2019 Consumer Goods & Retail: A Report by the Experts

   
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Consumer Goods & Retail: A Report by the Experts
The world of consumer goods and retail has been heating up and has clearly become one of the fastest growing and most vibrant business sectors in Southern California. The landscape of managing such businesses has rapidly evolved as well – with laws, regulatory protocols, best practices, consumer and business needs and industry trends seemingly changing by the season.

To take a closer look at how the consumer goods and retail landscape is shaping up in 2019, we asked some of the subject’s top experts in the region to share their thoughts with us. Across the next several pages, you’ll find the inside scoop and relevant insights from Ron Friedman, Co-leader of Marcum’s National Retail & Consumer Products Industry Group at Marcum LLP; Andrew Apfelberg, Co-Chair of the Branded Consumer Products Industry Practice Group at Greenberg Glusker; and Nishen Radia and Duane Stullich, Co-founders & Managing Partners of FocalPoint Partners, LLC.


Inside this supplement:

The Consumer Goods Market: How Far Have we Come in a Year?
In February 2018, the Los Angeles Business Journal asked me to respond to a series of questions related to taking a closer look at how the consumer goods and retail sector is working. I think it would be interesting to look back at those questions and see how my answers compared to what really took place… Read More


A Look at the Current Consumer Goods & Retail Landscape
The world of consumer goods and retail has been heating up and has clearly become one of the fastest growing and most vibrant business sectors in Southern California. The landscape of managing such businesses has rapidly evolved as well… Read More


“Better for You” is Not Just a Trend, It’s a Lifestyle
During the last two decades, consumer tastes and preferences have evolved at an accelerating rate. Consumers demand more from consumer packaged goods… Read More