A couple of weeks back, we highlighted the major problems and opportunities in the retail & eCommerce industry that investors and operators would love to see more innovation around.

This week, we’ll share some of the transformational shifts in play that insiders are seeing across the sector. These shifts are creating new tailwinds for certain startups, while others are creating challenges for industry players. These challenges, in turn, can create whitespace for startups to help players manage the coming shifts.

Tracking these shifts, and others across sectors, can be paramount to spotting and capitalizing on new market opportunities.

In business, you can mess up a lot of things, but if you get the main trend right, you’re going to make a lot of money. And conversely, if you don’t get the main trend right, you’re swimming upstream.

– Brad Jacobs, Founder of 7 separate $1B+ companies

Similar to the previous post, this collection is not an exhaustive list but rather meant to serve as a starting point. If you see an angle we’ve missed, drop a comment below!

The Big Shifts

Political & Legislative Shifts

1 – A New Administration in Office

With a new President in office, policy changes are already creating new opportunities and challenges for market players.