CBD is one of the most exciting new trends in beauty and wellness since retinols. A natural molecule found in cannabis, CBD is different from THC, the chemical that produces a “high.” A federal law…
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Shoptalk Series, Part 4 Need Supply Co. and Wayfair: Setting the Standard for Next-Gen Shopping
What if you could virtually “feel” a fabric swatch when you’re shopping for a sofa on your smartphone? That tech isn’t available yet, but the team at Wayfair is already imagining how it would work….
Shoptalk Series Part 3: Zola and Lightspeed – A Marriage Built on Shared Values
Just like marriages, relationships between retail companies and investors often fail, but Zola and Lightspeed have one of those strong partnerships that’s based on shared values and a common vision. For the third episode of…
Shoptalk Series Part 2: Reimagining The Mall
Malls today must become stages, where retailers and ideas can come to life, offering new experiences and content that draw consumers together to socialize, eat, be entertained and discover new brands. In the second episode…
Shoptalk Series Part 1: Reimagining the Store Experience
Stores are no longer just stores—they’re community points, distribution points and entertainment venues. Shoppers demand unique, fun experiences, but how do retailers and brands also provide convenience, seamless shopping and a fresh, edited assortment at…
How to Create a Pop-Up that Works
Whether you’re a digitally native brand launching a store footprint, an established retailer testing a new product or market, or even Amazon Prime releasing a new season of the popular show The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,…
How Retailers and Brands Can Recognize Their Data Assets
Data and AI are top of mind for retailers and brands looking for customer insights and ways to personalize the shopping experience, but companies sometimes struggle to recognize their own strength when it comes to…
Inside the Millennial Mindset with Nick Molnar and Jane Lu
Being agile and staying on top of trends are two keys to selling to millennials. Well, those two things are key to selling in general, but millennials are early adopters of trends and, in the…
TARIFFS, TWITTER TANTRUMS & TRADE
Tariffs and trade are the hottest topic in retail right now. At retail’s biggest annual event, the National Retail Federation NRF Big Show 2019, NRF President and CEO, Matthew Shay and SW Retail Advisors Founder,…