Indigo 9 Digital

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

When they launched Goat, they really hit the right market segment. They went in and addressed a problem that the industry was having, which was fake products and authenticity, the things that made potential customers very leery of buying online,” said George Belch, chairman of the marketing department at San Deigo State University.

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Indigo 9 Digital

AUGUST 2, 2022

In the United States Amazon has made the most significant advances in creating tech enabled retail stores with its Just Walk Out technology that allows customers to skip the checkout. The first Amazon Go store opened to the public in 2018 to much fanfare. Stores as delivery hubs for other retailers. Do you like this content?

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JULY 19, 2021

packaged food market size was $ 996.56 cardiovascular equipment market is expected to grow at more than 11% CAGR through 2027. This is because the maternity care market in North America is projected to cross $3 billion by 2023 with a good compound annual growth rate. during 2017-2030, reports Goldstein Market Intelligence.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 12, 2022

The deal was significant because it was the first time such a large private equity firm invested in the streetwear market. What has led to Supreme’s ascent and dominance in the clothing market? Resale and social media growth provide free marketing and more exposure. Scarcity that heightens demand.

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Indigo 9 Digital

JANUARY 17, 2023

In the third quarter of 2022 DoorDash paid $446 million in marketing expenses or 35% of revenues. A healthier rate of marketing spend would be around 10% of sales. In 2019 DoorDash spent 101% of its revenues on marketing in the first quarter a few months before it passed Grubhub in market share. "We

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Indigo 9 Digital

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Warby Parker Warby Parker which was founded over a decade ago in 2010 is often looked at as the crème de la crème of direct-to-consumer retailers. The eyeglass retailer famously disrupted the market for prescription eyeglasses with a slick website and a try-before-you-buy from home program which captured the hearts of millions of customers.

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Indigo 9 Digital

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

But over more than a decade Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle brand has grown from a weekly newsletter into an eCommerce, media and events empire valued at $250 million in 2018. By 2018 goop had over 8 million subscribers. Paradoxically, going into a crowded market can feel easier. Entering a niche market is much scarier.

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Indigo 9 Digital

JUNE 7, 2022

Consumers at that time were reeling from the recession and Aldi and Lidl entered the grocery market in the United Kingdom with low prices and were able to steal share. Tesco even tried its hand at opening a discount grocery chain called Jack in 2018 but it closed the chain of 13 stores earlier this year. "We Source: Bloomberg.

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Rangeme

JANUARY 27, 2022

And that care is showing in sales: the men’s beauty and personal care (BPC) market is expanding, with 2.2% According to market research company Kantar, 44% of British male consumers care about maintaining their appearance so across the Atlantic, the men’s BPC picture is the same. Small companies appealing. Man-shopping.

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Rangeme

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

In 2018, French-trained personal chef Rodolfo Fernandes knew he had to create something sweet and healthy that everyone could enjoy without losing the satisfying taste of “sugar” after remembering a story from his childhood. No Sugar Aloud has been active on RangeMe since 2018, and the team is fond of RangeMe Insights. So, what’s next?

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Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 3, 2022

When Rihanna launched her lingerie brand Savage X Fenty in 2018 it was inclusive from the very beginning. For retailers to not adapt or evolve can be a fatal flaw,” says Kalinda Ukanwa, a marketing professor at the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business. Rihanna from the beginning wanted to serve everyone.

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Rangeme

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

While shifting consumer loyalty could represent a market threat to incumbent category leaders, “This is a huge opportunity for emerging brands,” said Jared Kligerman, Co-Founder, Wander Nut Butters. Store brands’ growth have outpaced the retail market as their quality continues to rise while often offering good value for money.

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Indigo 9 Digital

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Zak Normandin, CEO of direct to consumer brand Iris Nova, (parent company of Dirty Lemon beverages) said cost per action on Facebook increased by a factor of three between 2017 and 2018. 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

APRIL 17, 2023

Sephora knows that great marketing starts with great service. If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox 4. Many of the personalized experiences that Sephora offers are due to the retailer’s focus on innovation.

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Indigo 9 Digital

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Its oat milk landed in coffee shops in the United States in 2016 and by 2018 its was so popular there were shortages of it across the United States. Oatly opened for business 29 years ago in Sweden where it was a household name long before its products entered the United States market seven years ago. Oatly is now valued at $1.3

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Indigo 9 Digital

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The fast food industry has also taken a while to catch up with McDonald’s only starting to make burgers using fresh beef patties in 2018. The other trend Shake Shack helped to popularize is the rise of fast casual restaurants. Shake Shack tries to differentiate itself by adapting to local markets. Serve the local community.

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Rangeme

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Additionally, there is a compelling sales and marketing story to tell as well; SPINS recently reported that products certified across these categories are all seeing double-digit growth; Non-GMO (10%), Organic (11%), B-Corp (11%), Fair Trade (10%,) and Animal Welfare (19%). . Are you interested in getting USDA certified organic?

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Indigo 9 Digital

APRIL 21, 2022

By Tricia McKinnon India has the fourth largest eCommerce market in the Asia Pacific region behind China (#1), Japan (#2) and South Korea (#3). But India’s retail eCommerce sales are growing quickly, up 27% last year to reach $67 billion and by the end of next year India’s retail eCommerce sales are expected to surpass $100 billion.

