Retail Landscape Overview + Deep Dive into Walmart.com & Target.com
9:15 am - 9:55 am PT | ROOM 1
In this session, CRC's own Rusty Wilson & Aubrey Jones will combine their expertise to provide a high-level overview of the omnichannel retail landscape & a deep dive into key themes impacting Walmart.com & Target.com account management.
Rusty's retail overview will identify key share shifts & inflections across the omnichannel retail space from the past 12-months & highlight what's to come so your brand can outline investment strategies for 2025.
Aubrey will dive into the key omnichannel developments Walmart & Target have deployed to maintain & grow their eCommerce market share. You'll learn best practices for account management across the supply chain, media, content & more & where to search for partnership opportunities in the years ahead.
Speakers
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Rusty Wilson
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Rusty is a Senior Analyst and Partner at Cleveland Research Company covering softlines retail including department stores, off-price, mass/club, sporting goods, specialty and online channels. Rusty also plays a role in the Market Research business, helping with the Firm's Traditional Retail Council product and presentations. Prior to joining CRC, Rusty started his career at Saks Fifth Avenue as an Executive Trainee and an associate in retail planning and financial forecasting.
Rusty received a B.S. in business administration and marketing from The Ohio State University. He is a CFA® charterholder and member of the CFA Institute.
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Aubrey Jones
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Aubrey is a Research Associate at Cleveland Research, covering the grocery, mass, club, and dollar channels, as well as trends on Wamart.com and Target.com. As a Market Research Associate, she has focused on gathering insights on the retail channel for Cleveland Research’s Traditional Research Council since joining the company in 2022. Aubrey holds two Bachelor’s Degrees in International Studies and Economics from Miami University.
CRC’s Traditional Retail Council is a resource designed for vendors and suppliers looking to win with key customers, align resources with areas of greatest upside, and outpace the industry.
Through annual partnerships, we provide customers with actionable insights on traditional brick & mortar retailers across mass, club, grocery, discount, drug, dollar, department store, and specialty retail channels including direct access to our team of experts.