ResearchThree Things (3/3)

Three Things (3/3)

Mar 3, 2022

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1) Amazon closing some store concepts in US and UK as brick-and-mortar experimentation continues

  • The company will close its physical bookstores, pop-up shops, and “4-star” stores in the U.S. and UK.
  • Amazon operated 68 of these locations across both markets.
  • Amazon continues to develop new physical store concepts, such as cashier-less grocery stores.

Titan’s Takeaway: Between Whole Foods, new store concepts, and its warehouse base, Amazon closing fewer than 70 stores hardly signals a retreat from its brick-and-mortar presence. The world’s biggest bookseller stepping back from physical bookstores does suggest that at least for some retail categories, a personal touch might still beat the lowest price.

2) Apple stops sales in Russia as Western business retreat continues amid Ukraine invasion

  • All products on the company’s online store in Russia were listed as “unavailable” as of Tuesday.
  • The company is also pulling the apps of state-controlled news outlets RT News and Sputnik from the Apple Store around the world, except for in Russia.
  • Apple does not operate a physical retail store in Russia.

Titan’s Takeaway: Apple joins a growing list of Western companies halting sales, divesting from ventures, or making similar moves to disentangle themselves from any kind of business in Russia. Combine these private sector initiatives with government-sponsored actions, and Russia’s economic isolation appears to be only beginning.

3) Powell says Fed remains on track to raise interest rates on March 16 as inflation remains elevated

  • Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spoke Wednesday before the House Financial Services Committee.
  • Powell said in prepared remarks he expects it will be “appropriate” to raise its benchmark interest rate in its March 16, 2022 policy announcement.
  • During his testimony, Powell said he would favor a 0.25% increase in the Fed funds rate.

Titan’s Takeaway: Geopolitical risks have been moving markets in recent weeks, but the volatile environment that began in the fall of 2021 was ushered in by the Federal Reserve signaling a shift in its view on inflation. And as the central bank actually begins its process of raising interest rates in the coming weeks, we expect these policy moves to garner renewed attention among investors.

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