Analysts are struggling to secure consistent holiday sales figures, creating uncertainty in the retail world for the year ahead. Matt Katz was featured in “Inflation Perplexes Holiday Sales Analysts, Muddying Forecasts for 2023” in Bloomberg News about how retail forecasting has changed in recent years.
Matt explains the current environment, “[More so than in past years,] retailers don’t know what their first quarter and second quarter will look like. Most leaders have been living through 7 to 10 years of growth. We’ve entered a different period.”
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The commercial real estate market is experiencing significant challenges, including rising build costs, declining demand for space, and increased refinancing risks, creating a complex landscape for investors and lenders. Pierre Buhler and Andrew Jones discuss the significant challenges currently facing the global commercial real estate market in this Scotsman Guide article.
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Nick Kramer offers solutions for retailers facing consumer concerns over data privacy in this Retail TouchPoints article.
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Matt Katz shares key considerations for retailers ahead of the 2024 holiday season in this series of short interviews with retail experts featured by Retail TouchPoints.
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