UBS predicts that 75,000 retail stores will be forced to close as e-commerce expands from a 16% market share to 25% by 2026. Store closures so far this year have topped all closings in 2018 and will pick up over the next seven years.
Lululemon’s Results In 2018 Were Astounding, But Can It Do It Again In 2019?
Lululemon ended 2018 with sales up 24%. But a senior executive at the company attributes that success to doing the simple things very well. Next year will be different. Lululemon will have to do the simple things 100 times better to get the same result. In an interview three changes that it needs to implement […]
Bobbi Brown Is Coming to Walmart — Why Walmart and Why Now
Interview with Bobbi Brown about the origins and launch of her new beauty ingestibles line at Walmart called Evolution_18
Fashion Has Three Trends Driving New Consumer Demand
With a bigger tax refund in people’s pockets, an early spring and a late Easter giving them plenty of time and opportunity to refresh newly-edited wardrobes, thanks to Marie Kondo’s KonMari teaching, fashion retailers are set for a great spring season.
Why Ulta Is Beating Sephora and Amazon in the Battle for Beauty Shoppers
Since October 2018, Ulta has been moving ahead of both Amazon and Sephora as consumers’ first choice for beauty shoppers, according to Cowan’s monthly consumer tracking survey.