Smart Shopping to Live Well

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Our How America Shops® report, Caution! Retail Curves Ahead, reveals that financial anxiety affects 77% of shoppers caused by increases in their monthly expenses. Retailers and brands have an opportunity to respond with innovation in merchandise and experience. In this Retail Safari® we reveal: Examples of retailers and brands who are delivering more affordable wellness ... Read more

Categories Reimagined: Discover NEW!

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Click the link and launch a free tour of how a Retail Safari® can satisfy your shopper’s quest for finding something new in a retail store. In this free innovation tour: The physical store is the discovery zone where most shoppers go to find something new, stock-up on groceries or find an item they need right ... Read more

Unlocking the Door to [Shopper] Happiness

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As shoppers adapt to life post-Pandemic, and grapple with the effects of inflation, retailers and brands should think about how they can enhance shoppers’ happiness and overall wellbeing. In this Retail Safari®, we reveal: Insights from our How America Shops® reports that reveal what shoppers believe contributes to a happy life Three different retail formats ... Read more

Seasonal Shopping: Winning Frugal, Busy Shoppers

Our new How America Shops® report, Paradox of the New Shopping World, reveals that 88% of shoppers agree that the prices they are paying today are here to stay. As a result, 85% are cutting spending to pay for the basics or being cautious about what they spend. As shoppers hunt down seasonal items for ... Read more

Don’t Whisper! Shout Your Values

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Half of shoppers are committed to their values, especially Millennials, who are driving this change and expect brands to deliver on sustainability. Retailers and brands need to help shoppers find their values in the store and online. In this Retail Safari®, we help you get started with: Inspiration from retailers and brands who are "shouting" ... Read more

Women’s Health: How Innovators are Helping Women Take Control

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Women’s health has expanded its reach for conditions and easy access, propelled by internet-driven conversations, digital solutions, and DTC brands willing to showcase formerly taboo topics. In this Retail Safari®, we reveal: Innovators helping women take control of their health with easy access and less stress Convenient tools like virtual check-ups, support groups, and affordable ... Read more

Shopping Made Easier: The Best Shopping Tools, Brands & Retail Formats

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Convenience is a major influencer in shopping behavior and a value that retailers and brands must shout to shoppers. In this Retail Safari®, we reveal: What shoppers are doing to make their Shopping Life easier – and how smart retailers and brands are responding Buzz-worthy digital tools making headlines now like AI Solution-oriented brands and ... Read more

How to Attract Shoppers During a “Permanent” Price Correction

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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

The New Age of Dollar Channel Retail

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As prices rise nationwide, dollar channel retailers have an opportunity to entice more visits to their stores. On this Retail Safari®, there is lots of innovation from Dollar General, including digital and health innovations, its smaller DGX concept for busy urban Millennials, and pOpshelf – the “younger sister” of a traditional Dollar General (that looks ... Read more

Fill’er Up: Goodbye Packaging, Hello Refills

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Moving into an environmental future plagued with packaging debris is a scary thought. As we start this new decade, more retailers and brands are offering options that let the shopper refill bottles with their favorite…anything. Will this change in shopping behavior to benefit the environment take hold? We think it will. In this issue: The Body ... Read more

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