing behavior as we head into the holiday season?

Social Commerce is reshaping the eCommerce space, but who will the biggest winners be?

This Week in Retail we're talking about social media and the most recent Twitter scandal. Is the content we consume objective? Or are these tech platforms using algorithms to manipulate our views on the world? What do you think?   Make sure to go check out my Tiktok, Youtube & Podcast as well!  Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinretail Substack: https://thisweekinretail.substack.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbf3dkDoeh4

The pandemic has shifted our world view and has reminded us of our own mortality. But how does trauma and the reminder of death impact consumer behavior?

Last week I interviewed one of the best minds in the retail industry; Doug Stephens. We talked about everything from Amazon, to the future of physical stores and changing consumer behaviors. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!

There wasn’t one single thing that caused the retail collapse of 2020. Today we’ll talk through the underlying forces that contributed to the downfall of the retail industry as we know it.