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How Brands Are Rethinking Water Conservation
WWD / December 18, 2019 / By Allison Collins, Photography By George Chinsee From P&G to Owa, modern beauty brands are finding ways into the waterless beauty movement. Are you ready for the age of powder shampoo? Waterless beauty, a small but increasingly intriguing category comprised of brands and products that think of water...Learn More
Online Isn't Enough, Disruptive Brands are Opening Stores
Big news! Not everyone is a regular online shopper. In fact, no more than half of people shop online in an average of three months. As a result, many online-first brands have found it necessary to open stores. Here are seven familiar sites that have joined Main Street. It looks...Learn More
Big Brands Still Matter - Stop Being So Defensive
Small brands are gaining trust and influence on the store shelf, but can retailers just walk away from big heritage labels? Not likely. Shoppers want access to both small and big names, our research shows, but for different reasons. Here’s how adventure, and even self-expression, factor in, and how some...Learn More
The Challenge: Brands on The Door vs. Brands on The Floor
When it comes to brands on the shelf, research shows that some shoppers will swap stores to get the brand they want. When those brands are private label, the retailer has an opportunity to use them to boost the value of the name on the door. That’s never been truer....Learn More
Shoppers Want Respect, Not Discounts | 7 Brands that Deliver
Shoppers yearn for retailers that deliver respect, but our research shows only a handful deliver it the way shoppers want it. What are they doing right? We explore several examples of retail companies that succeed in winning the shopper’s respect. When the shopper wants to be put first, she goes...Learn More
More Brands Checking Into Hospitality & Fitness, Should You?
There is no longer a routine path to purchase, so retailers and brands are breaking their own molds. Among the trends: Many are turning to fitness and hospitality in the latest bid to shape-shift into what shoppers want their stores to be. We’ve reported before that shoppers are increasingly ditching their shopping...Learn More