Shelley and Tom McGee, president and CEO of ICSC, discuss a mix of consumer trends that will impact holiday spending. It might surprise you to know that Gen X controls 33 percent of all spending (although only 19 percent of the U.S. population); so why are retailers still ignoring them?
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Well, Gen Zs entered the workforce, and everyone (over the age of 45) seems to be weighing in on one thing: Gen Z isn’t exactly obsessed with traditional office wear. They fully intend to sit at your table and rise through the ranks on the fast track, but the “we’re not doing that” attitude that put Gen Z on the map extends to stuffy workwear.
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The Kraft Heinz downsizing gives retailers permission to finally act on that reality. Having to walk past 40,000+ items to select the 20 or so items consumers have on their shopping list is just ridiculous and helps fuel the growth of online grocery shopping.
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There is no age limit for doll collecting. In fact, it tends to grow with age. Among doll collectors, kids’ rooms abandoned during the empty-nesting years are repurposed as doll nurseries. And the growing kidulting trend, where adults aged 18 and above revert to or continue on with their play toys, will bring younger doll collectors into the fold.
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Showrunner brings new risks. How will Amazon manage IP ownership for user-generated content? Can it maintain quality control while scaling content creation? Will creators embrace the platform or push back, as they have with other generative AI tools? And what guardrails will Amazon apply around moderation, misinformation, and monetization?
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Whether you’re curating emerging brands for beauty, evaluating partnerships in wellness, or looking for buzzworthy products to add to your assortment, the Celebrity Brands Report is your new cheat sheet.
Why Kim Kardashian and Selena Gomez Founded Brands Crush It Read More »
In its new ad campaign, “The Code,” Dove explores the explosive impact of AI in shaping perception and estimates that up to a whopping 90 percent of the content consumers currently engage with is generated by AI. And with AI-generated imagery in particular, the depiction of beauty is obviously skewed toward an unobtainable level of perfection. Dove is renewing its vow to champion real beauty, with a commitment to never use AI to create or distort women’s images.
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If the staple of grunge core is tartan plaid, indie sleaze’s core staple is a pair of frayed black skinny jeans. Now that the trend is experiencing its second life, it’ll be rooted in structured workwear blazers and motorcycle jackets, rather than the greasy hair and smudged mascara still haunting millennials’ dreams.
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The boomer generation never met a nostalgic reminder of their youth that they didn’t respond to. And with more time (and money) on their hands, they are likely to continue to drive this trend for the foreseeable future.
The Latest Play: Kids Toys for Grown-ups Read More »
From simple stone tools to complex genetic engineering and information technology, the history of technology is the history of human invention. The speed at which the invention of these tools and technologies is being delivered now has become exponential as the application of machine learning and AI becomes the ubiquitous open-source ingredient.
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