Navigating the Retail Landscape
8:45 am - 9:25 am CT 

Senior Research Analyst, Scott Bender, reviews the US Retail Landscape and answers a Walmart buyer’s favorite question – what is going on with our competitors?  Scott will analyze which retailers are poised for success and which may see increased challenges over the next year.  He will also unpack crucial trends affecting the nation's top retailers.

Speaker 

Scott Bender
Senior Research Analyst 
Cleveland Research Company

Scott is the Senior Research Analyst covering the grocery, mass, club and dollar channels at Cleveland Research, in addition to Amazon. He has a background in finance/economics and leads the company’s Equity Research function for the channels described previously (catering to institutional investor clients). This includes channel research, report writing, financial modeling and client marketing. Scott also plays a role in the Market Research business, helping with product and presentations.

He has been with Cleveland Research since the company’s founding in 2006 and is a Partner in the company. Scott holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from John Carroll University. 
 

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