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The retail apocalypse isn’t coming—it’s here, and survival depends on adaptation, not market dominance. Consumer behavior has fundamentally shifted beyond price sensitivity to a complex value equation encompassing convenience, curation, and experiential factors.
Luxe brands realize it is more than fair to trust clients with their most scarce resource: Authenticity. It is becoming the essential differentiator. People want the genesis story of the brand, its inspirations, its current creative force, its – dare we say it? – relevance to them.
Maybe Family Dollar needs to buy a zombie brand like Bed Bath & Beyond or Sears for linchpin products that consumers still value and can’t find anywhere else. These could be the cornerstones of a differentiated merchandise mix that makes Family Dollar stand out from the competition.
As Gen Z disrupts the latest disruption (AI), they have adapted GPT models, rewriting the rules to perform off-label tasks and are shaping a new communications stream. The tech platforms have noticed, recognized the potential, and are following their lead.
Lululemon’s chances of prevailing and being compensated for lost profits, receiving royalties and/or unspecified damages are slim to none. In such cases, it isn’t enough to prove product patents or trade dress were copied – and that’s particularly hard where fashion is concerned. The plaintiff must also prove that the offending party intended to trick customers into thinking they were getting the real thing.
Do you know how to unlock the hidden opportunities in what your customers aren’t telling you? Traditional consumer research captures what customers say they want but misses the subconscious decisions driving 85 percent of purchasing behavior.
People who dealt with Lauder day-in and day-out give testament to the fact that his old school, respect-based management style is a true rarity. There are some who met Leonard Lauder only on a single occasion but their memories help flesh out the bigger picture of this once-in-a-lifetime guy.
Too many retailers are leaving money on the table by relying on outdated trend reports or gut instinct. In this exclusive report, Charm.io breaks down the top-performing health and wellness products shaping consumer demand and driving sales right now.
They say necessity is the mother of invention, but that goes for calamity too. Bloomberg recently reported that Robert Keely, who runs a guitar pedal company called Keely Electronics, was hit with an $11,000 tariff bill for a load of imported merchandise. With no other options, he cashed in 1.83 million American Express rewards points to pay for it.
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