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Meijer plans to open two supercenters in Ohio, one in Michigan

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meijer will open two new 159,000-square-foot supercenters, in Alliance and North Canton, Ohio, on May 14, increasing the retailer’s store count to 55 in the state. Meijer previously announced plans to open a 159,000-square-foot supercenter in Hillsdale, Mich. That store is also scheduled to open on May 14. The Ohio supercenters […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Visit Drug Channels in Booth #1801 at #Asembia24 for a Special “Ask Me Anything With Adam” (#AMAWA)

Next week, the Drug Channels Institute team will be attending Asembia’s AXS24 Summit at the wonderful Wynn Las Vegas. And for the first time—thanks to our new friends at HMP Global—DCI will have its very own booth! (Click here for a special sneak peek.) As you might expect, we will hit Vegas in true Drug […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

Metadata is the key to compelling fan experiences as sports migrate to streaming

Sports, unlike all other genres, have the power to attract large, consistent TV viewership—and on set schedules. You’d have to have been living under a rock this past year to have not been exposed to the whirlwind NFL season, which culminated in record viewership for Super Bowl LVII. Regardless of the appeal, however, the immense […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

College basketball boosts U.S. cable viewing in March

Seasonality plays a role in an overall television usage decline of 3% during the month Following seasonal viewing trends that typically begin in February, overall television usage in the U.S. dipped again in March. Despite declines across categories, cable and streaming saw their share of TV viewing increase in this month’s report of The GaugeTM […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

LensCrafters Promotes Eye Health with Second Season of Immersive Roblox Odyssey

LensCrafters has launched the second season of its Roblox Eye Odyssey series, World of Optics, featuring games that mimic the tests in a comprehensive eye exam. The series’ first season has engaged more than 300,000 users since its debut in October 2023. In the metaverse experience, users help Blinky, a friendly eye-bulb character, overcome challenges […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Starring Gather AI, Wolt, Sainsbury’s: check out RTIH’s most read retail technology articles from last week

Check out the articles on this here website that caught your fancy last week, including AiFi, Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology, Wow Bao, Shopsense AI, Paramount Global, Intergamma, Getir, PLUS Retail, and commercetools. Inventory monitoring startup Gather AI bags $17 million in funding to transform supply chain traceability Gather AI, a provider of computer vision […]
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  1. Department: Consumer Durables

Case Studies of Successful Retail Product Launches: Lessons Learned

Retail product launches are an essential aspect of the business world, especially in the retail sector. It’s a crucial step to introduce new products or services to potential customers and generate sales. However, launching a retail product is not as simple as it sounds; it requires careful planning, execution, and continuous improvement. That’s why it’s […]
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  1. Department: Nonfood

Bojangles New Spin On the Hot Dog with New ‘Bo’s Bird Dog’ Works

  Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® stated, for consumers to adopt a new menu item with gusto, the menu items should not be completely new and different, it should be familiar but with a twist.  Bojangles ‘Bo’s Bird Dog’, is just hat and will be a hit.  Bojangles’ new hand-held […]
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  1. CPG: Food

Old El Paso launches Team GB campaign for Paris Olympics

Old El Paso has launched a Team GB campaign for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Old El Paso has announced a stand-out campaign as part of its continued partnership with Team GB as part of the highly-anticipated 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The link-up kicks off… This story continues at Old El Paso launches Team GB […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

L.O.L. Surprise! Parent Company Goes DTC, Debuts Loyalty Program

MGA Entertainment, the company behind L.O.L. Surprise!, Little Tikes, MGA’s Miniverse and other beloved toy brands, has launched its own direct-to-consumer (DTC) site and rewards program to get closer to its customers.  Although MGA products will still be available through major retailers, the new shopping destination, aptly named The MGA Shop, is designed to provide […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Social Media, In-Car, And Gaming Commerce

Recently, there has been a noticeable change in consumer behavior driven by evolving expectations, shifting retail channel preferences, and varying brand shopping habits. From this disruption, three noteworthy emerging trends have surfaced: social media commerce, in-car commerce, and gaming commerce. This week, we dive into how these trends are reshaping the shopping experience for consumers […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Sephora, Dove top CPG 2024’s Most Innovative Brands List

NEW YORK – CPG brands outpaced technology nearly 2:1 in the 2024 Most Innovative Brands survey conducted by Brand Keys Inc. (www.brandkeys.com), the New York-based brand loyalty and engagement research firm. “For the first time consumers acknowledged more CPG than Tech brands,” noted Robert Passikoff, brand keys founder and president. “And, for the first time, […]
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  1. Department: Consumer Durables

Lego Will Make Stores ‘Sensory Inclusive’ to Increase Neurodivergent Accessibility

To mark Autism Acceptance Month, all Lego stores in the U.S. and Canada will be certified as “sensory inclusive” by the nonprofit KultureCity in April. Associates will be trained to understand how sensory needs vary and how they can best help neurodivergent children and adults in the store. Additionally, sensory bags containing noise-reduction headphones, fidget […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

What’s a Family Restaurant without Kids?

