The Toy Association’s Toy Fair is an iconic tradeshow taking place in New York, NY and catering to anyone in the ecosystem of play: manufacturers, buyers, distributors, inventors, designers, licensors, licensees and creators. The $104 billion global toy economy...
From consumer-to-consumer to the metaverse, Gen Z needs to take an active part in any channel, game or brand and expects a multi-way conversation involving brands, creators and communities. A brief presentation by Hamutal Schieber at a recent Baruch College lecture,...
Hamutal (Tula) Schieber recently talked about Food Trends at a conference. A version of this presentation is available here: Post-COVID-19 Food Trends: Nov., 2021 Update from Hamutal Schieber It is true that speed or ease of preparation, convenience, taste, indulgence...
(Includes a guest column by Mika Be) Gen-Z consumers demand more of brands: these consumers, born roughly between 1997 and 2012, are more educated, aware and ethical compared to previous generations – and they will punish brands who pretend to do good while...
Zero waste initiatives are growing around the world, and this trend is on track to be the biggest disruption in retail and FMCG. As we will see here, packaging-free stores, e-commerce services, and manufacturing, are on the rise – creating beautiful and distinct...