Consumer Trends: Page 153
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Marshalls wants to give women a boost
An online survey by the retailer found that 75% of women have held themselves back.
By Daphne Howland • April 8, 2014 -
Shoppers remain highly price conscious: study
Some 80% of consumers are looking for deals, both in store and online.
By Daphne Howland • April 8, 2014 -
Trendline
Digital innovation and technology trends in retail
Generative AI and TikTok Shop have replaced the metaverse and NFTs as the hot topics of the day — here’s a look at how brands are using them.
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Deep Dive
It's the age of the millennial: What that means for retail
Retail Dive takes a look at millennials' retail appeal, and how this buzzed-about generation could change the future of the industry.
By Kelsey Lindsey • April 8, 2014 -
Millennials? Nothing new to see here
Retailers are itching to figure out Generation Y, but maybe they’re not much different from everyone else.
By Daphne Howland • April 7, 2014 -
Calif. bill would shift data liability to retailers
Protecting customer data is not fading from the radar screens of politicians.
By Daphne Howland • April 7, 2014 -
Deep Dive
You read it here: Custom publishing in the world of omni-channel retail
Custom publishing is nothing new, but omni-channel expectations are leading companies to think about content in a whole new way.
By Daphne Howland • April 7, 2014 -
Fast fashion and social media: This week's most read retail news
These are the top five retail stories of the week.
By Kelsey Lindsey • April 4, 2014 -
Prada sales slow as luxury market softens
The upscale Italian leather accessories company says the long-term outlook is pretty good, though.
By Daphne Howland • April 3, 2014 -
Rite Aid adds health coaching to program
The drugstore retailer is beefing up its Health Alliance program with new services.
By Daphne Howland • April 3, 2014 -
Outlet centers are getting crowded
Competition and rent are both going up as more retailers enter the off-price outlet game.
By Daphne Howland • April 3, 2014 -
Alibaba invests heavily in brick and mortar
In addition to other expansion moves, the online giant is betting on an increased dependence between web commerce and physical stores.
By Daphne Howland • April 1, 2014 -
Lululemon expanding product line and turf
The retailer is acknowledging that it must be more inclusive in a now uber-competitive activewear segment.
By Daphne Howland • March 31, 2014 -
Pinterest sends most buyers to retailers
And Amazon is the most likely retailer to benefit, a new study shows.
By Daphne Howland • March 31, 2014 -
How good is your content?
Retail marketing success now depends on good content from social media to magazines, says branding company Contently.
By Daphne Howland • March 28, 2014 -
Sears tries fast-fashion
With its “Now + Here” apparel brand and products from Seventeen magazine, the faltering retailer hopes to revive its prospects.
By Daphne Howland • March 28, 2014 -
Too many toys, not enough babies
Toy retailer Toys “R” Us has seen sales decline due to more intense competition and a declining birth rate.
By Daphne Howland • March 28, 2014 -
Luxury retailers turn to 'yummies'
Young urban males have become one of the most desirable demographics for retailers.
By Daphne Howland • March 27, 2014 -
New York City losing bookstores
Independent booksellers are doing well in many American cities, but New York rents are pushing many in the city out.
By Daphne Howland • March 27, 2014 -
Milwaukee considers giving Boston Store $1.2M to stay downtown
The decline of traditional department stores, despite city subsidies in many areas, calls for new approaches.
By Daphne Howland • March 25, 2014 -
Saks offers no-minimum free shipping
The move all the more normalizes consumers' expectations of free shipping from retailers.
By Daphne Howland • March 25, 2014 -
Birchbox to get physical
The four-year-old beauty products e-merchant will open a brick-and-mortar store in New York’s Soho neighborhood in May.
By Daphne Howland • March 25, 2014 -
Deep Dive
What a Google store means for retail
Retail Dive explores what this new electronic venture would look like following rumors of Google's first U.S. store opening.
By Gabriel Salkin • March 24, 2014 -
Chuck D on how to save music retail
The famous rapper’s ideas for saving brick-and-mortar record stores could apply to many areas of retail.
By Daphne Howland • March 24, 2014 -
Top tweeters and Millennial loyalty: This week's most popular stories
Hot topics like Target's data breach and fast fashion are scattered in our list of this week's most read stories on Retail Dive. Trends like Millennial shopping and m-commerce also fall into the ranks, as well as a run down of the top 6 retail tech companies to follow on Twitter. Read on ...
By Kelsey Lindsey • March 21, 2014 -
Will robots replace retail workers?
The “Retail Prophet” says retailers like Kohl’s, Target, and Walmart will have fewer workers thanks to robot technology.
By Daphne Howland • March 21, 2014
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