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Skating Towards Recovery: The NHL’s Plan to Boost Commercial Performance in the 2021/22 Season

Egle Tekutyte

22 Oct 21

The National Hockey League (NHL), like many other top sports leagues, is eager to rebound as quickly as possible from the disruption caused by the pandemic. The 2021/22 season sees the league return to its 82 game regular season, where the majority of teams plan to welcome fans back to arenas operating at full capacity. To gauge how quickly any league or team can recover, it’s important to understand both the strengths and weaknesses of the sports property and the strategies being implemented that will drive commercial revenues in the short to mid-term.

A Battle for Clean Caffeine at the 2021 NACS Show in Chicago

Matthew Barry

14 Oct 21

Providing on-the-go energy has always been a preoccupation of beverages in C-store channels. Even so, the number of products aimed at energy occasions was notable at the 2021 National Association of Convenience Store Show (NACS) in Chicago. With even a global pandemic failing to undermine demand for on-the-go energy in US convenience stores, it is not surprising that many exhibitors at the NACS show were eager to show their new energy beverages.

Euromonitor Predicts the Future of Retail Stores in 2040

Euromonitor International

11 Oct 21

CHICAGO: E-commerce drove 75% of the $3 trillion growth in global retail sales over the past decade, according to Euromonitor. This digital transformation is forcing retailers to redefine the use of traditional stores to enable immersive, personalized and optimized shopping environments.