Amazon opens a “parapharmacy” in Milan: The store is part of a broader push into beauty and personal items and marks its latest attempt to crack the brick-and-mortar code.
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| Feb 14, 2025
Beauty brands and retailers target Gen Alpha spending as growth slows: Their beauty obsession makes them a natural focus, but companies have to tread carefully.
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| Feb 13, 2025
Egg prices are up, and so are consumers’ concerns about affording groceries amid rising cases of avian flu, inflation, and President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Here’s how grocery shopping may change in the year ahead and what retailers need to know.
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| Feb 12, 2025
As younger consumers grow increasingly comfortable with abstinence, and the non-alcoholic sector grows, brands and retailers should reconsider how to approach Dry January.
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| Feb 19, 2025
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| Mar 11, 2025
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Over 80% of ad spending in the US for technology and electronics (87.1%), retail (82.9%), and consumer packaged goods (80.2%) is directed toward digital media, according to ĢAV’s August 2024 forecast.
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| Nov 13, 2024
Beauty demand is falling back to earth: While beauty spending has been incredibly resilient, consumers are gradually becoming more price-conscious in their buying habits.
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| Feb 7, 2025
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| Mar 7, 2025
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| Aug 28, 2024
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| Aug 28, 2024
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| Aug 28, 2024
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| Aug 28, 2024
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| Mar 4, 2025
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| Mar 4, 2025
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| Mar 4, 2025
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| Mar 4, 2025
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Ecommerce will account for nearly a quarter (24.5%) of US beauty retail sales by 2028, according to our October 2024 forecast.
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| Jan 31, 2025
Grocery is the second-largest ecommerce category we track, garnering $220.48 billion in 2025, according to our “US Digital Grocery Forecast 2025” report.
Walmart is the top digital grocery retailer, capturing 31.6% of US grocery ecommerce sales in 2025, followed by Amazon (22.6%) and Kroger (8.6%).
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| Jan 28, 2025
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| Feb 28, 2025
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| Feb 27, 2025
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In January, the most interesting retailers capitalized on New Year’s trends like resolutions, lower-alcohol consumption, and an influx of holiday returns. Poshmark and Sephora introduced new partnerships, while Amazon and Temu increased their own retail media-related offerings.
Here are the eight most significant retail developments of January 2024, ranked by their potential market impact.
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| Feb 3, 2025
While 2024 saw the rise of “Sephora kids”, in 2025 more beauty brands may target Gen X consumers to grow sales amid a challenging economy.
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| Jan 22, 2025
The Super Bowl is one of the few collective experiences left: That’s why Walmart, Amazon, and Aldi are going head-to-head on grocery deals, and retailers like Abercrombie are making plays related to the game.
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| Jan 31, 2025
Estée Lauder scrutinizes portfolio as losses pile up: The beauty company may sell some brands as it expands its presence on Amazon to reignite growth.
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| Jan 29, 2025
Kraft Heinz expects US consumers’ trade-down behaviors to linger into 2025: The CPG company hopes to offset private labels’ rise with pop-culture partnerships, new products, and increased distribution in dollar and club stores.
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| Oct 30, 2024