Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 10, 2023

By Tricia McKinnon Starbucks is a company that has long known that the future of retail is tied to technology. By 2014 Starbucks had rolled out mobile pre-order and pay before it was common to do so. Back in 2009 it launched its mobile app. Then it began offering in app payments in 2011. Do you like this content?

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Indigo 9 Digital

JANUARY 11, 2023

A study by the Capgemini Institute found that on average retailers charge their customers just 80% of the cost of delivering goods. The irony of online shopping is that the most economical model for a retailer is when customers are not purely online shopping at all. Take mattress retailer Casper.

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Indigo 9 Digital

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

New ultra fast fashion competitors like ASOS and Boohoo entered the market and did what Forever 21 did but better. Not only are these retailers fast to market with their trendy designs they are also skilled eCommerce operators. Like Sears and Neiman Marcus, Forever 21 simply did not react to changes in the market fast enough.

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Indigo 9 Digital

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

With companies like Shopify it has never been easier to set up shop online. Warby Parker Warby Parker which was founded over a decade ago in 2010 is often looked at as the crème de la crème of direct-to-consumer retailers. Casper Casper is another direct-to-consumer brand onlookers have watched closely since it launched in 2014.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 10, 2023

Starbucks is a company that has long known that the future of retail is tied to technology. By 2014 Starbucks had rolled out mobile pre-order and pay before it was common to do so. If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox 4.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 15, 2022

From small retailers to large retailers sufficient foot traffic has never been more important as consumers elect to do more of their shopping online. But it isn’t just online shopping that is affecting location decisions since the majority of retail sales still happen offline.

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Rangeme

AUGUST 16, 2022

According to IRI, a Chicago-based market research firm, sales of cigarettes declined by 3.8% in the four weeks ending May 15, 2022, in all multi-unit retailers. But convenience stores aren’t the only place consumers are shopping for CBD. At the same time, sales of electronic smoking devices jumped by 12.8%. In the U.K.,

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Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 30, 2022

Landing such a coveted partnership allowed Rihanna to pair her marketing savvy with deep talent in the beauty industry. Additionally, partnering with LVMH gave Fenty Beauty global distribution that was hard to match, through Sephora, one of the largest beauty retailers in the world. Rihanna, from the beginning wanted to serve everyone.

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Indigo 9 Digital

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

This is because the vast majority of retail sales still happen in stores with online sales representing only 14.6% of retail sales in 2022 in the United States. While shopping online is convenient there is still a lot of friction in the shopping process. Reduce friction in the shopping process. Still not convinced?

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Indigo 9 Digital

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

In 2014 Starbucks introduced a complete tuition reimbursement program for employees located in the United States who worked at least an average of 20 hours per week. If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox 4. Unapparelled execution.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 17, 2022

With online shopping the options for where you can purchase products and services are endless. Explore unconventional and creative marketing. While these are not the kinds of marketing moves that everyone is talking about these vehicles often have more captive audiences than a fast-moving social media feed. So what will it take?

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Indigo 9 Digital

JULY 21, 2023

By Tricia McKinnon If you are thinking about starting an online business which is often called a direct to consumer business in retail then you are not alone. First Amazon disrupted traditional brick and mortar shopping by selling online then many entrepreneurs followed suit hoping to grab a piece of the pie. Do you like this content?

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Indigo 9 Digital

JANUARY 12, 2023

By Tricia McKinnon Did you know that at one time Sears was the largest retailer in the world? During that time Sears was so dominant its sales represented 1% of the entire United States’ economy with two thirds of Americans shopping there. Consumers have less money to buy many of the items retailers sell. That was back in 1969.

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Rangeme

JUNE 28, 2022

Target also has a Forward Founders program, designed to engage entrepreneurs, particularly Black founders, early in their startup journeys by helping them navigate critical stages of bringing a brand to market, including ideation, product development, and scaling for mass retail. Diversity in retail. Suppliers focus on equity.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 10, 2023

If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox 4. One of the clear benefits of having more digital customers is it allows retailers to gather rich customer data. McDonald’s now has one of the largest retailer apps.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 17, 2022

More than 200 million people shop on Amazon each month. Brands have found success on Amazon Even large and well-established retailers who generate significant traffic can benefit from selling on Amazon. Amazon’s traffic easily trumps that of any other retailer and it is important to have a presence where your customer is.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 11, 2022

Classes can be offered by almost any retailer that sells a product. And given the growth of DIY videos on YouTube there is a clear demand by the market for consumers to become experts by learning from other experts. Do you remember the phone Amazon launched in 2014? Provide valuable services. Do you like this content?

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