The document provides an overview of US retail sales figures for April 2019. It includes a bio of the author Paul Young, an agenda outlining the topics to be covered, and data on total US retail sales and retail sales by major sector. Graphs show the month over month change in total retail sales and retail sales by period. The document also discusses trends in ecommerce and retail, highlighting the need to invest in technology, understand customer habits, and focus on engagement over service. Financial solutions for supply chain management are also referenced.

1. Retail Sales – United States –
April 2019
Paul Young CPA CGA
May 21, 2019

2. Paul Young - Bio
• CPA, CGA
• Academia (PF1, FA4, MU1 and MS2)
• SME – Risk Management
• SME – Emerging Technology
• SME – Close, Consolidate and Reporting
• SME – Public Policy
• SME – Financial Solutions
• SME – Cost to Serve modeling
• SME – Supply Chain Management
Contact information:
Paul_Young_CGA@Hotmail.com

3. Agenda
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Total USA Retail Sales (Month over
Month Change)
USA Retail sales by major sector
Retail sales by period
eCommerce and Retail
Retail Trends

4. USA Retail Sales – April 2019
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Source - https://www.census.gov/

5. USA Retail
Sales by
Key
Segment
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Source – BMO Economics

6. Retail Sales by period (Month over Month % Change
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7. Retail Channel / Disruptive Technology
Source - https://www.visioncritical.com/blog/reshaping-retail
• Invest in the right technology
• Understand customer habits
• Prioritize customer engagement, not customer service
• Making retail relevant again

8. Retail
Trends/Focu
s
Source -
https://www.engagis.com

9. Financial Solutions
• Supply Management - https://www.ibm.com/blogs/business-analytics/supply-chain-planning-best-in-class/