“Our interview guest is Howard Meitiner, Managing Director at Carl Marks Advisors and former President and CEO of Sephora USA; he joins us to discuss the immediate future for shopping malls and mall-based retailers and the differences in leading growth-centric retailers versus those recovering from previous struggles. In our news segment, we discuss Big Lots’ plans for 2021 (including development of new stores) and we look ahead to what could be a robust year for sporting goods retail.”