Indigo 9 Digital

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

This is because the vast majority of retail sales still happen in stores with online sales representing only 14.6% of retail sales in 2022 in the United States. While shopping online is convenient there is still a lot of friction in the shopping process. Reduce friction in the shopping process. Still not convinced?

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Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 10, 2023

By Tricia McKinnon Starbucks is a company that has long known that the future of retail is tied to technology. By 2014 Starbucks had rolled out mobile pre-order and pay before it was common to do so. Back in 2009 it launched its mobile app. Then it began offering in app payments in 2011. Do you like this content?

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Indigo 9 Digital

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Dollar Tree bought Family Dollar in 2014 for close to $9 billion but it has struggled to turn the chain around. Customers love shopping the best of Family Dollar and Dollar Tree in one easy-to-shop local store in their community. In the past the merchandise at Family Dollar could be 10% to 15% higher than at Dollar General.

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Rangeme

AUGUST 16, 2022

Convenience stores are a top location for tobacco purchases and 29% of consumers shop there for tobacco products, according to a presentation last November: State of the Consumer: Understanding Tobacco/OTP and CBD Users in the New Environment, from Donna Hood Crecca, principal with Technomic. In the U.K., of respondents (3.3

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Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 6, 2022

But its revenues only grew by 10% over last year, the lowest growth rate since Alibaba became a public company in 2014. share of retail sales in the country while eCommerce makes up 16.1% of retail sales in the United States. Community buying is a popular way of shopping. Stores play an important role in eCommerce.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 10, 2023

Starbucks is a company that has long known that the future of retail is tied to technology. By 2014 Starbucks had rolled out mobile pre-order and pay before it was common to do so. If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox 4.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 30, 2022

Even with online shopping, beauty is still a category that consumers like to purchase in-store as it is easier to see if products match which was especially important for the first product launched under Fenty Beauty, which was foundation. Back in 2014 when no one was looking, Rihanna registered the trademark for Fenty Beauty.

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Rangeme

MAY 11, 2021

The photo below is of me back in 2014. So it will come as no surprise that I had a personal interest in speaking with more than a dozen buyers during ECRM’s Healthy Living, Vitamin & Nutrition Program to see what’s trending among consumers in these categories. Me and Meijer’s Halle DiLuca.

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Rangeme

MAY 11, 2021

The photo below is of me back in 2014. So it will come as no surprise that I had a personal interest in speaking with more than a dozen buyers during ECRM’s Healthy Living, Vitamin & Nutrition Program to see what’s trending among consumers in these categories. Me and Meijer’s Halle DiLuca.

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Rangeme

JUNE 28, 2022

It offers an assortment of products from Asian- and Latino-owned/founded businesses; for Women’s History Month, Target leveraged digital icons to help guests shop women-owned and founded brands online; for this year’s Pride month , Target is collaborating with LGBTQIA+ designers and LGBTQIA+-owned brands. Diversity in retail.

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Indigo 9 Digital

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

With companies like Shopify it has never been easier to set up shop online. The challenge is that it’s an unprofitable consumer-facing company in the retail space, and the retail space isn’t fundamentally growing.” Casper Casper is another direct-to-consumer brand onlookers have watched closely since it launched in 2014.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 10, 2023

If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox 4. One of the clear benefits of having more digital customers is it allows retailers to gather rich customer data. Do you like this content? More personalized customer interactions.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 11, 2022

Every person you hire isn’t interested in going the extra mile and it is important to know this and to let go of employees that are performing at a low level to make room for those that will create the unique experiences that make shopping at your store a memorable one. Do you remember the phone Amazon launched in 2014?

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Indigo 9 Digital

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Actress Blake Lively who also has a huge following launched her own lifestyle brand and website called Preserve in 2014 but the actress was forced to quickly shut it down within a year due to a lack of interest. If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox 3.

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Indigo 9 Digital

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

While this is a buzz word in 2023 Aerie stepped out and made a decision to use more diverse models nine years ago back in 2014. Aerie has also taken on the role of retailer turned activist. Aerie goes much farther than the average retailer when it comes to social issues. An ability to stay ahead of the trends.

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Indigo 9 Digital

JANUARY 11, 2023

A study by the Capgemini Institute found that on average retailers charge their customers just 80% of the cost of delivering goods. The irony of online shopping is that the most economical model for a retailer is when customers are not purely online shopping at all. Take mattress retailer Casper.

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Indigo 9 Digital

JANUARY 10, 2023

These lines of business are so successful that Alibaba’s IPO in 2014 remains the largest IPO in history raising $25 billion. If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox. Take a look at his advice on leadership, failure, success and more.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 31, 2023

If you didn’t want to spend too much money you could shop at Macy’s or Sears. Or if you wanted to spend a lot more you could shop at Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus or Saks Fifth Avenue. Luxury consignment shop TheRealReal which is mostly online launched in 2011 and brought in $1.2 There were even fewer choices in Canada at that time.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 17, 2022

With online shopping the options for where you can purchase products and services are endless. Because a customer believes they are getting an uncommon deal they are more likely to spend more during the duration of their shopping trip. Macy’s is now adding small Toys “R” Us shops in 400 of its stores this year.

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Indigo 9 Digital

JULY 21, 2023

By Tricia McKinnon If you are thinking about starting an online business which is often called a direct to consumer business in retail then you are not alone. First Amazon disrupted traditional brick and mortar shopping by selling online then many entrepreneurs followed suit hoping to grab a piece of the pie. Do you like this content?

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Inside Retail

MARCH 30, 2025

You could create a solution that uses generative AI to write personalised product descriptions, making the most relevant product attributes pop to the right consumers, creating product imagery based on particular criteria, and building shopping lists from recipes and a shoppers current items in the cupboard.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 17, 2022

More than 200 million people shop on Amazon each month. Brands have found success on Amazon Even large and well-established retailers who generate significant traffic can benefit from selling on Amazon. Amazon’s traffic easily trumps that of any other retailer and it is important to have a presence where your customer is.

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