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The New Journey to Wellness – A Retail Opportunity
There is new momentum among younger women and men to research health topics that are considered taboo — think menopause, UTI, erectile dysfunction, sexually transmitted infections, low testosterone. Research often leads to purchase and “The New Journey to Wellness” sees opportunities for retail stores (vs. DTC sites) to provide information...Learn More
Retail’s Missed Opportunity in Men’s Wellness
Nearly one-third of all adult men seek wellness remedies for gender-specific ailments. Yet there is no easy-to-find, dedicated men’s wellness section in many stores. For our latest How America Shops® survey, we asked men which health conditions they have researched. Their responses, and the differences between pro-active health-conscious younger men...Learn More
A Retailer’s Lifelong Journey to Wellness with Muriel Gonzalez | EP64
In this episode: Wendy Liebmann talks to Muriel Gonzalez, President, The Vitamin Shoppe about how the pandemic brought her out of retirement to lead the transformation of street corner vitamin shop into a model of 21st century wellness. They discuss: The keys to transforming a store for fitness jocks into...Learn More
Caution! Retail Curves Ahead
In this study we present a preview of the attitudes, anxieties and concerns that shoppers are experiencing as this holiday season approaches— and will carry with them into 2024. We trend the traditional How America Shops® measures of financial outlook and see many more shoppers barely holding on, and financial...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
Retailers Are Losing Category Sales Due to Indecisiveness
Consumers are finding more categories are a challenge to purchase in the store, and that’s causing them to go online to buy what they need – easily, with discretion and sometimes at a better price. Based on our proprietary consumer insights, these are the categories retailers and brands need to...Learn More