Shopper behavior, spending patterns, and market trends
21 articles
Gen Z is reshaping retail with their digital fluency and demand for authentic, immersive, and sustainable shopping experiences. Brands must adapt now to capture their significant spending power.
Innovation is a culture, not a stand-alone activity, and true growth comes from protecting customers, fostering collaboration, listening, allowing for failure, maintaining a flat corporate structure, and prioritizing customer experience.
The author explores investing in Seth Godin's altMBA program for digital leadership, highlighting its non-traditional approach and the value of continuous self-development in a rapidly changing corporate world.
This article explores a hypothetical Amazon blockchain-powered peer-to-peer shopping experience, delving into its potential to disrupt retail, create a global digital economy, and impact global currencies.
Suicide is the biggest killer of men between 20 and 49, and the author shares personal experiences of loss to highlight the importance of speaking up and seeking support.
The 900, a challenging skateboard trick, has been landed by various individuals across different ages, including Tony Hawk at 48. This demonstrates that effort and mindset are the true keys to achieving greatness.
The Dolby Pop Up Store in SoHo, New York, exemplifies how an immersive, "Instagrammable" brand experience can captivate customers, proving that emotional connection and experiential design outweigh explicit technology in retail.
Kohl's is implementing a bold new strategy under Tom Kingsbury, focusing on enhancing customer experience, simplifying value, managing inventory, and strengthening its balance sheet, with Sephora partnership and diverse product offerings at its core.
Deliveroo's Paul Wilkinson highlights a shift in quick commerce from speed to reliability, predicting drones and AI will revolutionize grocery retail by prioritizing customer needs above all else.
Grove Collaborative secured a $15M investment from Volition Capital, aiming to repay its remaining term debt by November 2024 and solidify its path to profitability and debt-free future and continued growth.
NRF is launching "Retail's Big Show Europe" in partnership with Comexposium, rebranding Paris Retail Week to bring a new global retail event to Paris in September 2025.
With average screen attention spans now just 47 seconds, retailers must simplify stores, reduce clutter, and strategically allocate products to meet evolving consumer needs.
Building a thriving retail community requires consistent effort and genuine engagement, focusing on inclusive values, engaging experiences, and authentic interactions to drive growth and loyalty.
AlixPartners' 2024 "Disrupt or Be Disrupt" report highlights six key trends and offers strategic recommendations for retail leaders to navigate the evolving industry, embrace efficiency, and capitalize on new opportunities.
Co-op's Matt Hood details how the brand leverages its unique cooperative ethos, innovation, and membership model to stand out in the competitive retail landscape and foster loyalty.
Retail workers face unprecedented abuse, with 41% experiencing weekly threats. Urgent reforms, including legislative changes, security investments, and cultural shifts, are needed to create a safer retail environment and protect employees.
Explore the top retail trends for 2024 from the NRF Agenda, highlighting AI, omnichannel retailing, sustainability, and more. Discover how these trends are shaping the future of retail.
In a world where instability and inflation seem intertwined, recent data offers a glimmer of hope. Grocery price inflation, a critical indicator of market health, has witnessed a consecutive decline...
Door Dash The biggest meal delivery service in the United States, DoorDash, is swiftly becoming the retail future. With the advent of e-commerce and the move toward online buying, DoorDash Driver App...
Here is a question for you, Does technology and Artificial Intelligence(AI) belong in the, Store Experience of the Future? Today I was due to be flying to Seattle to present on AI in Retail & the...
What is the 900? 900 (skateboarding) The 900 is a 2½-revolution (900 degrees) aerial spin performed on a skateboard ramp. While airborne, the skateboarder makes two-and-a-half turns about their...
