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Retail & Ecommerce
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Blake Droesch

Senior Analyst

Blake Droesch is a Senior Analyst on Ä¢¹½AV’s Retail & Ecommerce team. He leads the firm’s grocery coverage, which includes sales forecasts, industry trends, and consumer insights. His coverage also includes topics like delivery, subscription ecommerce, shoppable media, and the path to purchase. In his time at Ä¢¹½AV, he previously covered social media advertising and marketing.

Blake is a frequent guest on Ä¢¹½AV’s Behind the Numbers podcast and his analysis has been featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Barron’s, and others.

Blake holds a BA in English Literature from Chapman University.