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Rangeme

JUNE 14, 2022

These programs lead to more loyal customers since 47% say they spend more with the supermarket whose program they belong to, according to the Data and Marketing Association in London. Some retailers are doing a great job with loyalty programs, he points out. Loyalty programs are popular in the U.K.,

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Indigo 9 Digital

JANUARY 11, 2023

Raise your hand if you have ordered multiple versions of the same outfit in different sizes because you don’t know what your size is at a particular retailer. Take mattress retailer Casper. In 2018 Casper spent $80.7 Walmart has made a number of moves in recent years that show why it’s the number one retailer in the world.

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Indigo 9 Digital

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Trader Joe’s is another retailer that gives away a lot of free samples and “ what a lot of people may not know is the biggest marketing expense we have at Trader Joe's is actually just letting people try our food,” says Tara Miller, Trader Joe’s Director of Marketing. Do you like this content? Start selling food.

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Indigo 9 Digital

JANUARY 12, 2023

Fast forward less than two decades later to 2018 when Sears was in so much financial hardship with declining sales and profits as well as mounting debt it filed for bankruptcy. Walmart saw a future in discount retailing and aggressively went after that market chipping away over time at consumers that once would have shopped at Sears.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 31, 2023

But the truth is Nordstrom’s failure in Canada can’t be simplified, by saying, as many are, that Nordstrom didn’t understand the Canadian market. Nordstrom operates in one of the hardest categories in retail, apparel and accessories. Over the past decade that Nordstrom has been in Canada there have been material changes in the market.

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A1 Retail

JUNE 15, 2021

Harita Shah, Marketing Director UK and Creative, Media, Events, & Brand – Europe, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield comments : “We’re delighted to host By Rotation’s first physical pop-up at Westfield London this July.

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Indigo 9 Digital

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Cash App started allowing users to make purchases in Bitcoin in 2018, making Cash App one the first mainstream payment apps to do so. In 2021 $10 billion worth of Bitcoin transactions flowed through Cash App and more than 10 million Cash App users have used the app to buy Bitcoin since 2018. Do you like this content?

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Indigo 9 Digital

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Marks & Spencer is in the midst of a multi-year transformation that former CEO Steve Rowe began in 2018 and it’s working. If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox. Marks & Spencer’s revenues last year were up 21.5%

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Indigo 9 Digital

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

A champion of diversity, in 2018 Starbucks achieved gender and race pay equity for all staff in the United States. If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox 4. This is a feat that not many companies can say they have achieved.

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Indigo 9 Digital

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

This acquisition adds to other moves Amazon has made in the healthcare sector including its purchase of PillPak, an online pharmacy, in 2018 for $753 million. In addition to getting more of your wallet, a service business like this has better margins than Amazon’s retail business and is less capital intensive. Do you like this content?

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Rangeme

APRIL 11, 2022

According to the Future of Drink Report from market research company Datassential, Chicago, 42% of consumers say they are interested in plant-based, alcohol-free versions of classic cocktails. In 2018, Guinness stopped filtering through isinglass (fish bladder), which it had been doing for more than 250 years. Source: Just Wine.

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Indigo 9 Digital

JULY 21, 2023

In the beginning beverage maker Dirty Lemon like many direct to consumer brands used Facebook and Instagram to market its products. But over time Dirty Lemon found that the success many brands found using Facebook and Instagram marketing attracted many competitors leading to higher customer acquisition costs. Do you like this content?

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Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 30, 2022

If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox. Extend beyond core eCommerce apps The best retailers don’t just have products or apps they have an ecosystem. Both of these digital launches had strong results. Do you like this content?

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Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 9, 2023

This shift in shopping habits has negatively impacted retailers in the middle of the pricing spectrum like JC Penney, Sears , Gap and Kohl’s. If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox 4. Do you like this content? eCommerce isn’t cheap.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 22, 2022

But the truth is many eCommerce trends come from the largest eCommerce market in the world, China. Last year retail eCommerce sales in China came in at an eye popping $2.6 trillion giving China a 52% share of global eCommerce retail sales. The offline market is very important to us.” Do you like this content?

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Rangeme

JULY 27, 2022

It will be a $47 billion global opportunity by 2028, according to Vantage Market Research, but is the growing cannabidiol (CBD) market safe and legal? It is beyond medicine where the CBD market is growing fastest. and Europe expected to be the world’s largest markets for CBD in the next few years. In the U.S.,

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Indigo 9 Digital

JULY 5, 2022

Any good marketer knows the right collaborations can do wonders for a brand even turning its fortunes around. In 2018 New Balance partnered with an unlikely partner, NBA player Kawhi Leonard. It starts chasing after the latest trends in a desperate attempt to stay relevant. The right collaborations. Take a look at Tim Hortons.

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Rangeme

JUNE 28, 2022

Target also has a Forward Founders program, designed to engage entrepreneurs, particularly Black founders, early in their startup journeys by helping them navigate critical stages of bringing a brand to market, including ideation, product development, and scaling for mass retail. Suppliers focus on equity.

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Rangeme

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The ABC series encourages enthusiastic entrepreneurs to pitch their product ideas to a panel of famous investors, including Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, and Kevin O’Leary (who happens to be a keynote speaker at ECRM’s 2021 Global Market: Fall Experience). We were aired on 10/28/2018, Season 10 Episode 4.

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