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JANUARY 2, 2017

Today, we thought we’d set the table for 2017 by reprising seven of the, ahem, more controversial topics of conversation. OK, there were actually a lot more than seven, but here are seven that might help ground your thinking about the big shifts in 2017 that she spoke of a few weeks ago. . Millennials Are In For Some Hard Times.

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AUGUST 22, 2018

The online marketplace has disrupted any number of verticals, changing the way we shop and spend, and where we grab must-have items — from books to rugs to lamps, and sometimes from across international borders. We operate the only truly global luxury digital marketplace at scale, seamlessly connecting brands, retailers and consumers.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Despite the concern – and a corresponding 9 percent drop in Walmart’s stock price that shaved some $29 billion from its market cap – CEO Doug McMillon told analysts he remains confident that 2018 digital sales performance will be in parity to its 2017 performance. eCommerce growth number. and around the world.

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MARCH 1, 2019

DSW began working with W Nail Bar in 2017; the two companies offer salon services at Columbus, Ohio’s Easton Town Center and the Polaris Fashion Place. They also create repeat visits to the DSW brand, where an exciting footwear assortment awaits.”. L Brands posted net income in the fourth quarter of $1.94 billion at $4.85

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MARCH 26, 2019

Every few weeks, another story about the dreaded generation surfaces: millennials are killing casual dining; millennials are killing breakfast cereal; millennials are killing home ownership. Millennials aren’t shunning luxury goods; they’re just renting them instead of buying. Millennials are in debt.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Taco Bell is living más as it pulls ahead of Burger King as the fourth-largest quick-service restaurant (QSR) brand with new delivery options and, yes, nacho fries. percent in 2017, Taco Bell has been drawing in customers with new food items, a Live Más marketing campaign and new nacho fries for $1. . But McDonald ’s Corp.

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AUGUST 11, 2017

This is evident with China’s JD.com snapping up luxury brand marketplace Farfetch for a cool $397 million this summer. This is due to the fact that hot spot destinations are more apt to have better access to high-end brands. The surprise luxury consumers who’re popping up, according to Bain’s research, are millennials and Generation Z.

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OCTOBER 6, 2019

ModCloth offers exclusive indie and vintage-inspired women’s clothing, shoes, handbags and accessories for 18- to 35-year-old women, while Go Global Retail is a brand investment platform for strategic investors in the consumer sector. Walmart acquired the assets and operations of ModCloth in March 2017 for an undisclosed amount.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

While the media often portrays millennials as preoccupied with the rising prices of festival tickets and avocado toast, their real financial concerns are a bit more practical. But millennials face significant headwinds in making those financial dreams a reality. get the REPORT on next generation investors. From big banks to big tech.

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JUNE 19, 2019

New investor David Williams, who is Merkle’s chairman and CEO, joined existing major investors who are increasing their support, including Millennial Media Co-Founder and CTO Chris Brandenburg, according to an announcement from the company. The funding comes as the company said consumers spent $517 billion online with U.S.

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JULY 3, 2019

Walmart has reportedly talked about selling three brands that it recently acquired to appeal to younger shoppers, all of which are unprofitable, according to Reuters. The retail giant bought Bonobos and ModCloth in 2017 and plus-size brand Eloquii in 2018 in a bid to compete with Amazon.

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APRIL 25, 2019

In 2016, eGaming was a $493 million industry, and in 2017 (the last year for which data was available), that had jumped to $655 million. The term eSports can refer to a wide range of games in the competitive space, but in general the most popular ones are in the first-person shooter or multi-player online battle arena genres.

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JANUARY 17, 2018

When the iconic Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (A&P) was looking to brand its bulk Brazilian coffee in 1919, it asked consumers when they drank coffee. so the A&P decided to name its house brand of coffee Eight O’Clock. As JCPenney grew, so did its private brands. Their answer was 8:00 A.M. and 8:00 P.M.,

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

After its disastrous Q4 2017 and resulting meltdown , the toy industry’s dominant force now has one store (small, at Garden State Plaza) and plans for 10 more. This arrangement is an interesting experiment about brand equity and supply chain consolidation,” says Jason Grunberg, SVP of marketing at CM Group , a marketing tech company.

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JANUARY 28, 2019

The bridal industry has been a rapidly shifting place of late, because the up-and-coming generation of millennials (presently the most marrying demographic) tend to think about – and shop for – their nuptial experiences a bit differently than their counterparts in previous generations. David’s Bridal entered bankruptcy last fall.

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APRIL 30, 2018

As Amazon adds established clothing brands to its platform, Chico’s FAS will become one of the latest companies to sell its merchandise on the eCommerce retailer’s site. The company’s brands include Chico’s, White House Black Market and Soma , CNBC reported.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

In the payments ecosystem, we need look no further than the bridge millennial for how the connected purchasing experience will evolve over the next decade. Bridge millennials own slightly more devices than the average consumer in our study: six devices compared to the roughly five that most consumers own. This group of 60 million U.S.

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OCTOBER 22, 2018

We have brand-new data that reveals how much change is happening. People of all stripes — from millennials to baby boomers, from Generation X to the Greatest Generation — are increasingly swapping the friction of shopping in a store for the convenience of using one of the many connected devices they now own to shop and buy from instead.

