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Shoppers Say... It's Their Economy
Future Now Future Next — Volume 3 [ 2023 ] While economists claim the economy is better, what shoppers care about is their personal economy. In Future Not Future Next we explore how 77% of shoppers are coping with financial anxiety, the 64% who feel high prices will still go...Learn More
70% of Shoppers Face Locked-Up Goods. Here’s What They Think
Major retailers, including Target, Walmart, CVS and Walgreens, have been locking up categories of products behind theft-proof barriers. But their efforts to prevent theft might cost more than the shrink they’re trying to prevent. Our new How America Shops® research into product lock-downs, and how different generations respond, reveals the...Learn More
Walking the Talk of the New Inclusion
Just a few years ago, being inclusive in retail meant recognizing non-binary consumers and those with “differently shaped” bodies. But to be fully inclusive, retailers and brands will have to embrace a much wider spectrum of differences, some of which we can’t even see. Our scouts have been researching the...Learn More
How Women's Health Brands Are Driving the Future of the Category
By Emily Burns, OCT 06, 2023 || BeautyInc. – A Publication of WWD A look at how brands including Womaness, Kindbody and Bayer are employing products, campaigns and community to destigmatize women’s health. At the Beauty & Wellness Forum, Wendy Liebmann, chief executive officer and chief shopper at WSL Strategic...Learn More
Walmart, Target and Kohl’s Take on Amazon Prime Deal Days
When Amazon Prime announced its 48-hour sales extravaganza, called Big Deal Days, which begins six weeks before Black Friday, several retailers including Walmart, Kohl’s and Best Buy were quick to launch their own competing events. Here’s what these super-early holiday efforts have in common, based on our own Retail Safari®...Learn More
Retail Leaders Define 6 Vital Trends for 2024-2025 | EP60
In this episode: Wendy Liebmann talks to six industry leaders about key trends that will impact retail in 2024-2025. Listen to: They discuss: The health and wellness revolution at retail, and how to define women’s wellness. The new generation cohort driving growth: how 50+ consumers are the big opportunity now....Learn More