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Retail Trends for 2020

CJ Retail Solutions

Disruption, Responsibility and Veganism – effects on POS and retail. We’ve been saying (for what seems like many, many years) that one of the key upcoming retail trends will be a move towards enhancing engagement in store through digitalisation. The post Retail Trends for 2020 appeared first on CJ Retail Solutions.

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Does Procurement Play a Role in Retail Recovery?

Retail TouchPoints

But supply chain disruptions resulting from the pandemic forced many store managers to go rogue and do whatever was needed to stay in business. The business model that most of us were raised to believe was normal for retail commerce — brick-and-mortar shopping locations — became a bit of an anachronism during the pandemic.

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5 Lessons Learned from Shake Shack’s Strategy & Growth

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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. These restaurants cater to consumers who want to grab a burger on the go but want an elevated version of it.

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Why Direct to Consumer Brands Struggle with Profitability

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We will need to generate and sustain increased revenue and manage our costs to achieve profitability. At that time Facebook was less inundated with ads and direct-to-consumer retailers took advantage of that. Between 2018 and 2020 the cost of advertising on Facebook and Instagram more than doubled. million in 2022 on $598.1

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Nike’s Growth & Marketing Strategy: How it Grew Into an Icon

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In 2018 Nike took another risk during its 30th anniversary marketing campaign. In 2018 Nike opened its House of Innovation 000 store. If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox 3. Carefully manage distribution. Just do it.

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Have COVID-19 And Black Lives Matter Accelerated Values-Based Buying?

Retail TouchPoints

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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The Downfall of Sears, 5 Reasons Why it’s Struggling to Survive

Indigo 9 Digital

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. Hedge fund manager Edward Lampert, who is also Sears’ former Chairman and CEO and largest shareholder, purchased the company in bankruptcy proceedings for only $5.2