Our interview guest is Ned Hayes, CEO of SnowShoe. He joins the show to discuss SnowShoe’s Go Downtown app, currently being piloted in Olympia, WA, and how the app might be the key to enticing shoppers to head back to local retailers in downtown districts. In news, we discuss Albertsons’ earnings call this week as they build on 2020 and seek further brick-and-mortar expansion; additionally, we look at retail hiring numbers as states attempt to navigate ending additional unemployment benefits.