Retail Focus 7/24/21 – Deloitte’s Back-To-School Shopping Projections; TSC's Loyalty Program Provides Boost

Our interview guest is Rod Sides, vice chairman of Deloitte LLP and their U.S. retail, wholesale, and distribution leader. He rejoins the podcast to discuss their yearly back-to-school and back-to-college surveys and how consumers are choosing where to spend and what to spend on. In news, in a follow-up from last week’s show, we touch on Tractor Supply Co.’s latest earnings, a proposed deal involving the Piggly Wiggly banner, and we look ahead to Ulta’s partnership with Target slated to launch in the coming days. The Deloitte Back-to-School Survey may be accessed here: https://bit.ly/3eRYRba The Deloitte Back-to-College Survey may be accessed here: https://bit.ly/3hZTIzJ