CONTENTS | ISSUE 3
FEATURES
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CAROL ADAMS
IS THERE A FUTURE IN MALLS?
28 in-depth look
LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT
56 E-Commerce Is Here To Stay: Are Retailers Prepared?
Retailers statewide have learned this year that grocery shopping behavior may have changed forever. Few could have expected the rapid acceleration in e-commerce caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
COLUMNS Chair’s Message Where is Our Hope?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 President’s Message A Year Like No Other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Viewpoint Getting Past the Past. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Capitol Insider Just around the Corner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
48 Building Resilience in Retail When the pandemic goes away, or if it does, how differently will people shop than before and how resilient will supermarkets and other retailers be in meeting the seismic and permanent shift in shopping habits?
62 An Election to Remember Few consultants understand California’s political landscape like Paul Mitchell. With Nov. 3 just around the corner, Mitchell provides valuable insight into the General Elections and their impact on business.
Government Relations A Wild Year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Inside the Beltway Moving from the Urgent to the Critical.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Washington Report Politics Aside, Independents Mean Business. . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Mommy Blogger Shopping to Support My Community. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
DEPARTMENTS CGA News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Outside the Box New Retail Perspectives.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Index to Advertisers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
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