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Can Retail Pharmacies Bring Back the Magic?

February 8, 2024February 8, 2024 by Maryann Javier

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Retail pharmacy is facing a massive challenge. They are expected to provide relevant, hands-on and technology-based solutions for their customers. Yet a surge in vaccine and self-care demands has caused more shoppers to crowd the pharmacy counter. The resulting wait, paired with the ease of finding wellness answers online, is raising the bar – and ... Read more

Retail Safari® 2023 Wrapped: 5 Hot Trends to Watch for the Future

February 8, 2024January 23, 2024 by Maryann Javier

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High-price workarounds, small formats that deliver big and hidden pearls of joy. These are among the five big themes our WSL scouts discovered on their Retail Safari® treasure hunts in 2023. Learn how Popshelf, Air Jordon’s World of Flight, Rouse’s Market and others took on innovation in their own ways. Is Your Store or Website ... Read more

Temperature Check! How Ready Is Retail to Maximize ‘Sick Season’?

January 23, 2024January 9, 2024 by Maryann Javier

Six in 10 shoppers told us that rising Covid rates, flu and the risk of contamination will change how they shop. So, retailers with pharmacies should be prepared for the vaccine-related needs of shoppers. We surveyed how the “sick season” will influence consumers across age groups and are sharing the instructive results to benefit retailers ... Read more

Prepare for 2024 Now, With These 6 WSL Retail Trends

May 1, 2024December 26, 2023 by Maryann Javier

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With tighter spending everywhere around us, consumer preferences in 2023 will shape the retail in 2024 and beyond. We dove into our proprietary How America Shops® surveys of the past year and found six ways how consumer trend changes will more prominently influence retail and brand strategies in 2024 – and beyond. Are Your Shoppers ... Read more

Retail’s Missed Opportunity in Men’s Wellness

December 22, 2023December 12, 2023 by Maryann Javier

Nearly one-third of all adult men seek wellness remedies for gender-specific ailments. Yet there is no easy-to-find, dedicated men’s wellness section in many stores. For our latest How America Shops® survey, we asked men which health conditions they have researched. Their responses, and the differences between pro-active health-conscious younger men versus men older than 40, ... Read more

Shoppers are Buying More Store Brands, But Brands are Muddy and May Not Know It!

November 24, 2023August 14, 2023 by WslAdmin

Private label goods, or store brands, have become so sophisticated in packaging and quality that shoppers might not even recognize they’re store-exclusive. As our How America Shop® research into rising prices continues, we find up to 45% of shoppers are now buying more of these store labels. Are national brands taking this brand “muddying” seriously ... Read more

Is Physical Retail Losing Out On Health for Women?

November 24, 2023July 21, 2023 by WslAdmin

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Retailers, are you talking to your customers about sexual health, menopause and menstruation? More women expect to find products to manage the symptoms of these conditions in the store, thanks to online brands dedicated to formerly “taboo” women’s health topics. The trick for retailers and brands is learning where to place and how to market ... Read more

Following the Consumer to Low-Price Retail

November 24, 2023July 6, 2023 by WslAdmin

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What “dollar stores”? All the big dollar chains have evolved into competitively priced retailers, blurring the once well-defined lines within the value sector. We culled through our How America Shops® research to learn what percentage of consumers choose dollar chains over Walmart and how the new low-priced chains are giving dollar stores a run for ... Read more

Improve the Store Experience Category by Category WSL Has an Index to Help!

February 7, 2023June 13, 2022 by WslAdmin

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WSL recently asked thousands of shoppers what they value most in a brick-store shopping trip and what makes a good shopping experience. The answers, we learned, vary by category. So we measured how well various retailers deliver what shoppers want, by category, and reported the results in our Retailer Performance Index. Here’s how we do ... Read more

Shopper Expectations Have Accelerated. Ready to Meet Them?

December 14, 2022August 12, 2021 by WslAdmin

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People have emerged from their COVID cocoons, and this presents retailers with an unparalleled opportunity to reacquaint themselves. Here is how retailers can alter their foundations to support the accelerated expectations of more tech-enabled shoppers, who think online first and trip to the store second. Have You Met the 2021 Shopper? She’s the Same, But ... Read more

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