Small Biz Trends

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Small Business Administration, American small businesses employed 60 million people in 2019. It’s those employees who historically have managed customer relationships and have driven business growth. Even the slightest breakdown of customer engagement or in the customer journey can send a client down the road to a competitor.

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Small Biz Trends

JULY 8, 2021

Retail Statistics: The Big Picture. The retail market size is continuously growing. According to a report from the National Retail Federation, the US retail sales in 2020 grew 6.7% over 2019 in spite of ubiquitous public health emergencies in the country. What’s more, retail trade added 4.8

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MAY 17, 2022

Traditional retailers are not sitting back watching this market grow. In 2019 Foot Locker invested $100 million in resale platform GOAT, its largest investment ever at the time. In 2019 it had an estimated market size of $6 billion and it is projected to grow to $30 billion by 2030. StockX is now valued at $3.8

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MARCH 17, 2022

Jon Basalone, President of Stores at Trader Joe’s in 2019 said : “ we’ve been around for over 50 years, and we’ve never had layoffs. Captains (store managers) make around $100,000 per year. If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox.

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MARCH 8, 2023

e.l.f’s strategy is not lost on the analysts covering the beauty sector with Olivia Tong, managing director and senior consumer staples analyst at Raymond James saying that “we think…[e.l.f.] is one of the best positioned in beauty because they have relatively manageable price points and still a lot of market share opportunity to gain."

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Indigo 9 Digital

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

We will need to generate and sustain increased revenue and manage our costs to achieve profitability. One of the drags on profits for most direct-to-consumer retailers is advertising expenses. million on advertising in 2019 and 2020 respectively. In 2019 Casper spent $154.6 million in revenue and in 2019 it lost $93.0

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Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 14, 2023

Following the purchase of Tiffany its new management team focused on making Tiffany relevant again through a number of high-profile partnerships. When Tiffany changed ownership its new management team wasted no time in confronting this challenge head on. Elevated Partnerships. Brands face this challenge all the time.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Source: Bloomberg "[Forever 21] has lost much of the excitement and oomph which is critical to driving footfall and sales and is now something of an also-ran which is too easily overlooked," said Neil Saunders, the managing director of GlobalData Retail. By 2019 Forever 21’s sales declined from a peak of $4.4 billion in 2019.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 31, 2022

billion up 39% from 2020 but revenues were just shy of Nordstrom’s 2019 pre-pandemic revenues of $15.1 Nordstrom has not been immune to the toll the pandemic is taking on the retail sector with its net sales down in the first quarter of 2020 by 39.5%. So how strong is Nordstrom? Last year it generated revenues of $14.4

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Indigo 9 Digital

APRIL 11, 2022

In 2019 lululemon opened a new flagship store in Lincoln Park Chicago. If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox. Many retailers get into trouble by having a never ending appetite for what’s hot. At 20,000 sq.

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A1 Retail

JANUARY 18, 2022

The owner of two major retail schemes in Northern Ireland have reported the highest month of sales on record in December at its premier outlet, The Boulevard, as well as an annual growth in sales of 23% compared to the same trading period in 2019.

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Indigo 9 Digital

APRIL 17, 2023

In 2019 a Sephora Beauty Insider sweepstakes winner won $1 million. The emotional component of loyalty is a vital driver of our loyalty program and what really matters most to our clients," said Allegra Stanley Krishnan, vice president and general manager of Loyalty at Sephora. Do you like this content? A history of innovation.

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Small Biz Trends

JULY 19, 2021

billion in 2019. from 2019 to 2026. The digital content market amounted to $167.370 billion in 2019. Here are a few best trending product ideas in this niche: Memberships. The US revenue from online apparel and accessories retail sales was $102.5 billion in 2019. Mobile phone accessories are a growing niche.

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Indigo 9 Digital

JUNE 13, 2022

billion close to its pre-pandemic 2019 revenues of $6.7 Over 30% of all sales in Q1 2021 came through our digital channels including our app, nearly doubling the levels of Q1 2020 and up from 1% of all sales in Q1 2019.” The gains by the competition as well as Tim Hortons’ lagging financial results did not go unnoticed by management.

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Indigo 9 Digital

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Amazon knows that smaller stores are easier to manage, require fewer employees and they force Amazon to select the best inventory since there is limited selling space. And that's no different in fashion," said Simoina Vasen, managing director of Amazon Style. share just a few years ago in 2019. to 45,000 sq.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 4, 2023

If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox 4. Successful retailers have long known about the power of a strong private label brand. Since these stores are often small they can manage with a smaller staff complement. to 12,000 sq.

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Indigo 9 Digital

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

In 2019 a 96 year old WWII veteran entered a Chick-fil-A store in Maryland. After telling Chick-fil-A employees what happened Daryl Howard, a Manager, quickly sprang into action and began working on the veteran’s car. For one it empowers its employees to go above and beyond to serve their customers. Take this example.

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Rangeme

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

This was primarily due to consumers staying at home, says Neil Saunders, Managing Director and Retail Analyst. Valentine’s Day is a bumper day for retailers, to spread some love and inspire a whole lot of spending. Due to this, Valentine’s Day 2021 — the first pandemic Valentine’s Day — saw an 18.6% Where are we shopping?

