Retail and America’s Road to Economic Recovery
The Daily Signal Podcast
The Daily Signal
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🗓️ 8 September 2020
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
Retail plays a significant role within the nation’s economic health. About 17 million Americans work for brick and mortar stores, according to Abby Jagoda, vice president of government affairs at Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, which specializes in owning, developing, and managing retail assets.
And despite the narrative that retail is dying to e-commerce, she says, sales at physical stores have climbed in recent years. Jagoda joins the podcast to explain the important role retail plays on the road to economic recovery.
We also read your letters to the editor and share a good news story about how a classic American company is stepping up to help Hurricane Laura victims.
Enjoy the show!
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Tuesday, September 8th. I'm Robert Bluey. |
| 0:09.4 | And I'm Virginia Allen. We hope that you all had a wonderful Labor Day weekend. It's good to be back with you all today. |
| 0:16.5 | On today's show, Rob talks with Abby Jogoda from Westfield about the important role retail plays in the road to economic recovery. |
| 0:25.7 | We also read your letters to the editor and share a good news story about how a classic American |
| 0:30.3 | company is stepping up to help Hurricane Laura victims. |
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| 1:08.7 | Now stay tuned for today's show, coming up next. We are joined on the Daily Signal Podcast today by Abby Jagoda, Vice President of Government Affairs |
| 1:22.3 | at the Shopping Center operator, Uniby Radomko Westfield. |
| 1:26.2 | Abby, thanks so much for joining us. |
| 1:28.2 | Happy to be here. |
| 1:29.2 | Well, your company is one of the largest commercial real estate companies in the world with well known retail |
| 1:34.8 | shopping centers in the United States and Europe. |
| 1:38.4 | And I'd like to begin our interview today by sharing a little bit more about Westfield. |
| 1:43.2 | Obviously, some of our listeners are familiar |
| 1:45.2 | with those properties, and some of the places |
| 1:47.8 | they might recognize here in the United States. |
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