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  1. Media & Marketing

Kids Like to Go Out to Eat ask Chuck E. Cheese

Don’t want to cook, don’t want to do dishes, well according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® your kids don’t want you hear you complain about cooking dinner either. Chuck E. Cheese has a new program for that has a great chance to make the entire family happy according to […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

3 Ways Retailers Can Increase In-Store Foot Traffic

For small businesses with brick-and-mortar stores, foot traffic is (almost) everything. That’s bad news for both rural towns and small business hubs like San Francisco or New York, which haven’t yet recovered to pre-pandemic foot traffic levels. With fewer people walking along city streets and a seasonal dip in sales after the holidays, small retailers […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

3 Keys to Creating Experiences that Gen Alpha Loves

Gen Alpha is poised to reach 2 billion people by 2025, making it the largest generation in history, according to Matt Smith, Trends Manager at GWI. However, the influence and impact of this consumer base already are significant, considering the heightened role they’ve played in household decision-making processes since the start of the pandemic. “Families […]
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  1. Stores & Formats

Party City Debuts Store Format Spotlighting Balloons and Birthdays

Party City will accelerate remodels to expand a new store format that features a dedicated service area for the retailer’s extensive balloon assortment along with “birthday worlds,” designed to be one-stop shops for both kids’ and adults’ celebrations. The retailer, which emerged from bankruptcy in October 2023 with a fleet of more than 750 stores, […]
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  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital

Books-A-Million Rolls Out Same-Day Delivery with WalmartLocal

Books-A-Million is celebrating National Read Across America Day by offering same-day delivery to locations nationwide. Powered by Walmart GoLocal, the service was initially launched last year and is part of the retailer’s broader focus on creating a frictionless ecommerce fulfillment experience for customers across the U.S.  To place an order, customers can visit booksamillion.com and […]
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  1. Channel: Club

Costco To Open New Furniture-and-Appliances-Only Store

The Street reports that Costco “plans to open a store solely dedicated to furniture and appliances.” The story notes that “most of Costco’s 850 global locations are its classic warehouse model that sells food, household goods, and lots of other things. The chain has opened a handful of ‘Business Centers,’ in recent years, locations that […]
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  1. Corporate Strategy

Your Views: Mass Marketing Lives

I got several reactions to yesterday’s breaking news about the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filing suit to block Kroger’s proposed $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons. MNB fave Glen Terbeek wrote: So much mass marketing mentality.  We are past the 1960’s.   What about maximizing market performance of each local store and its shoppers through creating […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Report: Amazon.com US Sales Will Surpass $640B in 2024

Amazon.com U.S. retail sales will total $641.3 billion in 2024, an increase of 19.9 percent or $106.6 billion from 2023, according to a new report from digital retail consultancy Momentum Commerce that tracks Amazon’s U.S. retail sales as well as hundreds of Amazon product categories. According to the report, the following top-level, physical goods categories […]
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  1. Channel: Restaurants

10 ways Vision Pro Headset Will Change Restaurant Marketing Strategies

  Retail foodservice operators and restaurants specifically are operating at the intersection of yesterdays branding templates, and tomorrows customer focused interactive, participatory experiences according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® who stated, “The Vision Pro Headset has elevated every brands relationship with every customer making it a one-on-one immersive personalization […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

Colder weather and NFL playoffs drive increased TV usage in January

Audiences stream a record 40.8 billion viewing minutes on Jan. 13, 2024 Chilly weather, coupled with the excitement of the NFL playoffs, helped boost total TV viewership 3.7% in January. While historically characteristic for the month, the uptick was perhaps more noteworthy because it was 1.4% above its level last year—a reporting period that was […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Six Ways Robots Are Being Used at Different Stages of the Retail Process — and Why

Strap in for a glimpse into the not-too-distant future where our retail escapades are getting an android-assisted upgrade! From precision shelf stocking to whizzing through checkouts, let’s wheel through six ways in which robots are already revolutionizing the entire shopping experience. Stockroom Sorting Shenanigans There’s now a wide variety of different types of robots for […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Future-proofing Ourselves.

