US Earnings: Emerging New Trends Further Disrupt U.S. Retail Sector

Traders' Insight • Feb 12, 2020 at 11:16 AM EST

With earnings season in full swing, investors will likely be eyeing retailers’ financial results for further signs of health in the domestic economy.

Interactive Brokers’ senior market analyst Steven Levine offers some insights into the ever-evolving retail landscape ahead of retailers’ earnings in February, including how new digital trends are further disrupting the industry. With customer engagement at the core, companies such as Macy’s, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Home Depot, Best Buy, Walmart and Wayfair have generally focused on transforming their business models, while increasingly competing against the stimulus provided by the on-line experience.

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