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sustainable fashion
10/23/19

Sustainable Fashion: Connect with Conscious Consumers

While fashion retail may currently be taking a hit, there’s a bright spot: secondhand fashion and accessories. From denim to luxury goods, the resale market is ramping up in prime locations and premier department stores, in addition to having a

destination pop-ups
10/09/19

Destination Pop-Ups Boost Sales With Local Flavor

Branded activations are projected to fuel a $740 million market by 2020, according to the Association of National Advertisers (ANA). In an experience economy, pop-ups can draw a crowd based on excitement and engagement. But the most memorable experiences aren’t

fashion inclusivity
10/02/19

Fashion Inclusivity for Every Body

This post was adapted from our article published in Fashion Mannuscript on October 2nd, 2019 A couple of decades ago, labels like “big & tall” and “plus-sized” marginalized consumers with different sizing needs from the rest of the retail market.

NYFW
09/14/18

Pop-Up Retail Moments at NYFW: Feminism, Color and Eye-Catching Experiences

Around Manhattan, Labor Day signals two things: the end of the summer and the arrival of New York Fashion Week (NYFW). This year was no different, with designers, retailers, models and celebrities descending on the Big Apple for a week

beauty vloggers
05/16/18

Bringing the Power of the Beauty Vloggers In-Store

Vlogging, or video blogging, is revolutionizing the beauty market. Social media influencers with YouTube channels and Instagram feeds are raking in funds – often enough to subsidize an entire career – to make videos promoting brands. Beauty vloggers dedicate hours

microbrands
04/12/18

The Rise of the Microbrands

Across the country, a dichotomy is taking place on store shelves: well-known (and well-funded) products are now elbow to elbow with small, emerging microbrands. The up-and-comers aren’t necessarily spin-offs, developed in the R&D facility of some large conglomerate. These new

02/21/18

Personalizing the Retail Fashion Experience

Some purchases are generic: chewing gum, a phone charger, paper towels. Others are deeply personal. And it doesn’t get more personal than retail fashion. Inherently, your clothes and accessories are about who you want to be to the world. They broadcast your

01/23/18

Nine Questions to Ensure Effective Retail Store Merchandising

How many times have you heard a shopper exclaim, “Those Rococo-inspired chairs in the corner make me want to buy sweaters in every color you have!”? Never. Because it’s retail store merchandising, not retail store decorating. Interior decorating speaks to

01/09/18

Privacy and the Ideal Shopper Experience

We know that consumers prefer shopping in physical stores, and that the shopper experience is paramount. Ergo, retail marketers, the answer is simple: shower your guests with attention. Unless she wants you to leave her alone. The shopper is giving

future of retail
12/26/17

Forward Thinking – The Future of Retail

CBRE’s The Future of Retail | 2030 looks at the state of shoppers and shopping 13 years from now. Forty fascinating insights demonstrate the continued evolution of buying and selling.

best marketing books
12/12/17

Must-Reads – The Best Marketing Books of 2017

You’re spending a precious few minutes reading a marketing blog, so it feels safe to assume that you are 1) a marketer, 2) curious about the ever-changing world in which you work, and 3) someone who can read. So this list

signage mistakes
11/28/17

Four Avoidable Holiday Signage Mistakes

A couple of days ago (on I-Can’t-Believe-I’m-Doing-This Sunday, which I just invented to fall between Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday), I ventured out into retail world to do some basic marketing reconnaissance. I saw some decent displays, bumped into

retail design
11/17/17

Hot Retail Design Trends: Retail@StreetLevel

It’s a challenge to continuously produce fresh retail design to visually present your brand and your products to an already over-stimulated shopper. How do you grab her attention? “Wow” her? Draw her into your story? That takes something new. Lucky

retail display solutions
11/07/17

Increase Your Shelf Esteem: 5 Retail Display Solutions that Sell

Have you ever gone into a store to buy a single item and left with a cartload of things you hadn’t intended to buy? Retail experts Rich Kizer and Georganne Bender share why that happens, and how to make it happen in your store. 

retail signage design
10/31/17

Retail Signage Design Fails in Outdoor

A great Shopper Moment™ begins with an eye for detail and flawless execution of the fundamentals. Even with something as basic as outdoor signage. ESPECIALLY with something as basic as outdoor signage.

big box retail
10/10/17

Eleven More Ways to Shine as a Little Brand in Big Box Retail

You can have a significant impact on sales by making sure your brand name appears all over the store – even if your actual product doesn’t.

big box retailers
10/03/17

Fourteen Ways To Shine as a Little Brand at Big Box Retailers

How does the little guy get his fair share of shelf space?

fulfillment
09/26/17

Fulfillment Nightmares. Is Anyone Even Seeing Your In-Store Displays?

Compliance at the individual store level is critical to the success of any promotion.

mobile in-store display
09/19/17

Mobile In-Store Display; Wheel-World Retail Success

Mobile in-store shelving creates new opportunities for retailers seeking to create meaningful Shopper Moments™. 

well designed store
09/09/17

Taking the Mystery Out of a Well Designed Store

A guest post by Rich Kizer & Georganne Bender