Carolyn Young: Retail NZ Chief Executive on the latest quarterly Retail Radar Report
About this episode
Carolyn Young discusses the challenges facing the retail sector as highlighted in the latest Retail Radar Report.
The fuel crisis is scuppering optimism in the retail sector. The latest quarterly Retail Radar Report shows rising confidence at the end of last year has turned into anxiety about the future. Retail NZ Chief Executive Carolyn Young told Ryan Bridge 66 percent of retailers don't expect to make their sales targets in the next quarter. She says 29 percent aren't certain they can survive the next year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Host: Ryan Bridge
Guest: Carolyn Young
Topics covered
- retail sector
- economic outlook
- sales targets
- confidence
- fuel crisis
Keywords
- retail
- confidence
- sales targets
- economic anxiety
- quarterly report
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Retail NZ, Newstalk ZB
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