Rangeme

JANUARY 10, 2023

3 Kevin McSpadden, You Now Have a Shorter Attention Span Than a Goldfish , Time, May 2015 [link] We now live in a world where “capturing one’s attention” is an invaluable art form. 4 Adrian Ward, The Neuroscience of Everybody’s Favorite Topic, Scientific American, 2013, [link] Those people are lost at sea and don’t even know it.

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Indigo 9 Digital

AUGUST 16, 2022

Look at the Gap it has struggled to pass the tests of time yet the Jordan Brand is growing quickly at a time when people are spending less on clothing and more on things like technology, think iPhones and data plans. Nike was desperate to keep Jordan from signing with Adidas which was dominant at the time.

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Wiser

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

There’s no oracle that can tell you exactly how to attack the holiday season, or how to predict what your competitors will be doing, but looking at past behavior can be a great indicator. Let’s take a look at a product category that is often the focus of holiday sales: women’s handbags.

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Indigo 9 Digital

JANUARY 17, 2023

The retailer was originally called SheInside but the name was shortened in 2015 to Shein. Tops start at $3.00, shoes start at $5.00 and jeans start at $12.00. If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 17, 2023

By Tricia McKinnon In 2015 Under Armour passed Adidas to become the second largest sportswear company in the United States. In our view, while Under Armour’s brand is certainly not terrible, it still lacks the clarity and desirability of stronger brands like lululemon,” said Neil Saunders a managing director at GlobalData Retail.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 31, 2022

Speaking about the initiative Nike’s CEO at the time, Mike Parker, said: “through the Consumer Direct Offense, we’re getting even more aggressive in the digital marketplace, targeting key markets and delivering product faster than ever.” Over the course of several years Nike has successfully grown its direct to consumer business.

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Indigo 9 Digital

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The prevailing wisdom at the time which hasn’t gone completely away is that you can’t translate a high touch experience, one often involving thousands of dollars, online. With more pricing control brands can offer more merchandise at full price, avoiding markdowns which are thought to negatively impact a luxury brand’s image.

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Indigo 9 Digital

APRIL 5, 2022

Launched in 2010 AliExpress is a global retail marketplace. It offers products at wholesale prices and targets overseas consumers many of which live in Russia, Brazil and the United States. Alibaba opened its own chain of grocery stores called Hema in 2015. Hema grocery stores. Source: Investopedia. Do you like this content?

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Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 3, 2023

Most things that seem easy are not easy at all. If you want to know how Nike has grown into an iconic brand then take a look at five of its strategies for success. Today the idea of signing Michael Jordan seems obvious but at the time it was a risky move for Nike which didn’t have the money to afford the deal. Take risks.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 31, 2023

It joins a slew of American retailers that came to Canada but decided not to stay. The most famous exit of all time is when Target abandoned 133 stores in 2015 after failing to make the model work after only two years in Canada. If you wanted to buy a new outfit for work or for a party there weren’t many choices at that time.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 19, 2023

If you are looking for a new outfit but don’t have a lot of money to spend then Primark is the retailer for you. You can buy a dress at Primark for $11, jeans for $16 and a tank top for $3. You can see where the market is headed when retailers like Shein who also sell clothing at rock bottom prices continue to thrive.

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Indigo 9 Digital

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Given the differences between men and women, we also wanted to make a shoe specifically aimed towards the female runner,” said Laura Healey, manager of footwear innovation at Puma. “We Puma has long used collaborations to keep itself at the forefront of popular culture. Leverage key partnerships. Do you like this content?

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V Count

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Before we dive into specifics of each event, it’s beneficial for retailers to understand why they should attend these gatherings. In the remainder of this post, we’ll take a chronological look at this year’s significant events and their dates. Why Should Retailers Participate in These Organizations?

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Mass Relators

JUNE 28, 2022

The dunnhumby eCommerce RPI was released Wednesday as part of The dunnhumby Quarterly: a new multi-dimensional analysis of key retail trends with the first edition being focused on eCommerce, the company said. “H-E-B’s “Their success offers mid-size and regional retailers a roadmap on how to succeed online. “H-E-B’s

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Indigo 9 Digital

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Everlane is a clothing brand that sells high quality basics (cashmere sweaters, cotton t-shirts and jeans) but at lower prices than retailers like J.Crew. Using Warby Parker’s home try on program customers are given the option of trying on five pairs of glasses at home which Warby Parker sends to customers free of charge.

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Indigo 9 Digital

APRIL 19, 2023

If you order delivery frequently then you probably have had at least one bad experience. In the fourth quarter of 2022 same store delivery sales at Domino’s were down 6.6%. 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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Rangeme

AUGUST 2, 2022

launched Black Pound Day in 2020 and in Australia, Indigenous Business Month , a celebration of businesses owned by indigenous Australians, has run since 2015. This is an initiative aimed at Black and Hispanic businesses with five or fewer employees. For example, the U.K. Help for Black business owners. Back in the U.S.,

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Rangeme

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

SCS has been a Technical Administrator auditing companies around the world to the Non-GMO Project Standard since 2015. Major: 5% or more of the finished product Minor: At least 0.5% SCS Global Services is a global leader in food and agricultural certifications. Added water and salt are excluded from this calculation.

