Predicted Change in Retail E-commerce: If there’s one thing every forecast shares , it’s that the market share for e-commerce will expand dramatically, perhaps even doubling. With more people doing more of their shopping online. Cash: Businesses with the best balance sheets will ride out this crisis best. Companies with too much debt will not make it out of the pandemic, a painful lesson in natural selection—one that should not be lost on any retailer. Expect executives to look at their cash positions much more closely going forward. Inventory: With most major retailers canceling new orders even if they were in process and refusing to accept incoming shipments, the supply chain will be overloaded with merchandise this summer and into the back half of the year. It will be a buyer’s market to be sure—but that won’t mean margins will hold up. No matter how strongly the consumer returns to the market, Holiday 2020 is going to be cutthroat. Adoption of Tech: The combination of ch...