Archive | March, 2020

Luxury shopper

Future-Proofing Luxury Brands After Coronavirus

On March 13, American consumer confidence saw the largest single-day drop in more than two years, continuing a downward trend that began earlier this month, as measured in a daily survey by Morning Consult. Under normal circumstances, the company releases its Index of Consumer Sentiment (ICS) weekly, but because of the national emergency caused by […]

Whole Foods Store, Austin, TX

How Companies Treat Employees During Coronavirus Will Determine Their Fate After – Don’t Make Whole Foods Mistake

Between now and at least the end of March if not longer, a growing number of retailers, malls, and shopping centers are shutting their doors to reduce the spread of COVID-19, or as Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, says to “flatten the curve.” Thereafter, following the experience […]

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Coronavirus products

First Comes Panic Buying, But Afterwards, Will Coronavirus Leave Lasting Changes to Consumer Psychology?

In retailing, it is easy to observe rapid-fire changes in shoppers’ purchase behavior. A big sale sign brings people in to shop who otherwise would have walked by. A new more convenient or time saving service, like buy online, pick up in store, gets people to switch from the old ways of shopping to new […]

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Suitsupply store Tysons Galleria

In Retail First Impressions Count: Suitsupply Is a Brand That Understands That

A recent midweek afternoon shopping trip took me to the King of Prussia Mall. Truth be told, I am not an enthusiastic mall shopper and King of Prussia, as the nation’s third-largest mall, is a monster to navigate. Whenever I go, I almost always park near Nordstrom because of all the stores in the mall, […]

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Coronavirus in China

Five Years Of Growth in the Global Luxury Market Could Vanish as the Coronavirus Spreads

The previous outlook on the coronavirus’ impact on the luxury market has turned from caution to alarm, according to a new ad-hoc survey conducted among 28 C-suite luxury executives by Italian luxury brand consortium Altagamma, in association with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and investment firm Bernstein. Initially viewed as largely a short-term challenge in China […]

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