11. Making Sense of the Retail Market with Jan Kniffen

In this special episode of The TreppWire Podcast, we welcome Jan Kniffen, CEO of J Rogers Kniffen Worldwide. As a retail consultant and a former retail executive with decades of experience in the industry, Mr. Kniffen helps us make sense of the current state of retail, its future in a post-COVID world, and potential opportunities in the market. Episode Notes: How will department stores and other non-essential retailers weather this downturn? (2:55) What’s the future for regional department stores? (6:08) What happens when a mall loses 20% of its tenants? (9:33) Classic mall operators vs new players (12:49) COVID related expenses impact on the bottom line (17:50) Retail jobs post-COVID (27:23)