Earlier this month: “Meta Platforms Inc. tripled its profit and posted sharply higher revenue in the final quarter of 2023, boosted by a rebound in digital advertising as well cost cutting and layoffs in what CEO Mark Zuckerberg called the “year of efficiency.”” Meta increased revenue by over 25 percent from year ago with nearly […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

The Future of Video Gaming and Consumer Expectations

You’ve just sat down. VR Headset on. What now? This article aims to get you inside the head of your consumer. As a gaming brand, it can be tough to keep up with the constantly changing landscape of what the video gaming industry is doing. What do gamers want from brands? How can non-gamers become […]
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  1. Acquisitions, Divestitures & Mergers

Guess?, WHP Global Team Up to Buy Rag & Bone

Guess? has partnered with the global brand management firm WHP Global — which owns the Toys ‘R’ Us and Babies ‘R’ Us brands as well as a stake in Express — to acquire the New York-based fashion brand Rag & Bone. The deal is expected to close during Q1 of the Guess? 2025 fiscal year, […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

What Made the Stanley-Starbucks Collab Go Viral? The Psychology of Scarcity

The Stanley X Starbucks Valentine’s Day Quencher H2.0 Tumbler is the latest example of a viral retail phenomenon. The 40-ounce tumbler joins the likes of the Cabbage Patch Doll, Tickle Me Elmo and Furbies, which all generated long lines — even stampedes — of consumers clamoring to get their hands on these coveted goods. And […]
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  1. Partnerships & Alt Profit

Express Launches Debt Restructuring Effort in Bid to Avoid Bankruptcy

Amid declining sales, apparel retailer Express has hired restructuring adviser M3 and law firm Kirkland & Ellis to help restructure nearly $280 million of debt, according to the Wall Street Journal, which cited people with knowledge of the matter. If the company is unable to successfully restructure its debt, a bankruptcy filing could be imminent. Express’ […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

How Traceability Technology is Helping Luxury Retailers Stay in the Game

In an age where everyday goods cost more than ever, is our appetite for the finer things subsiding? According to Bank of America card data, credit card spending for luxury fashion is down 16 percent year-over-year, the product of a six-quarter-long decline. In October, one of the world’s top luxury retailers saw its stock drop […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Squishmallows Launches Legal Fight Against Build-A-Bear ‘Knockoffs’

Warren Buffett is taking on Build-A-Bear, and he’s not backing down. His Jazwares company, which produces the wildly popular Squishmallows plush toys, has sued Build-A-Bear Workshop, saying its Skoosherz line of toys is a “knockoff” of their idea.
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  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital

Not just an upgrade: All Rohlik Group DACH region fulfilment centres to be fully automated in 2024

European e-commerce grocery delivery firm Rohlik Group reports that it is investing in AutoStore automation technology in the Austrian market. In a LinkedIn post, Tomáš Čupr, Group CEO at Rohlik Group, said: “We’re thrilled to announce a major leap forward in our journey towards innovation and efficiency: our latest investment in automation technology in Vienna […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Developer vs. non-developer is the wrong divide; what matters with no-code is knowing what you’re doing

Dear marketing readers: hang in with me here. I have a point. Promise. I started programming as a kid, writing multiplayer games for dial-up bulletin board systems (BBSs) — a precursor to the web and social media as we know it today. It was the late 80’s, early 90’s, and I mostly wrote in a […]
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  1. Corporate Strategy

Gap Taps Design Star Zac Posen to ‘Reinvigorate Our Storied Brands’

Zac Posen [Photo by Mario Sorrenti] Gap Inc. has named designer Zac Posen as its EVP and Creative Director as well as Chief Creative Officer (CCO) at Old Navy. Posen’s 25-year career has included designing red carpet couture, ready-to-wear, accessories, costume design and more. “I’m thrilled to welcome Zac Posen, one of America’s most celebrated […]
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Toy maker MGA Entertainment launches DTC website

The company aims to bring its top brands, including L.O.L. Surprise!, Little Tikes and Bratz, under one online storefront. Dive Brief: Toy retailer MGA Entertainment announced Tuesday the launch of The MGA Shop website as a way to bring all its top brands under one storefront. Major retailers will continue to sell merchandise from its brands L.O.L. Surprise!, Little Tikes, […]
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