Grocery Outlet, the extreme value grocery chain you have likely never heard of, made its debut as a public company today and provided insight into the discount grocery business. While ALDI and Lidl receive endless news coverage, Grocery Outlet has flown somewhat under the radar….
When Nike’s marketing team is humming, the brand gets noticed. Yesterday’s “Just Do It” campaign evolved beyond the world of athletics. By highlighting Colin Kaepernick’s decision to kneel during the National Anthem, Nike purposefully ran into a contentious social and political issue. Images of Nike…
McMillanDoolittle, a retail consulting firm focused on converting customer insights into strategies, will be a sponsor and participant at Northwestern University’s Retail Robotics and AI Conference. The conference is organized and hosted jointly by Northwestern’s Retail Analytics Council and the Platt Retail Institute. It will…
On Friday, Apple opened “the first in a new generation of Apple’s most significant worldwide retail locations” (Angela Ahrendts) on Chicago’s Riverwalk. Designed by London-based Foster & Partners, the exterior features a thin Macbook inspired roof, and floor-to-ceiling glass walls that blur the line between…
Amazon’s newest brick and mortar location in Chicago opened this week – a Campus Pick-Up point in the heart of the DePaul-Lincoln Park neighborhood. In a neighborhood with several Amazon Lockers nearby, and a Whole Foods just up the street and Prime Now same day…
By my estimation, the last time a retailer created a shopping Holiday was when Hallmark created the now ubiquitous Hallmark Holidays (think Grandparents Day, Sweetest Day, Boss’s Day, and Secretary’s Day. .)—why are these holidays a thing? None, however, have risen to the status of…
It’s no secret. Brick & mortar players must fight harder than ever to make it in the intensely competitive game that is physical retail. In addition to the challenge of delivering unique experiences to compete with the online channel, luxury retailers must also justify an…
A newly released recap of 10 years’ market cap history for key retailers provides an insightful snapshot of how major shifts in purchasing behaviors have impacted retailing during the last decade. While the slide in value is easily understood in some cases, in others the…
The number one resolution last New Year’s was around losing weight—38% of those who make a resolution made this their number one goal while staying fit and healthy was also in the top 5. Alas, we have similar resolutions (again and again). No surprise, then,…
2016 has been quite the year for retail. Retailer share prices have taken a beating over the past 12 months. The S&P Retail Select Industry Index is down 16.57% since June 2015, and the decline is affecting retailers nationwide and across all categories. If you’re…
