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High Spirits: The Cannabis Business Podcast#085 - 4/20 By The Numbers and Data-Driven Decision Making w/ Kris Walker, President & CCO @ Hoodie AnalyticsSend us a textKris Walker from Hoodie Analytics joins us to decode cannabis market trends following 4/20, revealing how competing holidays, demographic shifts, and pricing strategies impacted this year's sales performance. Data shows 4/20 sales dipped 12% year-over-year, highlighting the industry's need for smarter decision-making beyond reflexive discounting.• 4/20 fell on Sunday this year, competing with Easter and Passover celebrations• Retailers spread promotions across the entire week rather than concentrating on a single day• Demographic differences showed younger urban areas maintained stronger 4/20 performance than suburban regions• The 45-54 age demographic (original 4/20 celebrators) saw a 20% drop in parti...2025-04-2557 min
Lit & Lucid™ Cannabis PodcastE.166 - Cannabis Data Analytics & Consumer Insight ft. Kris Walker, President & CCO of Hoodie AnalyticsJoining us today is Kris Walker, President and Chief Commercial Officer at Hoodie Analytics. Hoodie Analytics is a U.S. based cannabis data and technology firm that delivers insights into market performance and competitive intelligence.Hoodie tracks over 3.5MM daily unique offers in over 8,000+ dispensaries in the US and Canada, making Hoodie the largest and most impactful platform in cannabis for leading sales metrics such as pricing, promotion, stocking status, distribution and share of shelf.
Kris shares with us more about his background and how his professional experience working at Nielsen, S&P 500 firm, led him to H...2022-07-2040 min