Trends: Shopping

Articles on shoppers and shopping trends.

  1. Technology & Innovation

The Price of Eggs Isn’t the Only Thing Grocers Are Managing These Days

According to FoodIndustry.com, the U.S. food market is worth $1.5 trillion annually, or roughly 4 percent of the domestic gross product. $800 billion of that revenue is from supermarkets and food stores. Compare this to the U.S. apparel market, which is estimated to be worth $318 billion (Statistica). And while the retail industry often focuses […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Don’t Ignore Email and SMS: Consumers Surely Haven’t

Looking for a marketing edge? Of course you are, but little did you know that the elusive edge may be closer than you realize. Omnisend’s recently released yearly email and SMS marketing benchmark report analyzed more than 17 billion marketing emails and 107 million SMS sent by brands in 2022. It showed how deeply consumers […]
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  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital

What Amazon Shopping Trends Can Teach Us About Ecommerce Salsify

Just as the vast biodiversity of the Amazon rainforest can often serve as a microcosm of the planet’s broader ecology, the sheer scale of Amazon.com’s operation can also provide some insights into the behaviors and trends shaping the global economy.
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  1. Data & Insights

E-Commerce Growth in the Age of CX: Strategies for Success

The e-commerce trend shows no signs of diminishing as more consumers make this channel their preferred shopping destination. While economic uncertainties continue to affect business sentiment, e-commerce remains a bright spot. The global e-commerce growth rate for 2023 is forecast at 10.4 percent, bringing e-commerce sales worldwide to $6.3 trillion, an increase over the previous year. Additionally, recent […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

The Great Balancing of Customer Value and Immersive, Tech-Driven Experiences

Technology and ecommerce have certainly changed the face of retail. From innovative payment methods to omnichannel platforms, retailers now have access to a wealth of tools and options that can help them reach customers more effectively while providing better service overall. And after a couple of years of uncertainty for brick-and-mortar stores during the pandemic, […]
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  1. Data & Insights

The Art & Science of Forecasting

Forecasting a new store’s sales is f***ing hard When you’re building a business case for a new store, the Year 1 Sales forecast is arguably the most difficult line item to pin down. It’s also one of the most influential variables in the model that can make or break the business case. Most of the […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Volcanica Coffee’s Founder and CEO on the Impact of Authentic Brand Storytelling

Maurice Contreras is founder and CEO of Volcanica Coffee, a specialty coffee roaster that imports 150-plus exotic coffees from volcanic regions around the world. While at the National Retail Federation Big Show in New York City earlier this week, Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan spoke with Contreras about the company and his career background, the online shopping […]
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  1. Retailer Media

Home Improvement Retail Media with Lowe’s One Roof Media Network’s Abi Subramanian

The CPG Guys, PVSB and Sri are joined in this episode by Abi Subramanian, Vice President of Lowe’s One Roof Media Network, a robust portfolio of omnichannel advertising services powered by Lowe’s customer data, real-time shopping trends, and proven marketing expertise. Follow Abi Subramanian on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abishake/ Follow Lowe’s  on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lowe’s-home-improvement/ Follow […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

2022 Recap: What Affected the Health & Wellness Industry This Year

Inflation, sustainability, and shopper trends shaped the market in 2022. The past 12 months have been eventful, exciting, and stressful. Unlike the previous two years that left everyone unmoored, 2022 was a year of moving forward. Shoppers returned to stores, students were in school, and workers settled into their permanent routines. The pandemic still affects […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

eBay UK comment: How retailers can respond to evolving consumer behaviour this winter

By Upasana Gupta, GM Advertising UK at eBay  As winter draws in, there are understandably growing concerns among consumers on what the future holds. Soaring energy bills, rising inflation and stagnant wages have created a relentless cost-of-living crisis, and many consumers are embracing frugality as a result. The latest research from eBay Ads found that the […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Holiday Struggles: Text Analysis Reveals Consumers’ Christmas Concerns

