Retail Holiday Heat Map: Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Gift Shifts, Shrinkage Surprises, Small Biz Benefits

Tis the season when retail watchers around the globe read the tea leaves to divine how the 2022 retail home stretch will play out. In this lightning round episode, Carol connects the dots across a dizzying array of holiday hot topics, inspired by her latest media and content contributions.

In this episode you’ll learn:

·      Why promotional “events” are misleading

·      New headwinds undermining holiday predictions

·      Why small businesses are sitting pretty

·      Why must-have gifts aren’t worth the chaos

 

Articles and appearances mentioned in this episode:

CGTN interview

Reuters article

Organized crime video (MarketScale)

ReThink Productivity podcast (Retail Trajectories episode)

RethinkRetail group mixer recap

Star Tribune interview

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