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publication | BRG Holiday Retail Outlook Report

Retail Perspective: Precision Needed to Beat Mediocre Outlook

August 2016
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BRG’s 2016 holiday retail outlook report presents the findings of an online survey of US adult shoppers, examining the impact of value shopping, channel shift, technology, mobility/delivery, and the rise of millennial spending power on the holiday retail landscape.

… the retail terrain today presents an array of ever-changing and difficult challenges that can threaten a retailer’s existence. Retail survival demands creativity in tackling a shifting consumer mindset, disruptive technologies, and competitive pressures that did not exist ten years ago—or perhaps even six months ago. This is the world of retail today: a business survival test in all aspects of a company’s operation.

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