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🗓️ 22 August 2017
⏱️ 20 minutes
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0:00.0 | This is Exchanges of Goldman Sachs where we discuss developments currently shaping markets industries in the global economy. |
0:14.3 | I'm Jake Seward, global head of corporate communications here at the firm. |
0:17.3 | Anyone paying attention to markets in the economy these days knows that the retail sector is under |
0:22.1 | severe pressure. |
0:23.0 | But my guest today, Matt Fassler of Goldman Sachs research, |
0:26.0 | says traditional retail isn't dead, |
0:28.0 | it's just changing, as the rise of e-commerce forces the industry to adapt. |
0:32.0 | Matt, thanks for joining us. So happy to be here. of e-commerce forces the industry to adapt. |
0:32.6 | Matt, thanks for joining us. |
0:34.0 | So happy to be here. |
0:35.4 | So when it comes to retail today, all we hear about is e-commerce, e-commerce, |
0:39.4 | e-commerce, what's the role of the traditional store-based retail outlet today? |
0:44.1 | So today, brick and mortar retail represents about 85 cents of every retail dollar |
0:49.0 | transacted. If e-commerce continues to grow at a 15% annual clip for the next five years, |
0:56.0 | that number would still be 70%, that 70% of retail sales |
1:01.0 | transacted via brick and mortar five years from now. |
1:05.0 | The business might be getting a bit smaller in aggregate, but it's certainly big enough to matter |
1:10.3 | and will be big enough to matter for a long time. |
1:13.0 | So Matt, in your report you identify two different models. |
1:16.0 | One is the Distribution Center model and the other is the showroom. |
1:19.0 | Talk a little bit about those two models and how they might interact. |
1:22.0 | Sure. So one of the real problems in U.S. retail today is that you have too many companies |
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