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Following the Consumer to Low-Price Retail
What “dollar stores”? All the big dollar chains have evolved into competitively priced retailers, blurring the once well-defined lines within the value sector. We culled through our How America Shops® research to learn what percentage of consumers choose dollar chains over Walmart and how the new low-priced chains are giving...Learn More
How Consumers Use Their Heads and Hearts When Shopping
Today’s post-pandemic, inflation-weary consumers aren’t just shopping for products, they’re shopping for joy. Our consumer research shows that most are balancing this joy of shopping with the need to be frugal. Brands and retailers need to learn how they can help shoppers walk that line. Are Retailers and Brands Marketing...Learn More
Beauty’s Big Brand Opportunity Is Older than 50
Sure, there is a high number of Gen Z and Millennials buying cosmetics and skin care products. But the smart beauty brands are looking at a different figure when catering to 50+ women, which includes Gen X – their trillions of dollars in spending power. Our How America Shops® research...Learn More
Diversity, Not Income, Defines Destination Shopping
During our market research, WSL has noticed a big consumer trend among some of the most expensive shopping districts in the country: democratization. These destinations, from Manhattan to Las Vegas, seem to have acknowledged that the people passing through represent all incomes as well as high and low spending. Our...Learn More
How America Shops® Explores: 4 Ways to Lead Shoppers to Joy
The troubles of the past three years have been overwhelming, and consumers are ready to get some joy back into their lives. Joy happens in everyday experiences, including shopping, feeding the family, decorating and maintaining the home. Joy is essential to consumer feelings, confidence and loyalty. To learn the role...Learn More
Gen Alpha’s Influence Is Taking Hold at Retail
WSL has long advised that to know the shopper, you have to follow the shopper. And today, many of those shoppers are following someone in very small shoes. Gen Alpha, the oldest of whom are just approaching 14, have outsized influence as consumers. These brands and retailers are responding, with...Learn More