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Big Tech Testifies Before Congress Podcast Episode Big Tech vs. Government On Wednesday, four of tech’s largest CEOs were grilled by the congressional antitrust subcommittee via video conference over concerns of possible antitrust violations. But why were they interviewed and what is an “anti-trust” violation? The US government has “anti-trust” laws in place to promote fair competition […]

Is the World Forever Changed? They say it takes 21 days to form a habit…Well, it has been approximately four and a half months since the US has been on some form of lockdown and people are gradually starting to accept this as their “new normal”. It’s hard to imagine things ever going back to

Podcast Last week, I talked about the shift towards commoditization that we’re seeing in the retail space today. But, not all retail will become commoditized. Branding is still important, and some categories are too emotional to ever be commoditized. So, what is the opposite of commoditization? Personalization. On the other end of the spectrum from

Podcast Episode One of the most interesting developments happening in retail today is the mass commoditization of certain products and services. Before we dive into this concept, let’s take a step back and give a little context around what commoditization means and how we got here within the retail space. When the same product or

Podcast Episode As the dust begins to settle from the first wave of Coronavirus, and stores and restaurants begin to hesitantly reopen, we are beginning to see the carnage caused and how it has paved the way for the “new normal”. Typically during economic crises, the weak are exposed and the strong get stronger, and

It’s no secret that eCommerce sales have skyrocketed since the beginning of the pandemic. US eCommerce jumped +49% in April, with online grocery delivery as the largest driver of this growth, surging +110% between March and April. While these numbers are great for our overall economy, an increase in online delivery services comes at an environmental

Typically during recessions, we tend to see a large number of mergers and acquisitions (here is a great Mckinsey article on this topic) as struggling companies are strategically bought for pennies on the dollar. While we have seen acquisitions spike during the last four months, specifically within the retail space, we have also seen a new