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Indigo 9 Digital

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

But over more than a decade Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle brand has grown from a weekly newsletter into an eCommerce, media and events empire valued at $250 million in 2018. Those newsletters produced 35% of the traffic to goop’s website at one time. To be successful and to have longevity you will need to reinvent yourself at some point.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 9, 2023

It seems like a misnomer that someone will place an order online at home and then will put on their jacket get into their car and go to pick it up. Take a look at Target. That sentiment was echoed when Walmart CFO Brett Briggs said : “it is a big advantage being an omnichannel retailer and I think that is showing right now.

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Indigo 9 Digital

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

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. It’s really hard to acquire customers online,” said Sucharita Kodali, a retail analyst at Forrester. Competition for the new wave of mattress companies was quite fierce.

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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? But at some point there is a tipping point when a company fails on so many fronts it’s impossible to get back up. That insight was the impetus for Sears’, at one time, immensely popular, catalog. That was back in 1969.

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Rangeme

AUGUST 16, 2022

in the four weeks ending May 15, 2022, in all multi-unit retailers. At the same time, sales of electronic smoking devices jumped by 12.8%. Convenience stores are also a top location for CBD purchases, with 29% of consumers making purchases there and a quarter of people visiting at least once a day. In the U.K., In the U.K.,

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Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 30, 2022

New Retail is an initiative aimed at connecting online and offline retail and digitizing stores to provide a better customer experience. It is also an initiative aimed at tapping into the wealth of sales that take place offline in China. Hema is rumoured to be valued at $10 billion. The deal valued at $2.6

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Rangeme

JANUARY 27, 2022

men’s skincare grew roughly 8% a year — about double the growth in men’s BPC overall — between 2015 and 2019, and L.E.K. expects it to grow at around 6% annually between 2021 and 2026. Facial scrubs was the next largest category, with 12% share of the category and growing at 28%. In the U.S., last year over 2019. In the U.S.,

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Small Biz Trends

MAY 18, 2021

At its core, StockX is a resale market used for authentic sneakers (i.e., Buyers can find sneakers at less than the retail price, making it an attractive purchase for them, especially for a serious sneakerhead! StockX was founded in 2015 and launched in February 2016. Initial transactions are charged at 9.5%.

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Wiser

AUGUST 10, 2017

The following is a contributed article by Vivian Yu, Data Analytics and Operations Intern at Quad Analytix. Retailers always claim to be selling this season’s “hottest trend,” but what exactly does this entail? Quad performs large-scale extraction on retail websites and visualizes the data in our web application.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 10, 2023

From adding digital ordering kiosks in restaurants to creating one of the most widely used mobile apps in the retail sector many companies are taking cues from McDonald’s. That is why when you look at a pair of pants on one site you see an ad for that very same pair of pants after you have moved on to new websites.

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Rangeme

JULY 7, 2022

Companies doing a good job at homing in on each individual consumer include Roman (for men, offering personalized treatments for everything from hair loss to erectile dysfunction), HUM Nutrition (to discover which nutrients you need), and Nurish (personalized vitamin packs). A survey by Perfect Corp. in 2017 showed consumers were 1.6

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Rangeme

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Rachelle Radcliffe, Director of Brand Development at KeHE. In 2015, Carol Vanegas-Schuster, CEO of Got Paella LLC, a first-generation Latina college graduate, and her husband Ben, born of German parents and raised in Spain, started their dream business. Got Paella. We don’t go about our day without checking it first. Dolce Biscotti.

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Indigo 9 Digital

JULY 21, 2023

Having advertised with Facebook and Instagram since very early on, we saw the cost to acquire customers rise significantly, and it's at a place now where it's just unsustainable. Shifting to retail is a great way to connect with a local audience but also have an impact on the national scale,” said Normandin. Do you like this content?

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Indigo 9 Digital

AUGUST 22, 2022

While a customer loves the idea of ordering chips and a pop before settling down at home to watch a movie, you can quickly see how that gets very expensive for the delivery company. The economics are brutal,” said Damir Becirovic, a principal at a venture-capital firm speaking about the ultra fast delivery industry.

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Small Biz Trends

JULY 19, 2021

And it is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.1% cardiovascular equipment market is expected to grow at more than 11% CAGR through 2027. The North American consumer electronics industry is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.5% So, the demand for food items will stay forever with a good growth rate.

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Rangeme

MARCH 29, 2022

Underperforming retailers and tech laggards have been at risk for years, as this timeline of U.S. retail sales, nearly double the 2015 figure of 10.7%. A decade in review: Ecommerce sales vs. total retail sales 2011-2020. It’s a ‘Go’ for Amazon’s Just Walk Out at Whole Foods. Retail Dive. TechCrunch.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 11, 2022

By Tricia McKinnon For as much as we hear the words “the customer experience” the experience we have with many retailers often feels less than ideal. In defence of the retail industry delighting customers is not an easy thing to do. Instead, a better customer experience would be not to place so much emphasis on closing the sale at all.

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