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Who will be retail’s winners and losers in 2024?

Retail Gazette

.” Loser: Boots “Boots was one of the winners of 2023, benefiting from the continuing strong recovery in health and beauty sales post-lockdown. The home furnishings market looks like it had a very challenging Q4, and we would not be surprised if Wayfair decided to cut its losses and leave the UK in 2024.”

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The Future of the Mall: Why Developers are Rethinking Everything from Tenant Mix to Events and ‘Adjacencies’

Retail TouchPoints

On a micro level, we try to complement apparel with intimates, we have a very strong exposure to home furnishing in our Cady’s Alley design district, plus entertainment, health and beauty, and we would like to expand on unique food and beverage tenants that define the character of our district.”

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We’re Living in the Age of Conscious Consumerism

Rangeme

Meanwhile, beauty brands are celebrating a rainbow of complexions. Ulta Beauty will double the number of Black-owned brands on its shelves and feature Black women in its marketing campaigns. 8 Ulta Beauty to double Black-owned brands in its stores, feature more Black women in ads. Aldi plans to add 100 new stores in the U.S.

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JD.com's Strategy, 10 Things to Know

Indigo 9 Digital

Not wanting anyone to be bored while shopping at JD Mall shoppers are provided with an immersive shopping experience including : “11 themed experience zones and 29 product interaction zones, such as a beauty salon, [an] audio experience area, drone testing, massage [area]…making it a multi-scenario and fun space for customers.”

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Back to school, back to learning or will it simply be back to home?

Retail Next

These shoppers will be at home, protecting their own health. Jewelry & home were -30-40% while traffic to apparel and shoe stores continued to struggle with worse trends. Athleisure and lounge wear also continue to sell to provide the utmost comfort for those teaching, learning, and working from home. .

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 283 – 2021 Year End Review

Retail Geek

Slightly below the industry average was furniture and Home Furnishing so that grew at 21 percent versus the industry average of 22 and if you just asked me to bet I would have said in the same way that building materials and Home Improvement stores. And then here’s where we start getting surprises.