More and more I've been covering retail in my articles, as I have been adding to my retail stocks positions all throughout 2019, and oftentimes in the conference calls you hear the same concerns, catalysts, and goals. Of course, foot traffic particularly with malls is a constant theme among the minds of many investors and analysts, and companies are finding innovative ways to increase this metric without sabotaging financials (Kohl's and their expanded partnership with Amazon comes to mind).
Another big trend that I've covered and remains critical to investments in retail is e-commerce/ digital.