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Retailers Are Losing Category Sales Due to Indecisiveness

November 24, 2023October 13, 2023 by Maryann Javier

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Consumers are finding more categories are a challenge to purchase in the store, and that’s causing them to go online to buy what they need – easily, with discretion and sometimes at a better price. Based on our proprietary consumer insights, these are the categories retailers and brands need to make easier to shop, now. ... Read more

Cosmoprof North America 2023: The Key Takeaways

August 14, 2023July 24, 2023 by WslAdmin

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By James Manso, July 21, 2023 || BeautyInc. – A Publication of WWD BEAUTY IS BOOMING — and so is Cosmoprof North America. The beauty trade show, which celebrated its 20th anniversary in Las Vegas last week, saw a swell of entrants flock to the floor. "Forty- four percent of the attendees at Cosmoprof are ... Read more

Beauty’s Big Brand Opportunity Is Older than 50

November 24, 2023June 1, 2023 by WslAdmin

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Sure, there is a high number of Gen Z and Millennials buying cosmetics and skin care products. But the smart beauty brands are looking at a different figure when catering to 50+ women, which includes Gen X – their trillions of dollars in spending power. Our How America Shops® research breaks down beauty by age. ... Read more

Gen Alpha’s Influence Is Taking Hold at Retail

May 10, 2023April 20, 2023 by WslAdmin

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WSL has long advised that to know the shopper, you have to follow the shopper. And today, many of those shoppers are following someone in very small shoes. Gen Alpha, the oldest of whom are just approaching 14, have outsized influence as consumers. These brands and retailers are responding, with formats just for the Gen ... Read more

Gen Z and Millennials Pave New Retailer Trends in WELLness

February 6, 2023November 14, 2022 by WslAdmin

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We asked shoppers which health conditions they are managing most today, then broke the responses down by generations. The results: members of Gen Z and Millennials are dealing with a range of unpredicted wellness issues. And they’re not all are turning to traditional physicians. Retailers, get in front of this – now. Millennials or Gen ... Read more

The Reimagined Store Won’t Make You Stay. Unless You Want To

November 24, 2023November 1, 2022 by WslAdmin

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New themes are emerging in today’s more innovative stores, including some of the most traditional chains we shop. WSL’s researchers compare trips to our neighborhood Walmart and Target stores with those from our recent Retail Safari® tours to learn how different retailers are meeting what matters most to shoppers now. Do Stores No Longer Want ... Read more

Why Gen X Could Be Beauty’s Biggest Consumer Base

July 24, 2023October 24, 2022 by WslAdmin

By Emily Dougherty, October 21, 2022 || BeautyInc. - A Publication of WWD Women over the age of 50 have been routinely ignored by marketers for decades. Now, though, healthier and wealthier than any generation of women before them, Gen X is coming resolutely into focus. As American women age, they start feeling invisible and undervalued. This ... Read more

Maesa Launches Itk Skin Care Brand With TikTok Stars Brooklyn, Bailey McKnight

January 10, 2023August 25, 2022 by WslAdmin

By James Manso on August 19, 2022 || BeautyInc. - A Publication of WWD TikTok creators Brooklyn and Bailey McKnight's new Gen Z skin care brand Itk is launching Monday in an exclusive partnership with Walmart as the retailer bids on younger, digitally native consumers. With Gen Z street cred on one hand and brand-building prowess ... Read more

Choosing the Right Wellness Products Is Exhausting

November 24, 2023July 13, 2022 by WslAdmin

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Retailers and brands have responded enthusiastically to the shoppers’ preference for more wellness in their everyday products, with healthier options in food, personal care, beauty and health categories. But when the aisles deliver overwhelming choices, often with competing wellness promises on every shelf, has it become too much of a good thing? We have four ... Read more

Retail Health Care Can Be The Center of WELLness

December 13, 2022February 21, 2022 by WslAdmin

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During the pandemic, shoppers started turning to retail health clinics to meet rising demand for quick-and-easy WELLness services. Now, their retail expectations have evolved to include convenient health care treatment. This is especially opportunistic for retail clinics and pharmacies, but is the store missing the script? Are You Treating Your Shoppers to the WELLness They ... Read more

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