E-commerce in grocery is gaining even more attention than ever following the acquisition of Whole Foods Market by Amazon, and food manufacturers are looking for digital capabilities to complete their product offering. Meal kits seem like a relatively easy bet - lower...
Consumer segmentation creates an opportunity for companies, to develop products and services that were previously unavailable to consumers, but may respond to an existing need. In CPG, one such need is the time-commitment insight: time scarcity/convenience vs...
Allergy-free food and beverage continues to drive the industry. These products do not contain allergens such as nuts, gluten, dairy, soy and/or eggs, and they are growing due to actual and perceived sensitivity, perceived health profile, and - soon - gut health and...
Today, Amazon has unveiled its grocery store concept - Amazon Go. Beyond product variety, this store re-imagines convenience through a completely seamless, digital check out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrmMk1Myrxc This kind of store may hold many benefits...
Retail innovation, wonderfully executed: This Nike Town store will make you buy more. :Full story https://futureof.nyc/2016/12/03/nike-town-store
Reviving the Core through co-branding: in Italy, two mega brands are joining forces - McDonalds and Ferrero's Nutella. The upside for McDonalds - creating excitement with an out of the box burger, within the core positioning of indulgence, for a change. For Nutella -...
Brand stores and pop up retail continue to provide brands with a great marketing tactic, enabling them to engage consumers directly, and set the scene for the ultimate consumption experience of the brand. Over the last few years, brands have invested in retail way...
Mobile Trends and Innovations 2016: A Schieber Research presentation prepared by our NYC office analyst, Meital Yachin, for Carmelon Digital Marketing, as part of the Carmelon company's commitment for keeping its customers up-to-date on all things digital....
Can you take the excitement and impulse purchase effect of subscription boxes into traditional industries? Barnes and Noble (our home away from home) certainly thinks so. The retailer has recently introduced the Mystery Box concept in stores, describing the genre and...
The Schieber Research Volley team is monitoring retail innovation in NYC to understand the Future of Retail: exceptional service, digital tools, omni-channel, pop-up stores and other innovations. If you want us to check out and report a certain store - let us know....