Will the holiday season help to bring the sparkle back into our lives or will consumers have themselves a miserable little Christmas? Numerical data signals the latter. Research by KPMG shows that 85 percent of consumers are somewhat, moderately or extremely concerned about inflation ahead of the holidays. With increased costs and supply and demand […]
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  1. Operations & Supply Chain

How This Year’s Holiday Season Shopping Behaviors Will Affect Returns

Amidst varying themes of the upcoming winter season, an unexpected and adverse development has occurred regarding holiday spending: consumers are having to adjust budgets and consider inflationary concerns along with supply chain shortages, both affecting the price and availability of many products this year. As a result, the retail industry will experience much earlier shopping […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Inflation is Changing the Way Consumers Spend Money — Here’s How Retailers Can Cope

With prolonged inflation, hiked interest rates, and an economic downturn, it’s no wonder consumers are feeling an increased amount of stress when making purchases or buying services. And with the holiday season upon us, many are rethinking their spending habits even more than they already were. In fact, 60 percent of consumers say their priorities keep changing […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Applause Global Survey Finds More Than One Third of Shoppers Plan to Spend Less Over the Festive Season

Applause global survey finds more than one third of shoppers plan to spend less over the festive season, even as they return to the High Street. Applause, a provider of digital quality testing, today announced the 2022 results of its third annual global survey on festive shopping trends. The research showed a marked increase in […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

4 Black Friday shopping trends in the US

As October ends and the winter holiday season comes around, Americans start to get excited for a few things: pumpkin pie, Thanksgiving, and of course, Black Friday. Since Q3 2021, 36% of Americans think the US economy is going to get worse, and 66% think their personal finances are going to do the same. But […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Consumers adapt to evolving economy, modify holiday grocery budgets

ARLINGTON, Va. — FMI—The Food Industry Association released Part VI of its U.S. Grocery Shopping Trends 2022 series, titled “Holiday Shopping.” The final release from the expansive survey of food shoppers’ journeys explores the sentiment and behaviors of consumers as they head into the holiday season. This year, typical holiday stress is exacerbated by inflationary concerns, with 62% […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

2022 Holiday Shopping Report: Spending Trends & Impact

 Coveo (TSX:CVO), a leader in retail AI that helps to transform search, recommendations, and personalization within digital experiences, today announced a new report which provides insights into key retail shopping trends and the factors impacting purchasing decisions. The 2022 Holiday Shopping Report: Habits, Trends, and Motivators  provides findings from the company’s survey of 4,000 U.S. and U.K. consumers […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

Opinion: From TV to TikTok – how social has changed TV shopping forever

As one of the fastest-growing online shopping trends, social commerce is everywhere and it’s showing no signs of going away any time soon. A recent trends report from Checkout.com revealed… The post Opinion: From TV to TikTok – how social has changed TV shopping forever appeared first on Latest Retail Technology News From Across The […]
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  1. Holiday & Events

Adobe: Online Holiday Sales Expected to Reach $209.7B

Online shopping sales are expected to reach $209.7 billion this holiday season (Nov. 1 – Dec. 31), representing a 2.5 percent year-over-year (YoY) growth, according to Adobe. Based on Adobe Analytics data, the report provides a comprehensive view into U.S. e-commerce by analyzing more than 1 trillion visits to U.S. retail sites, 100 million SKUs and 18 product categories. […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Dreamforce 2022 in Review: 10 Highlights for Retailers to Learn From

Salesforce came to life 23 years ago in a San Francisco apartment by Founder and current Co-CEO Marc Benioff. Dreamforce, its annual event created to bring together the global Salesforce community for learning, community building, fun, and philanthropy, found its conception 20 years ago. And this year, I was able to experience Dreamforce for my […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Leveling the Playing Field: Enhancing In-Store Sales Through Digital Tools

