The Direct Connection Jun 21, 2019 ... andparticipate in community events tied to the company’s values. The pop-up environments were intended to activate all five senses while showing off its 300+ products; for instance, visitors could partake in tasting menus, visit a beauty lounge, and get a first glimpse at its newest products.1 in 3 U.S. Trendsetters and 1 in 4 in the UK have made a purchase from a direct to consumer brand in the past year. DTC SHOPPINGLow cost, convenience, and promotions/deals prompt half of U.S. Trendsetters to shop from a ...
Retail 2.0: A.I., AR & VR Jun 20, 2019 ... U.S. and UK Trendsetters say technology has had a positive effect on their shopping habits rather than a negative effect. But with tech already integrated into so many aspects of the shopping experience, brands will need to step up their innovation game in order to keep up with expectations. Moreover, Ys and Zs can spot tech that's used as a gimmick, so in order for these experiments to be effective, they have to be a genuine step forward.Unsurprisingly, fashion and beauty are a natural fit for ...
Retail 2.0: Tech-Based Commerce Jun 19, 2019 ... Little Red Book, began as a sort of travel diary for social networking—a way for users (primarily women) to share photos of places they'd visited, things they'd bought overseas, and beauty items that were hard to find in China. Eventually it expanded into e-commerce, actually selling the items that were pictured. Today it has over 100 million users and is even expanding into offline sales: it recently opened a brick-and-mortar store in Shanghai.Google LensThe tech giant added this feature to ...
Retail 2.0: Shopping As A Live Event Jun 18, 2019 ... celebrity speakers and include fitness classes or wellness treatments, the driver is really about shopping as a social experience. Beauty brands, in particular, have embraced live events focused around their products. - Brands Creating Shopping-Focused Events - PopSugar Play/GroundThe pop culture site hosted its inaugural festival in 2018 with headliners like Kate Hudson, Mindy Kaling, and Yara Shahidi. While the celebrity guests were certainly a draw, the event was largely focused around its 125 brands ...
Portraits Of A Generation Mar 23, 2019 ... about?Please select your top 5. Music | Gaming | Learning/education | Social media | TV shows | Movies | Cooking/food/ restaurants | Nature/the outdoors | Shopping | Fashion/style | Religion/spirituality | Reading | Health & wellness | Travel | Technology | Fitness | Art/design | Sports | Beauty/grooming | Volunteering | Digital culture (e.g., blogs, memes) | Politics & Social Causes | Science | News & Current Events | Live events (e.g., concerts, festivals, plays ...
Fear Factors Mar 19, 2019 ... by Gen Xers (6.4%), Gen Ys (4.3%), and Gen Zs (1.3%). Meanwhile, the CBD market is projected to reach $22 billion by 2020. Its growth will continue to impact brands across verticals from food and beverage to beauty/grooming, and further demonstrates consumers' need for stress-relieving products and services. ASMR Once just a niche genre of entertainment on the Internet, autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) videos, which trigger “brain tingles” in some people, are gaining mainstream ...
The Urge To Splurge Mar 16, 2019 ... . Gen Zs have made luxury purchases in over the past year are clothing, shoes, dining out, tech & accessories, and beauty/grooming. This varies slightly among UK Zs: the #1 and #2 categories they have splurged on in the past year are clothing and shoes, followed by tech & accessories in third, entertainment events/experiences and beauty & grooming—tied for fourth—and dining out. When it comes to the top two types of splurges for Zs in both countries, four in 10 made a luxury clothing ...
The Shape Of Belonging: A Map To Modern Community Dec 12, 2018 ... where she was treated as a child and where she now takes her baby. Mary Jane appreciates the human-to-human interactions she has with people, such as in the grocery store or local eateries where she knows the employees well. Aside from lacking a gym on the main street of town, Mary Jane says that Tenafly has all the amenities that she needs, including great restaurants, beauty spas, nail salons, a farmers market-like grocery store, and an authentic local coffee shop. Young people’s draw to, and ...
The Joyride Dec 07, 2018 ... . Alongside the scenic beauty, passengers can drink from the train’s generous offering of wine and beer and satisfy their “drunchies” with gourmet hors d’oeuvres or food from its on-train café.Durango Brew Train Passengers aboard Colorado’s Durango Brew Train can expect a unique beer-tasting experience. The brew train, which passes through the Animas Valley and into the San Juan National forest, plays host to hands-on beer tastings by local craft brewers. Upon arriving at their Cascade Canyon destination ...
Home & Away Retail Trends Dec 05, 2018 ... benefit in having a presence in travel hubs, even if in the form of a vending machine. Airport retail concepts are the new coveted storefront for brands due to young consumers' proclivity to travel often and the profit potential in these places. The global travel retail market is projected to reach $85 billion by 2020 and then $153.7 billion by 2025, up from approximately $70 billion in 2017—astronomical growth that is led by beauty and grooming brands but remains open to all verticals. As young ...