Global Trade This Week – Episode 247: Jonathan Gold on Retail Supply Chains, Tariffs, AI, and the New Normal
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In this episode, Doug Draper interviews Jonathan Gold about the challenges and changes in retail supply chains, including tariffs, AI, and the impact of uncertainty on the industry.
3:00 -Retail’s Shared Challenges: Trade, Theft, Cyber & Supply Chain 11:38 -Resilience vs. Efficiency in the New Normal 17:14 -AI in Retail: Practical Tools, Not Magic Solutions 20:43 -Halftime 23:30 -Supply Chain Myths, Tariff Policy & Organized Retail Crime In this special interview edition of Global Trade This Week, Doug Draper is joined by Jonathan Gold, Vice President of Supply Chain and Customs Policy at the National Retail Federation. Gold represents the retail industry on supply chain, international trade, product safety, customs, and transportation policy issues, and has been a leading voice on the value of trade and global supply chains to the U.S. economy. The conversation begins with a look at the scope of the NRF, the world’s largest retail trade association, and the wide range of businesses it supports, from small independent stores to major national retailers, restaurants, digital brands, and more. Gold explains how NRF helps retailers navigate shared challenges including tariffs, cyber risk, labor, asset protection, cargo theft, and retail crime. A major theme throughout the interview is the reality that disruption has become part of the operating…
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