May 131 minU.S. Baby Formula Crisis Demands Global SolutionBurt Flickinger discussed the baby & infant formula & powder crisis, combined with the alarming lack of worldwide Food Safety that is...
Apr 123 minSave Money on Groceries by Opting for These Highly Rated Store BrandsGABRIELLE OLYA, AOL.com, April 12, 2022 Grocery prices have already risen nearly 9% for the year, and they're set to become even higher,...
Mar 181 minFlickinger: Inflationary 'Retail Ice Age' is EmergingI joined BRAD SMITH on YAHOO FINANCE LIVE to discuss the accelerating inflationary Retail Ice Age, which the US Commerce Department...
Feb 201 minFood Supply Future is Hydroponic Greenhouse AgricultureBurt Flickinger discussed how floods, hurricanes, tornadoes & blizzards are impairing crop & livestock production, and together with...
Feb 111 minFlickinger: Food Prices are High & Going HigherBurt Flickinger spoke with Alexis Chritoforous of Yahoo Finance about high prices going even higher and why there may not be any potato...
Feb 101 minRetail Crime is Catalyzing Bankruptcies, Higher PricesOn Burt Flickinger's weekly "Retail Roundup" on MORNINGS with MARIA, he discussed the out-of-control crime that is catalyzing retail...
Feb 31 minWalmart's 'Time Well Spent' Format Pressures RivalsOn MORNINGS with MARIA I discussed Walmart's experiential "Time Well Spent" store format which will add up to $10 Billion in same store...
Jan 131 minManufacturers Bear 'Blame & Shame' for Shortages, PricesManufacturers, not retailers, bear the blame & shame of out-of-stocks of unprecedented proportions, as featured on Burt Flickinger's...
Dec 24, 20211 minShoppers Caught in "Crime & Covid" Crossfire at RetailTo quote the late, great Stevie Ray Vaughan, shoppers are "Caught in the Crossfire" between crime and omicron, which, as Burt Flickinger...
Nov 27, 20211 minInflation & Shortages Hamper Holiday Retail SalesWith institutional ineptitude of unprecedented proportion from local, state, national government & big corporations sending prices...
Oct 22, 20211 minFlick's Picks: Lowe's Wins & McDonald's LosesThis week, Burt Flickinger's "Retail Roundup" on MORNINGS with MARIA, broadcast from Cornell University. Burt highlighted "Winners" and...
Oct 15, 20211 minFlickinger: Complete Crisis Ahead for Small RetailersDagen McDowell of MORNINGS with MARIA asked Burt Flickinger about the holiday prospects for small retailers given that they can't charter...
Oct 14, 20211 minSnarled Shipping Lanes Could Mean Empty Holiday ShelvesFrom The New York Post: "A perfect storm of events around the globe is leading to snarled shipping lanes on the high seas — and could...
Oct 7, 20211 minFlickinger Predicts 'Most Problematic Holidays in 47 Years'On Burt Flickinger's weekly "Retail Roundup" on MORNINGS with MARIA, he discussed the most problematic holiday shopping season in 47...
Oct 7, 20211 minSupply Crisis Drives Retailers to Charter Their Own ShipsFrom Reuters: "Burt Flickinger, managing director at retail consultancy Strategic Resource Group, said at least 20-25% of the goods stuck...
Sep 16, 20211 minFlickinger: Retailers Can't Sell Stock from Empty ShelvesThe combination of labor shortages and shipping bottlenecks driving massive out-of-stocks & retail sales have declined from Spring...
Sep 14, 20211 minLabor Day Retail: Back to School, Inflation, Supply Chain & Holiday Shortages On a special Labor Day edition of Bloomberg Daybreak with Nathan Hagar, Burt Flickinger discussed the retail outlook during the...
Sep 9, 20211 minBack to School Retail Trends: Pandemic Stalling SalesInflation, product shortages and pandemic-weary shoppers worried about in-store interactions stalled out Back to School sales as Burt...
Sep 2, 20211 minUnionized Retailers Hold Edge Amid Product ShortagesAmid the worst product shortages in US history, unionized chains hold a distinct advantage, which Burt Flickinger discussed with Dagen...
Aug 26, 20211 minEarnings Blowout: When Empty Shelves Happen to Good Merchants"Good merchants with empty shelves tend to have disappointing results" is the headline from Burt Flickinger's weekly Retail Roundup on...