Deep Dive | June 22, 2022 Free Report Overcoming the Food-Waste Challenge: Improving Profit While Doing GoodWe explore the scope of the enormous food-waste challenge for food retailers in North America and discuss how technology can be used to manage and reduce food waste for the benefit of retailers and the environment. Our analysis is based on proprietary survey findings and exclusive interviews with leading grocery retailers. Read More
Event Coverage | June 21, 2022 Premium Salesforce Connections 2022: The Tech Company Reiterates Core Values and Seeks To Bring Back the “Wow”We present key insights from Salesforce’s mid-year Connections conference on June 8‒9, 2022, covering the technology provider’s core values, its aims to bring back the “wow” for its customers, and recently launched and upcoming cloud solution features. Read More
Deep Dive | June 21, 2022 Premium Head-to-Head in the Global Beauty Market: Estée Lauder vs. L’OréalEstée Lauder and L’Oréal are two of the biggest players in the global beauty market. As part of our Head-to-Head series, we compare the two beauty companies’ revenues, business strategies and operating margins. Read More
Deep Dive | June 20, 2022 Premium Think Tank: M&A in US Retail—Opportunities to Expand Capacity and Redefine PortfoliosThis Thank Tank explores mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in US retail, covering the key retail sectors experiencing M&A activity and factors impacting M&A, including drivers and headwinds. We present three strategies for retailers to capitalize on growth trends in M&A. Read More
Analyst Corner | June 19, 2022 Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly: Retail Spending Remains Healthy Despite Mixed Signals on the “Wealth Effect”This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses mixed signals from key drivers of the wealth effect. Read More
Insight Report | June 16, 2022 Premium Seizing New Opportunities in Fashion: How US Retailers Are Growing Their Addressable MarketsWe analyze four strategies US apparel specialty retailers are using to grow their total addressable markets: product category expansion, unlocking the power of new audiences, ramping up their presence in untapped geographies and bolstering distribution channels. We assess these strategies through the lens of five leading retailers: American Eagle Outfitters, Foot Locker, Gap Inc., Lululemon Athletica and Victoria’s Secret. Read More
Insight Report | June 15, 2022 Premium Walmart Spearheads RFID, AgainWe examine Walmart’s growing use of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, including its January 2022 mandate for its suppliers. Read more about RFID’s place in the mass retailer’s omnichannel strategy. Read More
Event Coverage | June 14, 2022 Premium Kering Capital Markets Days 2022: Company Plans To Grow Gucci into a €15 Billion Brand and Yves Saint Laurent into a €5 Billion BrandWe present insights from Kering’s Capital Markets Days on June 8 and 9, 2022—covering the French luxury group’s strategic growth plans for two of its biggest brands, Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent, as well as its Kering Eyewear business segment. Read More
Insight Report | June 13, 2022 Register for Free Access Fragrance Premiumization—A Fundamental Shift That Is Driving Beauty GrowthWorldwide, the fragrance market experienced solid growth in 2021, particularly driven by strong momentum in premium fragrance sales. This report explores the companies leveraging the premiumization trend—including Chanel, Chloé and Dior, among others—as well as factors driving premiumization. Read More
Analyst Corner | June 12, 2022 Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly: Talking Startups, Payments, Loyalty and China in Three Packed Days at Shoptalk EuropeThis week, Deborah Weinswig shares key insights from her on-stage discussions at Shoptalk Europe 2022. Read More
Deep Dive | June 9, 2022 Free Report Unboxed: The $258 Billion US Corporate Gifting OpportunityWe explore the flurry of opportunities in the US corporate gifting market, leveraging findings from our recent surveys of corporate gift givers to assess changes in the market over the past year (including the impacts of the pandemic) and evaluate the future outlook of the corporate gifting market. This free report is sponsored by GiftNow. Read More
Deep Dive | June 8, 2022 Premium US Meal-Kit Market: Post-Pandemic Normalization To Slow GrowthThe US meal-kit market benefited from lockdowns over the last two years; how will recipe boxes fare as consumer behavior returns to normal? Our report covers the market’s size, trajectory and competitive landscape, and shares insights from proprietary survey data on key target demographics, factors shaping consumer demand, recurrent challenges for the recipe box subscription model and meal-kit companies’ strategies for 2022 and beyond. Read More
Insight Report | June 7, 2022 Premium The Rise of Luxury StreetwearWith the casualization of fashion and rising young consumer populations, luxury brands are drawing inspiration from new sources, including streetwear brands. We explore the rise of streetwear in luxury and how luxury brands are embracing the segment. Read More
Deep Dive | June 6, 2022 Free Report The Metaverse in Retail: Taking Brand Recognition, Engagement and Loyalty to a New LevelWe explore the technologies that drive the metaverse and Web3, and their benefits for retailers—including brand recognition, engagement and loyalty. We profile blockchain platform Tezos and present notable examples of brands that are exploring the frontier of the metaverse today. Read More
Analyst Corner | June 5, 2022 Register for Free Access Weinswig’s Weekly: Retail’s Current Polarized TrajectoriesThis week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses retail’s current polarized trajectories. Read More
