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Beauty & Wellness With Purpose: Shoppers Expect It, How Do You Bring It?

July 21, 2023September 30, 2019 by WslAdmin

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More shoppers are demanding beauty and wellness products that are clean, environmentally safe and serve a global purpose. Yet getting such products on the shelf can be a Herculean task for the many startups creating them. In Chicago this October, we’re offering an opportunity to change that. A growing number of women are willing to ... Read more

Gen Z is Already Telling You How They are Changing Wellness. Get Ahead!

July 24, 2023July 30, 2019 by WslAdmin

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It will be five years before retailers and brands experience the full economic force of Gen Z, but already this group of shoppers is dropping hints of how things are going to change. And a lot of that change involves their perceptions of wellness. Here’s a heads-up, from our How America Shops® research. Gen Z ... Read more

3 Ways to Get Voice-Activated Devices to Pay Off (Hint: You Need a Screen)

July 21, 2023July 15, 2019 by WslAdmin

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Can we talk about voice technology in retail? If retailers are investing in VA technology, they need to be doing so in areas beyond saving time and easy refills. These qualities are building blocks, but growth follows sales, and sales follow browsing. And that browsing must be displayed as well as heard, hands-free. Based on ... Read more

Gen Z Is Ignoring Your Loyalty Program – Here’s Why

February 22, 2023July 2, 2019 by WslAdmin

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Retailers count more reward program memberships than any other industry – 1.6 billion in the U.S. Keeping those members active is another matter, however, and the challenge may be even greater among young Gen Z members. Here’s why, and four insights into how to click with Gen Z. There are 78 million of them. And ... Read more

A Tsunami of Self-Care is Bearing Down on Healthcare. A 5-Step Rx

July 21, 2023May 29, 2019 by WslAdmin

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In-store blood-pressure screenings were just the beginning. Today, time-starved patients are shopping for self-care services and expecting these services to include the professionalism and confidence once connected to traditional physicians. Here’s what you need to ask yourself before taking out the middleman, AKA the doctor. The doctor is in – and increasingly in surprising places. With ... Read more

5 Ways Gen Z are Defining Wellness, and Why Retail Should Care

February 23, 2023February 26, 2019 by WslAdmin

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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

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

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

Gen Z Is More Important Today Than Ever, 5 Reasons Why

July 21, 2023March 14, 2018 by WslAdmin

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Generation Z, now one-quarter of the US population, is growing up and providing a fresh glimpse into retail’s future. Here are five factors you need to know about how this generation shops and differs from Millennials. Generation Z, those born between 1996 and 2011, represents 26% of the total population, according to Nielsen, and its roughly 72 ... Read more

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