Tariffs Rattle Retail
Even in chaos, there is opportunity. New U.S. tariffs affecting: 🇨🇦 Canada🇲🇽 Mexico🇨🇳 China … have rattled consumers, companies and governments alike. […]
Category: Strategy
2025 Retail PEST Analysis Highlights Video
🛍️ 2025 will be a lively year for retail! This 2025 Retail PEST Analysis highlights top trends shaking up global retail, which […]
2025 Retail PEST Analysis
Buckle up: 2025 will be a wild ride. Factors keeping retail CEOs up at night include rapid change and uncertainty of what’s […]
Q4 2024 Top Retail Trends – VIDEO
Check out the top trends affecting global retail this quarter. 🎬 Watch this short clip to see what market factors are affecting: […]
Q4 2024 Top Retail Trends
What happened in retail in Q4? What’s up: 🔺 Holiday deals🔺 AI’s ubiquity🔺 Social shopping (& more) What’s down: 🔻 TikTok’s leverage […]
Retail & Tech Giants Align
Retail and tech leaders are entwined. While far from exhaustive, this high-level view of retail and tech giants shows how many of […]
Q3 2024 Top Retail Trends
What happened in retail in Q3? What’s up: 🔺 Investment in stores🔺 Retail media maturity🔺 AI’s ubiquity (& much more) What’s down: […]
Retail Ecosystems Integrate
Welcome to the third and final installment of the 2024 Retail Strategy Trends series. 🌟 We examine how retail ecosystems – industry […]
Media Becomes the Store
In part 2 of this 3-part series on 2024 Retail Strategy Trends, we examine how media is becoming the store. 🛍 To […]
Retail TECHonomics
Welcome to part 1 of the 3-part 2024 Retail Strategy Trends series. The first trend we’ll examine is retail TECHonomics. 💰 Years […]
Are Brands Ignoring the 50+ Crowd?
Are brands neglecting consumers aged 50+? 📈 According to Harvard University, just over 34% of the U.S. population is 50 or older […]
2024 Retail PEST Analysis Highlights
What’s really shaping retail strategy this year? 🎬 Watch this review of my 2024 Retail PEST Analysis from January to see which […]
Q2 2024 Top Retail Trends
What happened in retail in Q2? What’s up: 🔺 Private label love🔺 AI spices up grocery🔺 The retail party is still in […]
Mid-Year Review – 2024 Retail PEST Analysis
What factors shape 2024 retail strategy the most? So far this year, certain market factors have had a greater impact on retail […]
Amazon SWOT Analysis 2024
Amazon keeps transforming global retail. 🛍 The global retail standards setter and e-commerce infrastructure builder also stays true to its customer obsession […]
Shopify SWOT Analysis 2024
Shopify empowers businesses to win in a digital economy. ❤️ Shopify loves entrepreneurs and has smashed barriers to entry so smaller sellers […]
Kroger SWOT Analysis 2024
Kroger stays true to its roots in service and innovation. The Cincinnati superstar is the largest traditional supermarket company in the U.S. […]
Target SWOT Analysis 2024
What makes Target so popular? For starters: 🎯 People-first leadership🎯 Powerhouse private labels🎯 An elevated store experience As consumers’ needs and the […]
Walmart SWOT Analysis 2024
Walmart keeps winning. The most omnichannel retailer on the planet has made major moves in recent years and they are paying off […]
Game Time: Sports Energize Retail
Sports energize global retail. 🏈🛍 Ahead of Sunday’s Super Bowl, let’s look at how sports are fuelling excitement among consumers, retailers, brands […]