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. Casper now has more than 60 stores and several retail partnerships.

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Indigo 9 Digital

JULY 29, 2022

Need to relax after a stressful week at work then try Topo Chico Hard Seltzer. Many people are shifting over … from carbonated soft drinks to sparkling waters,” said Alex Beckett, global food and drink analyst at Mintel, “because those drinks often have no sweeteners, no calories, and “have a more of a health healthy image.”

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Indigo 9 Digital

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

They went in and addressed a problem that the industry was having, which was fake products and authenticity, the things that made potential customers very leery of buying online,” said George Belch, chairman of the marketing department at San Deigo State University. Nike Dunks represent nearly 50% of Nike sales at Goat and Fight Club.

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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

DECEMBER 6, 2023

One of the reasons Shake Shack took off is because there weren’t a lot of similar options at the time. The fast food industry has also taken a while to catch up with McDonald’s only starting to make burgers using fresh beef patties in 2018. The other trend Shake Shack helped to popularize is the rise of fast casual restaurants.

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Indigo 9 Digital

JANUARY 16, 2023

Gone are the days when everyone is grabbing a sub for lunch and instead people are spending their dollars at Chick-fil-A. Chick-fil-A has experienced an impressive level of growth, growing annually at 15% between 2010 – 2018 while the restaurant industry as a whole only grew by 3.4% during that time period.

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Indigo 9 Digital

APRIL 21, 2022

One of the international companies looking to tap into the Indian retail market is Walmart. In 2018 Walmart purchased a controlling interest in Flipkart a popular eCommerce company in India. The founders didn’t want to want to be like their competitors at the time who were in “each and every category under the sun.”

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Indigo 9 Digital

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Cash App started allowing users to make purchases in Bitcoin in 2018, making Cash App one the first mainstream payment apps to do so. In 2021 $10 billion worth of Bitcoin transactions flowed through Cash App and more than 10 million Cash App users have used the app to buy Bitcoin since 2018. Do you like this content?

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Rangeme

APRIL 6, 2022

Take a look below at each brand that will be added to KeHE’s product portfolio, gaining exposure to more than 30,000 retail locations and their retail partners. Their inspiration is delicious fresh food and their goal is to help people reduce food waste at home. YES Bocce’s Bakery Circles Coffee. Mori Leaf Tea.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 23, 2020

A few brands, notably Nike with its Colin Kaepernick ad in September 2018, have gained media attention and even increased sales based on their public stands on controversial issues. But as it has with many other retail trends, COVID-19 evidently has accelerated the adoption and impact of values-based buying.

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Indigo 9 Digital

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Retail is littered with stories like this one, about companies that were once at the top but are no longer relevant. Each step is highly digitized and integrated with another, which allows the company to churn out hundreds of new products tailored to different regions and user tastes at a daily rate. Think Sears.

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Indigo 9 Digital

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Zak Normandin, CEO of direct to consumer brand Iris Nova, (parent company of Dirty Lemon beverages) said cost per action on Facebook increased by a factor of three between 2017 and 2018. 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.

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Indigo 9 Digital

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

There are many retailers pursuing this strategy right now. Ulta Beauty has a deal with Target to open at least 800 mini Ulta Beauty stores within Target stores. 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.

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Rangeme

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

In 2018, French-trained personal chef Rodolfo Fernandes knew he had to create something sweet and healthy that everyone could enjoy without losing the satisfying taste of “sugar” after remembering a story from his childhood. Overall, they have 14 retail products available in bulk sizes at a low cost for establishments to purchase.

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Indigo 9 Digital

JULY 21, 2023

Zak Normandin, Dirty Lemon’s founder said cost per action on Facebook increased by a factor of three between 2017 and 2018. 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. Do you like this content?

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A1 Retail

JUNE 15, 2021

The platform will welcome its online community in person at the store located in Europe’s largest shopping centre, running from 1 st – 12 th July. Eshita started the platform determined to transform the way fashion is consumed, enabling consumers to do good for their wardrobes, their wallets and the planet all at the same time.

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Indigo 9 Digital

JANUARY 17, 2023

Without many options at home you simply head out of the door and grab a quick bite to eat at your favourite local restaurant. If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox. DoorDash launched DashPass its loyalty program in 2018.

