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MMR recognizes "Women of Influence" for 2025: Wendy Liebmann
By Scot Meyer, MARCH 17, 2025 || A Publication of MMR (Mass Market Retailers) Wendy Liebmann: Pioneering the Future of Retail NEW YORK — Wendy Liebmann, founder, chief executive officer, and chief shopper at WSL Strategic Retail, is a globally recognized expert in shopper insights and retail strategy. Her consultancy...Learn More
The New Private-label Beauty Boom
By Noor Lobad, MARCH 25, 2025 || A Publication of WWD (BeautyInc) Retailer-owned beauty lines are gaining status as young and affluent consumers increasingly take to the category. “In beauty, people are always looking for what’s new and what’s different — and, presented the right way, private-label can be new,...Learn More
Unpacking the Nuances and Needs of the ‘New Value’ Shopper
Amid post-pandemic shifts in how consumers buy goods, stubbornly high prices and a squad of ankle-biting retail competitors, WSL Strategic Retail has been researching how today’s shoppers think about “value.” Specifically, how their definition of value guides what they spend their money on – and won’t – as well as...Learn More
Winning with Customers, Now and in the Future, Requires Retailers and Suppliers to Work Together
By Scot Meyer, FEBRUARY 25, 2025 || A Publication of MMR (Mass Market Retailers) “When we work together transparently, we not only solve immediate challenges but also unlock opportunities for industry-wide transformation.” “Getting the right product at the right price, delivered swiftly, is fundamental,” Liebmann said. — BENTONVILLE, Ark. —...Learn More
People Across Generations Think Their Health Has Worsened
By Candace Corlett, FEBRUARY 10, 2025 || A Publication of MMR (Mass Market Retailers) — Is all the turbulence in the world impacting people’s health? The weather, politics, wars in far-off lands that resonate here at home, and inequitable distribution of health services are taking a toll. In our 2024...Learn More
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon on How Retailing is Changing and How it is Staying the Same
By Scot Meyer, FEBRUARY 24, 2025 || A Publication of CDR (Chain Drug Review) In an interview with David Pinto, McMillon discusses Walmart’s past, present and future. — BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Retail is evolving at an unprecedented pace, and Walmart CEO Doug McMillon notes that customer expectations are changing just...Learn More