Hamutal Schieber gave a keynote presentation this morning on the Future of E-Commerce in the West, at the annual FMCG convention of the Israeli Export Institute. The presentation discussed the revolution in e-commerce, dubbed "Re:Commerce" by Hamutal, which stems from...
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CAGNY 2018: Consumer Goods Strategies, Trends, Innovations
Here's our 2018 summary of the Consumer Analyst Group NY conference, which took place in February and hosted the leading North American, and global, consumer goods companies - F&B, personal care, household goods, OTC, ingredients and more. CLICK TO VIEW We...
Amazon to Focus on Grocery, Alexa: Webcast Recap
Amazon today (Feb 1) announced its financial results for Q4, 2017 and full year 2017. Net sales increased 38% to $60.5 billion in the fourth quarter, compared with $43.7 billion in fourth quarter 2016. For the full year of 2017, net sales increased 31% to $177.9...
Amazon’s Fresh Grocery Strategy: Beyond Whole Foods
A new report by OneClickRetail states that Amazon's grocery sales exceeded $ 1.5bn in 2017. The report attributes much of the growth to Amazon's June 2017 acquisition of Whole Foods Market. We would like to point out some other aspects of Amazon's online grocery...
Marketing Innovation: Amazon’s Sample Boxes
Amazon's Sample Box is a special offer by Amazon, for a "subscription box" style package, which contains samples of products in various categories, priced between $7 and $ 20, where the entire cost then goes towards a purchase made in that category on Amazon (not...
Unilever: Direct to Consumer Goes Beyond Dollar Shave Club
For Unilever, DSC is the face of D2C. But here are 3 other concepts you might not know about, that the company plans to leverage in 2018, in an attempt to win a larger share of the fast growing toiletries and personal care e-commerce market. More than ever, consumer...
E-Commerce Trends and Innovations, Oct. 2017
A Schieber Research report on the role of e-commerce as a significant and growing retail channel, the challenges of the "last mile" and the importance of convenience and personalization through data. Prepared for Carmelon Digital Marketing. If you are a retailer,...
The Role of Brick & Mortar in Omni-Channel Retailing
Brick and mortar plays a significant part in the omni-channel world. Stores, no longer the only way to buy and receive products, transform into a hub, an experimentation and exploration space. Leveraging physical presence is a strength for retailers: no wonder, then, that digital players are increasingly opening physical stores.
This presentation provides a curated selection of examples for effective innovation.
10 Trends FMCGs Should Address in 2018
These are the leading consumer and NPD trends to expect in 2018 in food, beverage, beauty, and household goods, based on Schieber Research’s competitive intelligence and research methodology.
Amazon: Key Success Factors
Mapping the reasons for Amazon's industry leadership and growth is a difficult task. There is hardly an area of innovation left untapped (often, re-invented) by the company. Amazon's mission is to be a “customer focused company”, and this guides any decision made by...