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Unpacking the Nuances and Needs of the ‘New Value’ Shopper
Amid post-pandemic shifts in how consumers buy goods, stubbornly high prices and a squad of ankle-biting retail competitors, WSL Strategic Retail has been researching how today’s shoppers think about “value.” Specifically, how their definition of value guides what they spend their money on – and won’t – as well as...Learn More
Estée Lauder has Lost $100 Billion in Value in the Past Three Years.
How a big bet on China dragged down a luxury legend. By Phil Wahba, FEBRUARY 3, 2025 || A Publication of Fortune For years before the pandemic, retail experts predicted that China would rival, perhaps even overtake, the United States as the top luxury market in the world. “In the...Learn More
Who's Winning the Beauty Retailer Race for Gen Z?
By Noor Lobad, NOVEMBER 19, 2024 || A Publication of WWD (Women’s Wear Daily) Gen Z is the only cohort whose beauty spend is growing in units, per NIQ – and the race for their loyalty is intensifying among a growing number of retail players. The beauty retailer race for...Learn More
The Shrinking American Household and How it's Poised to Impact Retail
Future Now Future Next — Volume 2 [ 2024 ] U.S. household size is shrinking, with exponential growth in single person households. Despite smaller baskets, these shoppers have more time to be focused on their own health and wellness, and they are more brand loyal across many categories. This Future...Learn More
‘Invisible’ Channels Eroding Retail Categories
Under-the-radar retail channels such as TikTok, Instagram and marijuana dispensaries are eating up market share in the health and wellness category, our preliminary How America Shops® research suggests. If retailers and brands don’t respond to this threat soon, they’ll suffer the side effects. But we see opportunity. Invisible Channels are...Learn More
Our Events - Past and Future
WSL Events Stay on top of our events. In-Person & Virtual. Don’t miss what’s coming. See what we’ve done. The Future of Commerce 2030 When? July 28-29, 2025 Where? Boston, MA What? The Emerson Group, along with WSL Strategic Retail and retailmediaIQ, hosted a two-day event focused on The Future...Learn More