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Indigo 9 Digital

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Ocado is an online grocer and Marks & Spencer paid £750 million for a 50% stake in Ocado’s UK retail business in 2019. Marks & Spencer was also the fastest growing food retailer in Britain in the three months up to December 4th, 2021. "We Do you like this content? Improving Digital.

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JULY 5, 2022

Known for its “dad shoes” New Balance has managed to keep consumers interested and coming back for more. We completely changed our [collaboration] strategy over the past couple of years,” said Joe Grondin, New Balance’s senior global collaboration manager. By Tricia McKinnon How does a brand pass the test of time? Ask New Balance.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 3, 2023

In 2019 Nike created the Nike Vaporfly sneaker which was worn by marathon runner, Eliud Kipchoge, when he ran a sub two hour marathon, the first time in history that time was ever achieved. 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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JUNE 28, 2022

billion, 2019 marked the first year Abercrombie & Fitch experienced an increase in sales since 2012. It can spread fashion trends really, really fast.”. If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox. With sales of $1.5

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Retail Next

MARCH 18, 2020

Harvard Business Review put the Chinese economy in recovery, and PYMNTS.com reports that supply chain congestion stands at 73 percent of 2019 levels (73 percent of goods are getting through to store shelves), up from 62 percent at the worst part of the epidemic. Manage Your Cash Flow and Revisit Budgets.

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Rangeme

JANUARY 27, 2022

Smaller brands that are more authentic are gaining share,” says Emile Santos, managing director and partner of L.E.K. men’s skincare grew roughly 8% a year — about double the growth in men’s BPC overall — between 2015 and 2019, and L.E.K. last year over 2019. Consulting, a global strategy consulting firm in Boston. million.

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Indigo 9 Digital

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

In an attempt for the nearly 100 year old retailer to remain relevant 7-Eleven opened its version of the store of the future called the Evolution Store in 2019. 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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Rangeme

JUNE 21, 2022

25/03/2019. Retailer Waitrose launched Waitrose Unpacked in 2019, featuring only bulk products, and has since expanded it to four stores. It is important that supermarkets make moves to reduce plastic,” says Neil Saunders, Managing Director and Retail Analyst at GlobalData in New York City. London, United Kingdom.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MARCH 15, 2022

They don’t fill out a survey or tell management they just take their dollars elsewhere. Many retailers that succeed do so in part by excelling at customer service. In 2019 a 96 year old WWII veteran entered a Chick-fil-A store in Maryland. In 2019 a Sephora Beauty Insider sweepstakes winner won $1 million.

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Indigo 9 Digital

MAY 27, 2022

-area residents are often frustrated by being stuck in traffic, we identified geographic areas in the market that are beyond a 30-minute drive from existing stores and where affinity to IKEA is extremely high,” said IKEA Area Manager Janet McGowan. Those food courts also generate large amounts of foot traffic for the retailer.

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Rangeme

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The 2019 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report reported that there were approximately 13 million women-owned companies in the U.S., Certification requires that one or more women have unrestricted control of the business, demonstrated management of day-to-day operations, and a proportionate investment of capital or expertise.

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Rangeme

MAY 2, 2022

In fact, a 2019 Nielsen survey found that more than 30% of consumers would pay more for an environmentally friendly product. Examples of carbon offset projects include landfill methane capture, improved forest management, and energy efficiency projects.

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Rangeme

MAY 19, 2022

Walmart’s media arm to offer brands a tool to help manage digital ads. More than half (56 percent) of consumers say they spent more at small businesses in 2020 compared to 2019. Consumers Drive the ‘Made in America,’ Clean Beauty, & More Retail Trends. Marketing Dive. January 28, 2022. , Salesforce.

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Rangeme

JULY 19, 2022

Between 2017 and 2019, large brands in the U.S. a year, while small brands grew 1.7%, according to a report from management consulting firm McKinsey & Company. lost volume at a rate of 1.5% The time for small brands is now.

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Rangeme

OCTOBER 13, 2022

According to NielsenIQ Retail Measurement Services, NielsenIQ Product Insight, powered by Label Insight, there has been significant growth among some up and coming mushroom ingredients in the past three years, particularly products containing Reishi (up 72.3%), Lions Mane (up 534.5%) and chaga (up 238.4%). since 2019.

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Indigo 9 Digital

JUNE 22, 2022

If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox. Earlier this year Instacart launched Instacart Platform which offers retailers several tools and solutions including warehousing, advertising technology and data analytics.

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MAY 6, 2022

“In fact, we saw the acceleration of offline retail as well—there’s more of a shift toward a true omnichannel integration.”. If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox. Do you like this content?

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Indigo 9 Digital

JULY 24, 2023

If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox 4. In 2019 a Sephora Beauty Insider sweepstakes winner won $1 million. They don’t fill out a survey or tell management they just take their dollars elsewhere. Do you like this content?

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Rangeme

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Nearly 200 suppliers pitched their products to KeHE’s Category Management team, who chose a whopping 20 brands to add to their assortment. We loved working with our KeHE Category Manager and hope other brands get to participate in this great program!”. My KeHE category manager was so prepared and enthusiastic about PureWild products.

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