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Shoppers Say: “Inflated Prices Are Here to Stay”
Our latest How America Shops® research shows a significant gain in the share of shoppers cutting back on spending, but more surprising is how many expect prices to stay high, even if inflation recedes. Shoppers know the cost of operating stores and transporting goods has gone up, as well as...Learn More
Shoppers Say: Inflated Prices are Here to Stay
Shoppers are adjusting their shopping behaviors and budgets for the long haul as 90% expect the high inflation prices they are experiencing today to be around for a long time to come. Over 2/5 of shoppers are cutting back on how they spend in order to cover their basic bills like utilities and...Learn More
Breaking Barriers In Apparel: What Does It Mean For You?
What starts in one category extends to other unexpected areas. Apparel is one category known for leading disruption with a futuristic approach to retail. The innovations that we are seeing today in fashion will transform shoppers’ expectations of shopping next. In this Retail Safari®, we tour four Apparel stores, Amazon...Learn More
Creating Smart, Relevant Shopper Experiences that Build Loyalty with Damian Kernahan | EP40
In this episode: Wendy Liebmann talks with Damian Kernahan, founder & CEO of Proto Partners, an Australian-based customer experience consultancy, to understand how technology, the Covid pandemic and increasingly complex shopping behaviors are driving the urgency to build shopper-centric organizations. They discuss: The challenges to building a shopper-centric organization in...Learn More
Shoppers are Lonely, Anxious. Retail Therapy is a Solution
Despite their pursuit of wellness, more shoppers are experiencing new, and unexpected, health issues like loneliness, WSL research shows. Some retailers have been incorporating social environments in their physical stores as a way to reintroduce facetime, but is it enough for shoppers, and what is the role of brands? Shoppers...Learn More
Amazon Style’s Phygital Store: What It Means Beyond Apparel
Will Amazon’s first phygital clothing store, Amazon Style, encourage a shakeup in other CPG categories? We know from covering retail for decades that what starts in one category extends to other, unexpected areas, so we sent our retail scout to explore. Here’s what she learned. Amazon Is Ready to Restyle...Learn More