Articles on
Experience
A Look at Retail Through a New Lens
Julie Lasky
December 23, 2025
The main floor of Bloomingdale’s New York locations offers a dazzling experience for shoppers intoxicated by jewelry, cosmetics, and checkerboard floors. In fact, you could ...
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Shein Gets Bookish with New Alibris Collab
Jasmine Glasheen
December 22, 2025
The Shein-Alibris partnership points to a greater retail trend: product assortments as a branding move. As consumers navigate economic uncertainty, there’s a strong chance that ...
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Creeping Out Customers Is the New Normal
Jasmine Glasheen
December 17, 2025
Generation Z seeks out unpolished emotional experiences from brands, but the same subversive societal critiques that pique next gen’s interest may alienate traditional consumers.
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Will Luxury Bow to Masstige?
Glyn Atwal
December 8, 2025
In Chicago, shoppers can pick up an affordable logo-emblazoned polo shirt at a Ralph Lauren store, enjoy a $6 latte at Ralph’s Coffee, and have ...
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What’s Selling Right Now on TikTok
Alex Nisenzon
December 3, 2025
The winning TikTok strategy? Consumers gravitate toward products that deliver convenience, comfort, and clear value, amplified by creators who show how to use them.
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Urban Outfitters’ New Store Design Is Far from the Mark
Jasmine Glasheen
December 2, 2025
Urban Outfitters is launching a new store experience—one they insist is driven by “customer insight and market preferences.” Walk in and the whole thing feels ...
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What Will Pringles Think of Next to Sell More Chips?
Phil Lempert
November 18, 2025
Would you pay $19.99 for a can of Pringles and a trinket? Well, meet the Once You Pop Mystery Box—Pringles' first-ever direct-to-consumer product. Inside each ...
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Who Is Becca Bloom?
Jasmine Glasheen
November 13, 2025
Bloom’s social media feeds share access to topics normally relegated to the insider knowledge of the privileged few. In so doing, Bloom makes her lavish ...
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