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Shopping Next: Myths, Realities and What Will Endure | EP15
In this episode: Our own Wendy Liebmann and Candace Corlett (WSL’s dynamic leadership duo) discuss the new realities of the emerging retail world and challenge whether or not new shopping patterns formed during the pandemic will endure. Wendy and Candace discuss: Whether physical stores will remain viable How time is...Learn More
The Future of Retail from a Global View | EP14
In this episode: Our own Wendy Liebmann and Christine Cross, UK-based global retail consultant, discuss trends that are already disrupting retail around the world. Wendy and Christine discuss: The impact of channel agnosticism on how people shop, and where companies invest The growth of DTC and how it enables brands...Learn More
How Kroger is Helping Americans Live Healthier Lives | EP13
In this episode: Our own Wendy Liebmann and Colleen Lindholz, President of Kroger Health, discuss the power of retail to transform lives, and Kroger’s journey to help Americans be healthier — during the pandemic and every day. Wendy and Colleen discuss: Kroger’s “Food as Medicine” strategy grounded in affordable, personalized...Learn More
Extraordinary Sustainability: 5 Retail Safari® Examples
WSL’s research shows that shoppers have long felt sustainability is a cause worth spending more for. Now retailers are taking that value-driven purpose from ordinary to extraordinary, and driving even more shoppers toward sustainability. Here, we share five examples from our Retail Safari® tours. Shoppers Sought Sustainable Retail, Now It’s...Learn More
WSL’s Virtual Retail Safari® Reveal Reimagined Stores
The year 2020 not only redefined shopping, it helped re-engineer what stores look like now. WSL Retail Safari® scouts explored some of the most forward-looking changes in the physical store. Following are concepts worth watching, from our recent tours. What Kinds of Stores are Your Shoppers Returning To? The physical...Learn More
20 New Shopper Trends Retailers Should Know for 2021
As we look forward to a 2021 full of hope, we decided to look back on what shoppers have taught us this year, which is what retailers and brands will need to deliver next. Here are 20 of the most significant findings from WSL’s 2020 archives. Determination. In the WSL...Learn More