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Robomart May Resurrect the Strip Mall: Future Shopping Life
If self-driving stores and same-day delivery are the future of Shopping Life®, encouraging shoppers to stay at home, then what will become of traditional (and outmoded) centers? We have a few ideas… but what are yours? We thought Shopping Life® had changed in the last five years, but the next...Learn More
WSL Reports Beauty Mega Brand Gets New CEO
By Jenny B. Fine // January 9, 2019 – WWD Jean-André Rougeot comes from Benefit Cosmetics, where he drove sales to more than $1.5 billion. As chief executive officer of Benefit Cosmetics, Jean-André Rougeot helped propel the brand from a hero-product based business to a full-fledged line with over $1.5 billion...Learn More
Startups Reinvent the Sheet-Buying Experience
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO // New York AP, January 2, 2019 A new year calls for sparkly new sheets. But shoppers looking for high-quality linens without hurting their budget may want to skip the so-called white sales at mass retailers. A new cast of startups, including Parachute, Brooklinen, and Boll &...Learn More
9 Off-The-Radar Retail Predictions For 2019
By Brian Pearson // Forbes, December 12, 2018 So much of retail is a gimmick. Just ask 2018. Massive sums are invested in immersive experiences that quickly lose their spark and in digital features that fail to make the experience easier. So more than 5,000 stores closed in 2018. In their valid...Learn More
Are You Speaking Your
Shoppers’ Language?
Communication is the basis of a healthy shopper relationship, but lots of retailers that sell similar products communicate in very different ways. Are you getting your message right? Is it just a Barbie Dreamhouse, or a guarantee of a good night’s sleep? This is how different retailers present one popular toy...Learn More
Holiday Sales Look Bullish
– But Retailers Should Be Worried
By Emily Dougherty, October 21, 2022 || BeautyInc. – A Publication of WWD Women over the age of 50 have been routinely ignored by marketers for decades. Now, though, healthier and wealthier than any generation of women before them, Gen X is coming resolutely into focus. As American women age, they start...Learn More