May 15, 2020 | Publication
Reopening of stores will make available a portion of inventory previously inaccessible. What must retailers do to manage it? Retailers are dealing with unprecedented challenges brought on by the COVID-19 crisis. Prolonged store closures have left year-round, seasonal,...
May 14, 2020 | Publication
The decline of brick-and-mortar retail was underway well before the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with businesses shuttered around the country—and world—we asked Keith Jelinek, a managing director of BRG’s Retail Performance Improvement team, what retailers and consumer...
Apr 24, 2020 | Publication
Disruption in Retail Operations Goes Well Beyond Supply Chain The COVID-19 pandemic has caused severe disruption across all aspects of retail, and we are beginning to understand the full impact this will have on the industry. The US Census Bureau released sales...
Mar 5, 2020 | News, Publication
Keith Jelinek comments on the disruptive effects of the coronavirus on supply chains, inventory levels, and long-term implications for retailers and revenue forecasts. Read the article in Consulting.us. Find out more about BRG Retail’s recent report, Retailers...
Mar 2, 2020 | News, Publication
Disruption in the Retail Supply Chain Reveals the Need for Contingency Planning The spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has the world on edge, hoping that world health officials can implement measures to limit the continued spread outside of China and prevent a...
Sep 10, 2019 | Publication, US Retail, Consumer, and Economic Indicators
Anyone who has flown commercially has experienced turbulence in-flight—along with the standard warning to remain seated with seatbelts securely fastened. In some cases, the turbulence can result in an extremely bumpy ride—and frayed nerves for many passengers. In...