At the intersection of time starved parents and hungry is the age-old question, ‘What’s for Dinner’ according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®, ‘if kids are welcome, and wanted as customers when they are at your restaurant, the parents will be happy. Remember it’s the parents that pay the bill’. […]
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  1. CPG: Beverage

Coca-Cola new on-pack promotion

Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCEP) is giving shoppers the chance to win one of 295 pairs of tickets across UEFA Euro 2024, music festivals and the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris. The promotion will run for seven weeks across Coca-Cola Original Taste and Coca-Cola Zero Sugar… This story continues at Coca-Cola new on-pack promotion Or just […]
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  1. Channel: Mass

Kristen Wiig returns as ‘Target Lady’ in campaign

MINNEAPOLIS – Target has has enlisted actress Kristen Wiig to reprise her role as the iconic Target Lady in a national advertising campaign to support its Target Circle Week promotion. Scheduled for April 7-13, the promotion promises twice the amount of savings compared to its fall iteration, according to the retailer, which says that this […]
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  1. Retail Operations

Acxiom appoints new Chief Commercial Officer for Acxiom EMEA

Acxiom, the global leader in customer intelligence at the forefront of AI-enabled, data-driven marketing, is pleased to announce the appointment of Alex Pym as the new regional leader for EMEA. Operating as Chief Commercial Officer, EMEA, Alex will be responsible for driving the next stage of customer and business success in the region. Alex joins from fellow IPG agency, Huge, where he has […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

SuperAwesome Targets New Opportunities In Kids Advertising Beyond The Metaverse

Although SuperAwesome is no longer part of Epic Games, it’s got a gameplan to expand its youth-focused ad marketplace, CEO Kate O’Loughlin told AdExchanger. After being acquired by Epic Games a little over three years ago, SuperAwesome was spun off in September in a deal that involved SuperAwesome’s management team reacquiring most of the company’s […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

e.l.f. Cosmetics scores a social commerce first as it preps debut of TikTok Shop Super Brand Day

e.l.f. Beauty has announced that e.l.f. Cosmetics will be the first brand featured in a TikTok Shop Super Brand Day, running 31st March to 3rd April. The highlight will be the debut of Power Grip Dewy Setting Spray, e.l.f.’s newest product. e.l.f. Cosmetics has penned an original song for the debut of Power Grip Dewy […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Playing Games With Your Customers: Gamifying the Shopping Experience

Acquiring new customers can cost up to 5x more than retaining existing ones. This puts more responsibility on retailers to find a sustainable way to create a positive, personalized relationship that maintains engagement and inspires repeat purchases. One way to do that? Gamify the customer experience. Put simply, gamification adds gaming elements to non-gaming scenarios. […]
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  1. Corporate Strategy

Canada Goose to Cut 17% of its Corporate Workforce

Canada Goose said Tuesday that it will cut about 17 percent of its corporate workforce, reports CNBC. This announcement follows a string of other retailers that have laid off employees this year as consumers continue to pull back on discretionary spending. The cuts will affect staff at Canada Goose’s corporate headquarters in Toronto, which had […]
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  1. Data & Insights

On Stuff.

Visual by Gemini Advanced A colleague and friend recently asked a question: Do we own stuff or does stuff own us? His family was in the midst of a career driven move and a lot of the discussion had to do with stuff. Does one sell or rent or keep a home empty. If one […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Progressive Grocer’s 75th Consumer Expenditures Study is Insightful

  Insights of consumers are a tool that every marketing team can benefit from. In the case of Progressive Grocer, they go directly to shoppers to explore not only what they’re buying in supermarkets, but also why they’re making certain decisions.  In a great article by Jenny McTaggart the insights are easy to absorb. Steven […]
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Target’s April 2024 Circle Sale was its largest by sales lift

Track General Merchandise spending free Access chart in Dash. Target’s April Circle Sale generated 7% more sales than the weekly average in the previous 4 weeks according to Earnest credit card data. This represents a 2 point acceleration in the Circle Sale’s contribution to Target’s topline compared to Target’s October sale. Target Circle is a […]
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TikTok Shop customers spend more at lower ticket apparel retailers

Download full TikTok Shop report Access TikTok and Panel data in Dash. TikTok Shop customers spent 26% of their apparel wallet on Off-Price Department Stores and 11% on Fast Fashion in the 12-months ended February 2024, compared to 24% and 7% for the average shopper. Conversely, TikTok Shop users spent less than their peers at […]
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See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Where Does One U.S. Tax Dollar Go? This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on Apple or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Come tax season, a common refrain is: “what do my taxes even […]
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