Rising to fame in the late ‘60s as the lead singer of the rock band Genesis, English musician, record producer and activist Peter Gabriel has since continued to focus on producing and promoting world music through his Real World Records label. Gabriel, who also has been involved in numerous humanitarian efforts, including developing The Elders with Richard Branson, a human rights group launched by Nelson Mandela in 2007, is quoted for having said: “As many an architect will tell you, human behavior changes according to the environment.”
Considering today’s current economic environment, where consumer behavior has changed significantly since the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts note that inflation also is having a momentous effect on retail operations, including the drug and dollar store channels.