Category Archives: Retail Sales

Inflation Hurting Poor Consumers

Posted on August 22, 2022 by Steve Odland

https://www.cnbc.com/video/2022/08/19/inflation-has-eaten-away-all-discretionary-income-says-the-conference-boards-steve-odland.html Steve Odland appeared on CNBC’s special, Battle for the Consumer, on August 19, 2022 to discuss the state of the economy, the impact on the consumer, and the impact on retail.

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Clicks Grow Bricks And Mortar

Posted on May 23, 2019 by Steve Odland

https://www.cnbc.com/video/2019/05/23/steve-odland-on-retail.html Steve Odland appeared on CNBC’s Worldwide Exchange program on 5/23/19 to discuss the state of US Retail, and what strategies the winners are employing.  

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Record Retail Sales

Posted on December 26, 2017 by Steve Odland

https://www.cnbc.com/video/2017/12/26/holiday-retail-season-not-a-happy-ending-for-all.html Steve Odland appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Alley on 12/26/17 to discuss holiday retail sales. 2017 Holiday retail sales this year projected +4.9%, to highest level in history Bricks and mortar retailers expected +2% Online projected to be up +18%, … Continue reading →

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Amazon Acquires Perishable Supply Chain With Whole Foods

Posted on June 17, 2017 by Steve Odland

http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000628255 Steve Odland appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Alley on June 16, 2017 to discuss Amazon’s purchase of Whole Foods. The acquisition is an inexpensive way for Amazon to acquire a high quality perishables distribution system with 450 brick and mortar … Continue reading →

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Retail Share Moving Online

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Steve Odland

http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000594883 Steve Odland appeared on CNBC’s Squawk on the Street on 2/21/17 to discuss Retail sector performance and the proposed border tax.

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Amazon Is The Big Holiday Winner

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Steve Odland

http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000579484 Steve Odland appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box on 12/28/16 to discuss holiday retail trends, consumer confidence, and the impact of online players on bricks and mortar retailers.

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Retail To Benefit From New Tax, Regulatory Policies

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Steve Odland

http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000578821 Steve Odland appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Alley on December 23, 2016 to discuss retail trends, and the possible policy impact of the new Administration and Congress on retail.

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This Will Be A Record Holiday Season

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Steve Odland

http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000570537 Steve Odland, former Office Depot CEO and Committee for Economic Development president and CEO, appeared on CNBC’s Squawk On The Street 11/23/16 to discuss the retail sector ahead of Black Friday and following the 2016 election.

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Amazon Killing Bricks & Mortar Retail

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Steve Odland

http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000543445 Steve Odland appeared on CNBC’s Squawk On The Street August 18, 2016 to discuss Amazon’s success and softness in other retail.

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Chipotle Needs To Reassess Entire Supply Chain

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Steve Odland

http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000464095 Steve Odland appeared on CNBC’s Power Lunch on December 8, 2015 to discuss the food safety issues at Chipotle and what needs to be done within their company and then externally to reassure customers and shareholders.

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Retail Margins Will Be Pressured

Posted on November 26, 2015 by Steve Odland

http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000457862 Steve Odland appeared on CNBC’s Fast Money Halftime Report on November 25, 2015.  He argued that retail inventories coming out of Q3 were high, trends were poor in most areas of retail, and so margins were going to be … Continue reading →

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Retail Margins Will Be Crushed

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Steve Odland

http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000453419 Steve Odland appeared on Squawk On The Street on CNBC 11/13/15 to explain that retail sales misses with large inventory builds will create the need for retailers to drastically cut prices for clearance and thereby reduce retail margins for … Continue reading →

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Retail Sales Diminished by Consumer Deleveraging

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Steve Odland

http://www.foxbusiness.com/on-air/after-the-bell/index.html#/v/4108030276001 Steve Odland appeared on Fox Business Network’s “After the Bell” program on March 12, 2015 to discuss retail sales and the economy.  Retail sales, 70% of U.S. GDP, have declined sequentially for three straight months.  Some of this is … Continue reading →

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