To make people want something they didn’t even know existed, and don’t necessarily need (yet), it’s helpful if you make people try it out first. This is especially true when discussing technology – such as Artificial Intelligence or Virtual...
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. This kind of store may hold many benefits for retailers, as it may reduce sales...
The birchbox sampling concept needed a physical store to support trial – which, in the digital retail world, might be the most important role for a beauty retailer (as selling and service can be easily replaced). The store offers sample boxes for men and women,...
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...