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Clicks to Bricks: How to Attract Young, Digital-Savvy Shoppers to the Store.

Although Gen Alpha might not have money to spend, they are influencers for the adults in their lives who do spend. The physical store must target and excite the next generation of young, digital-savvy shoppers and compete with social media for this shopper's attention. In this Retail Safari®, we identify: 3 innovators from around the ... Read more

How to Attract Shoppers During a “Permanent” Price Correction

91% of shoppers say that rising prices are not transient inflation, but they expect that prices on groceries will stay at 2023 levels (or go higher)[1]. In this Retail Safari®, we identify: 16 examples of retailers, brands, and digital platforms helping shoppers live within their stretch budget Examples in food and beverage (plus some in ... Read more

Breaking Barriers In Apparel: What Does It Mean For You?

What starts in one category extends to other unexpected areas. Apparel is one category known for leading disruption with a futuristic approach to retail. The innovations that we are seeing today in fashion will transform shoppers’ expectations of shopping next. In this Retail Safari®, we tour four Apparel stores, Amazon Style in Los Angeles, CA, ... Read more

Food Retailing: Frictionless, Local, Social

As more shoppers participate in online shopping and expect a happy and fast shopping trip, food retailers need to reimagine the physical store for the most basic of trips – groceries. On this Retail Safari®, we take you through three innovative themes in food retail. First, convenient solutions, such as AI technologies and a 24/7 ... Read more

Hema Supermarket

In 2016, Alibaba, China’s largest online commerce company, opened Hema, a high-tech Chinese supermarket powered by a shopper’s smartphone. Hema (Freshippo) is part of Alibaba’s new retail strategy that integrates online, offline, logistics, and data to improve the shopping experience. With an aggressive plan to expand its locations to 2,000 in 2022, Hema offers a ... Read more

The Pandemic Wellness Opportunity

We are in the midst of a health crisis in which 73% of shoppers are living in fear of getting sick. Desperate times mean big opportunities for retailers – yet surprisingly, we have not seen retailers act boldly or quickly on this shopper need. On this Retail Safari®, we show you the few retailers who are helping shoppers ... Read more

Commoditization of Mental Health

Mental Health is in the spotlight today as new services allow people to easily access mental health support as part of their overall wellness goals. From getting a good night’s sleep to finding a therapist online, there are new ways to get help through apps. As a result of this, the patient now becomes the ... Read more

Intelligent Retail: Walmart IRL

In today’s shopping environment there is no shortage of “shiny new things”. Retailers are pulling out all the stops to engage, capture and create loyalty with the shopper. Enter the new first of it’s kind Walmart IRL. In this case IRL stands for “Intelligent Retail Lab” but the “intelligence” is not only the new technological ... Read more

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