For years e-commerce sites enjoyed an “unfair advantage” over their brick-and-mortar competition. The combination of click tracking, behavioral analytics, and customer journey planning provided a wealth of data that was simply unavailable in a physical retail environment. Loyalty programs, where customers scanned a plastic card at checkout, provided stores with shopper purchasing habits, but only […]
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  1. Operations & Supply Chain

5 Modern Advancements Revolutionizing Third-Party Logistics

Supply chains and logistics have seen seismic shifts forward in recent years. In 2020 alone, companies fast-tracked the digital transformation of their internal operations — and their customer and supply chain interactions — by three years to four years. The digitization of third-party logistics (3PL) providers began in the mid-90s, but the pandemic fueled progress […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Why Mobile Data Capture Technology is Crucial for Retail Differentiation

The pandemic kickstarted an omnichannel shopping trend, with 60 percent to 70 percent of consumers researching and purchasing both in-store and online. At the same time, customer experience remained king. As consumers become increasingly demanding and accustomed to the ease and convenience of shopping online, physical retail stores are having to step up their game. […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

How to Market Your Brand During a Recession

It’s time to recession-proof your brand. Recent economic reports highlight market issues like higher inflation, interest rate hikes, lower consumption, layoffs, and reduced hiring. Together, these trends point toward an economic slowdown and potential recession.1 Kelly, Jack. What You Need To Know About Layoffs, Hiring Freezes, Inflation And A Possible Recession. Forbes. June 23, 2022. […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

4 Tips for Holiday Planning Based on Back-to-School Trends

The kids are already headed back to school, and the way parents shopped for them will be an indicator of holiday purchase patterns. This year, major macro retail trends at play are upending how consumers shop as they prioritize different factors in their consideration process. Let’s look at how holiday 2022 might mimic back-to-school shopping […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

OOH Solved the Privacy Problem Before the Internet

In order to paint an accurate picture of consumers’ likes, dislikes and shopping history (sometimes even shopping future!), personal data is gold to advertisers. However, every day we hear about social media networks violating individual privacy. Social tracking. Data collection. Breaches. Phishing. Malware. Bot attacks. In 2020, more than 155.8 million individuals were affected by […]
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  3. Shopper & Customer
  4. Technology & Innovation

Tesco infuriates shoppers as it slashes Clubcard points value

Supermarket giant Tesco came under fire following the announcement that it will be reducing the value of Clubcard reward vouchers from June 2023. The reduction will come into force after… The post Tesco infuriates shoppers as it slashes Clubcard points value appeared first on Latest Retail Technology News From Across The Globe – Charged.
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aisle 3 exits the CSS business and uses proceeds to support growth in sneaker category

AI powered shopping platform aisle 3 has completed the sale of its Google Comparison Shopping Site (CSS) service to Product Hero. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, other than it being all cash. The sale consolidates market share for CSS service provider Product Hero, which works with the likes of Rituals and Ikea. […]
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  3. Shopper & Customer
  4. Technology & Innovation

Kroger lands deal for self-driving truck deliveries

Get ready because the empty truck cabs in motion are coming. Gatik, which is involved in autonomous middle-mile logistics, has announced a multi-year commercial collaboration to transport customer orders within Kroger’s Dallas distribution network. The operations will launch in a few weeks. Under the collaboration, Gatik’s medium-duty autonomous box trucks will transport fresh, customer-favorite products from […]
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  1. CPG: Food
  2. Channel: Grocery
  3. Department & Category
  4. Department: Beverage
  5. Department: Food
  6. Corporate Strategy
  7. Shopper & Customer
  8. Technology & Innovation
  9. Trends & External Forces
  10. Merchandising
  11. Owned Brands (Private Label)

Albertsons Redesigns and Expands Open Nature Own Label Line

Albertsons yesterday unveiled what it said was “the redesign of its Open Nature brand as the company strives to become the brand of choice for those health-conscious shoppers seeking a more balanced lifestyle. Open Nature, which is part of Albertsons Cos. Own Brands portfolio, provides shoppers with tasty foods made with thoughtfully chosen ingredients that […]
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