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APRIL 19, 2018

The storied department store is a bit more than a brand at this point. Some have noted that Macy’s is a middle-market brand pitching to a middle class that no longer exists — or doesn’t exist in enough force to support its expansive business model. A lot has been written in recent years about everything that has gone wrong at Macy’s.

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AUGUST 26, 2019

What else can it do, though, especially for online marketplaces? Visual search has held promise for online retailers for some time, especially since offering more visual content can engage tech-savvy millennial and Gen Z consumers. AI is being increasingly focused on visual search and personalization. AI For Visual Search.

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MAY 12, 2017

As more brick-and-mortar locations struggle to keep pace with online shopping, Fidelity has taken notice and made the decision to focus its efforts on eCommerce. This young company sells clothes solely through its mobile app and website from 2,000 brands.

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OCTOBER 23, 2018

Consumers are now buying CPG goods online, via mobile, at the office, through on-demand delivery, in meal kits and personalized services, by using smart home and voice technology, and more. Pinnacle Foods, which owns Vlasic pickles and other brands, has been targeted by activist investor Jana Partners. Short-term challenges.

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MAY 28, 2019

With abundant choices in many aspects of their lives, consumers expect a range of options when it comes to online shopping, ranging from picking out clothes to making travel plans. Half of global online transactions are expected to take place in Asia this year. billion in 2017. That marked an increase from 2017’s $1.4

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MAY 22, 2018

This challenge is seen across the spectrum of consumers, but it’s most acutely noticeable among older or bridge millennials — consumers between the ages of 30 and 40 who are buying houses, having children and beginning to settle into their roles as the drivers of commerce in the U.S. So, what’s a brand to do?

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OCTOBER 21, 2019

though they also operate under such brands as Motherhood Maternity and Pea in the Pod stores. “As As the retailer has dealt with deteriorating finances and a heavy debt load, it has been facing fortified competition from larger retailers that have the resources to invest in their online businesses,” that report added.

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APRIL 9, 2018

That’s a total of 44 million shoppers in 2017. There are resellers like thredUP and Poshmark that move a wide range of brands that are still in good condition, while others such as TheRealReal sell only luxury brands. Another draw is the allure of constant new arrivals and brands.

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JANUARY 22, 2018

In an ecosystem in which success is defined by scale and time to market, it’s no longer good enough to have a great product, a well-known brand or a compelling technology. For brands like General Mills, that’s a good news/bad news story. Once there, shoppers are introduced to a variety of brands, including private-label store brands.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Apart from its well-known namesake brand, Billabong is also the parent behind a host of surf and beach-lifestyle related firms: RVCA, Element, Kustom, Palmers Surf, Xcel, Honolua Surf Co. and Von Zipper are all Billabong brands (Billabrands). million, while $518,000 was cut from the value of the Honolua brand. Revenue dropped 8.8

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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

For its three years in operation, Brandless generated no shortage of buzz with its concept of “private label for less” and the idea that the best brand is no brand at all. Under his leadership, the plan for the brand was to pivot into higher-margin, bigger ticket products such as CBD oil and move Brandless onto store shelves.

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JANUARY 21, 2020

(ARC), which says it “provides channel-agnostic tools and insights to help the global travel community connect, grow and thrive,” had taken a majority stake in nuTravel, described as a “leading developer of applications that provide airlines with online retailing solutions with enhanced features to support travel agency services.”.

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MARCH 9, 2017

With all of the connected devices enabling less interaction with others, the big struggle everyone has been talking about for the last year has been the online versus brick-and-mortar shopping. In its Evolution of Retail, 2017 Generation Z Shopper Survey, the company looked at shopping habits for the younger post-millennial generation.

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AUGUST 17, 2017

While one day a teen may be into shopping strictly online, another day may see an offline preferred experience or a mixture of both, and retailers must be at the ready to transform engagement efforts at any given time. It turns out that retailers geared toward this younger demographic are having a tough time engaging them online.

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AUGUST 17, 2017

While one day a teen may be into shopping strictly online, another day may see an offline preferred experience or a mixture of both, and retailers must be at the ready to transform engagement efforts at any given time. It turns out that retailers geared toward this younger demographic are having a tough time engaging them online.

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APRIL 30, 2018

QVC President and CEO Mike George said when the deal was announced,“By creating the leader in discovery-based shopping, we will enhance the customer experience, accelerate innovation, leverage our resources and talents to further strengthen our brands, and redeploy savings for innovation and growth. The Beauty & Wellness Makeover.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2018

While much of physical retail struggled in 2017 from rapidly realigning consumer shopping habits, the team at Home Depot had an incredibly solid year, with same-store sales growing each quarter and a stock price that surged 42 percent. Despite retail’s slump, the stock market did well in 2017. A Stumbling Start to 2018.

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DECEMBER 12, 2017

Holiday 2017 year-over-year growth is 21 percent on average. But consumers are still shopping in physical locations nine out of 10 times, which means even the biggest and most successful digital brands have decided to make roots in the physical world. Digital commerce is growing — and growing very quickly. The Store as a School.

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AUGUST 27, 2018

Credit card debt made it over the $1 trillion mark in 2017, making it the third non-mortgage lending category to have surpassed the ten-digit mark in measuring consumer debt. Move over millennials — there is a new generation of cool kids rising and getting ready to dominate shopping. Banks $88 Billion Bad Debt Concern . In fact, at 3.4

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