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Intelligent Retail: Walmart IRL
In today’s shopping environment there is no shortage of “shiny new things”. Retailers are pulling out all the stops to engage, capture and create loyalty with the shopper. Enter the new first of it’s kind Walmart IRL. In this case IRL stands for “Intelligent Retail Lab” but the “intelligence” is...Learn More
Why the Retail Industry Needs the Rental Generation
There are times when retailers should worry about what’s behind them, and the rental retail economy is ushering in one of those times. The once-fringe movement toward acquiring less “stuff” and instead paying for temporary use of pre-used necessities is rapidly becoming mainstream. And it’s changing retail sales in jewelry,...Learn More
Marketing to Moms: Show Caregivers That Your Brand Cares
Caregivers are young, 66% are Millennials or Gen X and 60% of women with children are caregivers. Mother’s Day is the one day in the year when we make it a point to give credit to those who are literally, raising and maintaining the world’s population. So how can you best...Learn More
WSL Reports Injecting Beauty Into Wellness
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...Learn More
WSL Strategic Retail's Big Business of WELL Initiative
There is an accelerating social movement underway that demands more than a “business-as-usual” approach to wellness. Consumers now expect everything they buy to somehow contribute to their overall wellbeing. This presents bigger opportunities for companies already established in health care…but it has also encouraged new competitors. Agile innovators are re-inventing...Learn More
5 Service Lessons from Ikea’s Manhattan Planning Studio
Ikea’s “planning studio,” to open in April, is bringing the suburbs to the city, which apparently is just where new urban dwellers want it. Here are five ways Ikea is going to redesign the shopping trip. Today’s city-dwellers don’t merely want suburban comforts and amenities, they want to live a...Learn More