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Indigo 9 Digital

APRIL 17, 2023

All of these factors and several more make Sephora one of the most successful beauty retailers in the world. Personalization at the next level. The power of personalization is often discussed but many retailers struggle to get it right. This is an excellent example of personalization at an individual level.

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Indigo 9 Digital

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

By Tricia McKinnon If one thing is true about retail it’s that change is a constant. You can grab a craft beer at 7-Eleven or have Instacart deliver snacks from 7-Eleven to your home. 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

MAY 4, 2023

The areas where dollar stores have flourished are often known as “food deserts”, markets where consumers are many miles away from a grocery store or a big box chain such as Walmart but they still need a place to buy household items and food at affordable prices. The truth is that not all items sold in dollar stores are the cheapest.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 3, 2022

Take a look at how Fenty is winning over consumers by catering to their needs in four critical areas. As anyone who has struggled to find clothing that fits knows there aren’t too many retailers that get a passing grade for selling clothing made for all. This trend has already started to materialize. trillion and $1.5

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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. In 2018 Casper spent $80.7

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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? Fast forward less than two decades later to 2018 when Sears was in so much financial hardship with declining sales and profits as well as mounting debt it filed for bankruptcy. That was back in 1969. That’s what happened with Sears.

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Indigo 9 Digital

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

By Tricia McKinnon It may surprise you to learn that Amazon has nearly 600 retail locations. Amazon used to also have Amazon 4-star stores which sold products that have at least a 4-star rating on amazon.com including Echo devices, games, books, kitchen and home products. Amazon Go. Amazon now has 30 Amazon Go stores.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 12, 2022

The popularity of the brand which sells jackets, hoodies, t-shirts, and other accessories online as well as in its stores caught the eye of private equity firm The Carlyle Group which made a $500 million investment in the brand in 2017 valuing the company at $1 billion. Having the drops occur at a specific time reinforces this habit.

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Indigo 9 Digital

JANUARY 30, 2023

By Tricia McKinnon If you rolled back the clock to 50 years ago it would be hard to imagine a world where malls were not at the centre of commerce. The Class A malls] will continue to do well,” said Keith Jelinek, a senior managing director at Ankura. Department stores, a mall staple, have been in decline for at least a decade.

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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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Rangeme

JUNE 14, 2022

As shoppers look for the lowest prices and are ready to shop around at different stores, loyalty programs are becoming key to retaining consumers. Some retailers are doing a great job with loyalty programs, he points out. One is Scarborough, Maine-based Hannaford, which launched My Hannaford Rewards in 2018 due to customer demand.

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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. A champion of diversity, in 2018 Starbucks achieved gender and race pay equity for all staff in the United States. Do you like this content? Unapparelled execution.

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Rangeme

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

According to Bain & Company, a 5% increase in customer retention correlates with an increase in profit of at least 25%. Since there are a lot of CPG fish in the retail sea, half of loyal customers have left a brand for a competitor that was better at satisfying their needs. May 9, 2018 , 15 Amaresan, Swetha.

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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). The Nue Co.

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Indigo 9 Digital

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Its oat milk landed in coffee shops in the United States in 2016 and by 2018 its was so popular there were shortages of it across the United States. Oatly is now valued at $1.3 The ability to see and act on emerging trends. But at that time a food scientist at Lund University in Sweden named Rickard Öste noticed a few trends.

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Retail Next

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

It was the third month in a row that physical stores recorded sales of at least 98.4 percent of the comparable period year-over-year, by far the best string of relative three-month performance in over five years (May, June and July of 2018 saw sales decreases, as measured year-over-year of -2.6, -3 and -2.1 percent respectively).

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Indigo 9 Digital

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Marks & Spencer is in the midst of a multi-year transformation that former CEO Steve Rowe began in 2018 and it’s working. representing the fastest growth in at least a decade and sales so far this year have been strong. It will give them more reasons to shop at M&S,” said Katie Bickerstaffe, co-CEO of Marks & Spencer.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 22, 2022

But the truth is many eCommerce trends come from the largest eCommerce market in the world, China. Last year retail eCommerce sales in China came in at an eye popping $2.6 trillion giving China a 52% share of global eCommerce retail sales. For context, the United States has the second highest share at 19%.

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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

MAY 16, 2022

When you look at Amazon you can see that it has always seen itself as more than a book seller. That view helped Amazon to move into new categories and to create successful businesses like Amazon Web Services which sit outside of its core retail business. But the best brands see themselves as serving a higher purpose. Giving back.

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