Retail news and trends

Luxury Brands Slash Prices to Entice Middle-Income Buyers

July 21, 2024
National Ice Cream Day Gets a Sprinkle of Digital Transformation This Sundae
Retail // July 20, 2024

Sunday (July 21) is National Ice Cream Day, and as the event has evolved for today’s digital consumers, brands are taking advantage of shoppers’ enthusiasm for the sweet treat to drive online engagement. Take, for instance, Cold Stone Creamery, which is using the occasion to...

They Said That: Notable Quotables From the Week of July 14
Connected Economy // July 19, 2024

This week featured insights from JOOR CEO Kristin Savilia on the necessity of experiential retail for luxury brands, discussions with One Inc CEO Ian Drysdale on the digital shift in the insurance industry driven by Gen Z expectations and warnings from Intellicheck CEO Bryan Lewis...

Navigating Change: Insights From Kenneth Cole and Nuts.com
Retail // July 19, 2024

Earlier this month at The Lead Summit in New York City, Jed Berger, president of apparel company Kenneth Cole Productions, and PJ Oleksak, CEO of Nuts.com, offered valuable perspectives on steering their companies through transformative changes while preserving brand integrity. Kenneth Cole, renowned for his innovative...

Personalized Luxury: The Key to Winning Wealthy Shoppers
Retail // July 19, 2024

In an era where luxury is becoming increasingly defined by personalization, wealthy consumers are demanding that brands innovate, tailoring their offerings to match their individual preferences. Take, for instance, luxury giant LVMH. The company’s Selective Retailing business, offering “personalized shopping experiences matched to individual aspirations,”...

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Amazon’s Prime Day Leaves Walmart+ Deal Days in Summer Haze

July 19, 2024
As Amazon and Walmart compete to win consumers’ retail spending, it seems the former may have had more success with its summer deals event than the latter, widening the gap beyond even last year’s marked disparity.   The eCommerce behemoth shared Thursday (July 18) that Prime Day participation reached new heights, “with record sales and […]

Bargain Hunters Fuel Amazon’s Prime Day Participation

July 17, 2024
With years of financial challenges compounding shoppers’ deal-seeking behaviors, Amazon and its competitors are seeing spiking demand for their summer deals events. Early reports suggest that Amazon Prime Day, the...

Shop Talk: Grubhub’s Grocery VP Says ‘We’ll Catch Up Very Quickly’

July 17, 2024
At a time when its competitors were announcing new grocery options by the hundreds, Grubhub appeared to be hanging back. Still, as it enters the fray, the aggregator sees a...

Embedded Finance’s Next Stop Is B2B Commerce

July 17, 2024
Wind the clock back just a few years, and online transactions were a disjointed experience. After filling a cart at a merchant’s site, upon checking out a user would be...

Quick Reads
Luxury Brands Slash Prices to Entice Middle-Income Buyers

July 21, 2024
Luxury brands have begun lowering their prices to win back middle-income shoppers. As The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Sunday (July 21), this move — by companies such as Burberry and Yves Saint Laurent — is aimed at enticing the 330 million people who spend less than $2,180 per year on high-end clothing, handbags and […]

Chinese Consumers Remain Cautious, Investing Instead of Spending

July 19, 2024
Chinese consumers are reportedly choosing to repay debt and buy wealth management products, despite government efforts to get them to spend. The country’s consumers put less money in the bank in...

Prime Day Sales Climb 11% as Shoppers Spend $14 Billion, Setting Record

July 18, 2024
American shoppers reportedly spent $14.2 billion during Amazon’s Prime Day event, setting a record for the number of items purchased. That’s an 11% increase over last year for the 48-hour...

Petco Names Former Five Below Chief Joel Anderson as CEO

July 17, 2024
Petco has named former Five Below CEO Joel D. Anderson as its new CEO and a member of its board of directors, effective July 29. This announcement from the pet...