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WSL Reports Injecting Beauty Into Wellness

July 24, 2023April 29, 2019 by WslAdmin

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If beauty companies want to meet one of the most important players in consumer healthcare today, they should look in the mirror – they are it! Women have decided that their beauty is part of their growing wellness and self-care. Disruptive beauty companies know this and have figured out how to become part of the ... Read more

The WSL List: Retailers That Stand Out, For Better & Worse

July 21, 2023February 13, 2019 by WslAdmin

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It’s that time of year when we look back over the past 12 months and assess the retail winners, losers and those in between. This year’s WSL List includes not only big brand names, but it also identifies five themes that inform what we call Shopping Life®. Here’s a sneak peek. Welcome to 2019, when ... Read more

Will Beauty’s Sale Mode Mimic Apparel’s Discounting Spiral?

February 23, 2023August 16, 2018 by WslAdmin

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By Allison Collins // WWD, August 15, 2018 Prestige beauty is on the edge of a discounting spiral. “It’s finally coming to cosmetics, what’s happened in apparel and ready-to-wear and home,” said Barbara Zinn Moore, president of Barbara Zinn Moore Associates, a retail and beauty consulting firm, and the former vice president of cosmetics at Lord & ... Read more

9 Tips For Mastering The In-Store Experience

February 23, 2023August 14, 2018 by WslAdmin

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By Sarah Brown // Business of Fashion, August 08, 2018 Retail may be in flux, but beauty customers are still buying big at physical stores. Sarah Brown examines how beauty's savviest brands keep shoppers shopping. New York, United States - Earlier this summer as I was packing - at midnight, predictably - for a 7 am flight ... Read more

Gen Z Finds Its Own Unique Path to Purchase

July 21, 2023August 8, 2018 by WslAdmin

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Sometimes it’s a new path, sometimes it’s an old one. Here’s a very personal, Gen Z, view of shopping that underscores how fresh and new even long-term retail practices are to young consumers. Retailers that do not see their shopping experience through young eyes risk losing relevance, and growth opportunities. Meet Kaci, WSL’s summer intern ... Read more

The Challenge: Brands on The Door vs. Brands on The Floor

July 24, 2023April 25, 2018 by WslAdmin

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When it comes to brands on the shelf, research shows that some shoppers will swap stores to get the brand they want. When those brands are private label, the retailer has an opportunity to use them to boost the value of the name on the door. That’s never been truer. Here’s a look at the ... Read more

Beauty Seeks Role in Future of Drugstores

February 23, 2023April 20, 2018 by WslAdmin

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By Faye Brookman | WWD Article - April 20, 2018 Pharmacy, in-store clinics and other health-care initiatives are altering the drugstore retailing landscape. What role will beauty play as drugstores evolve to a more health care-centric format? The question is whether CVS’ $69 billion acquisition of health insurance giant Aetna; Walgreens’ partnership with insurer UnitedHealthcare, ... Read more

Shoppers Want Respect, Not Discounts | 7 Brands that Deliver

July 24, 2023March 28, 2018 by WslAdmin

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Shoppers yearn for retailers that deliver respect, but our research shows only a handful deliver it the way shoppers want it. What are they doing right? We explore several examples of retail companies that succeed in winning the shopper’s respect. When the shopper wants to be put first, she goes to Aldi. Or Amazon or ... Read more

More Brands Checking Into Hospitality & Fitness, Should You?

July 24, 2023January 3, 2018 by WslAdmin

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There is no longer a routine path to purchase, so retailers and brands are breaking their own molds. Among the trends: Many are turning to fitness and hospitality in the latest bid to shape-shift into what shoppers want their stores to be. We’ve reported before that shoppers are increasingly ditching their shopping routines. The latest piece of ... Read more

Bloomingdale’s Bets Big on Millennials Beauty with Glowhaus Concept

February 24, 2023August 17, 2017 by WslAdmin

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By Ellen Thomas on August 17, 2017 | WWD Article Eight-hundred products from 30 brands are going into a Millennial-targeted beauty department, located on the retailer’s contemporary floor. Does Bloomingdale’s hold the master plan to bring Millennials back to department store beauty counters? Not quite — instead, the retailer is bringing beauty to the selfie ... Read more