Peloton, the maker of high-end, digitally-enhanced exercise equipment that enjoyed a bump during the pandemic only to crash spectacularly afterwards, just announced it is laying off 500 employees, about 12 percent of its existing workforce following three rounds of layoffs earlier this year.Store closures accounted for most of the last round in June, but the […]
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RSS feed for this sectionRising Lipstick Sales Confirms ‘Lipstick Effect’ Is Beauty’s Leading Economic Indicator
In beauty circles, the Lipstick Effect, also called the Lipstick Index, is claimed to be the category’s leading economic indicator. The concept is that in times of a recession and other economic stresses, women will indulge in discretionary purchases that provide an emotional uplift without breaking the budget. Lipstick fits the bill.While the lipstick effect […]
Retail Reset Coming as Inflation Takes Its Toll on Shoppers
It’s been almost two years to the day since Covid threw retailers and shoppers for a loop. Forced to adapt, both retailers and the shoppers responded remarkably well and as the threat of the pandemic diminished, retail’s 2021 recovery was remarkable as well.Retail sales advanced 14% and it seemed things were returning to normal as […]