Shopper Trends Archives

The Next Wellness Frontier: New Challenges, Categories, and Retail with Candace Corlett | EP41

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In this episode: WSL’s Wendy Liebmann, CEO, and Candace Corlett, President, discuss WSL’s latest research, the health and wellness shopper revolution it reveals and the implications for retailers and brands. They discuss: How health and wellness has changed over the last 8 years, and the new conditions, such as mental health, that are impacting Americans’ health ... Read more

Challenging the Future of Retail. It’s right in front of your eyes! with Candace Corlett | EP30

In this episode: WSL’s Wendy Liebmann, CEO, and Candace Corlett, President, challenge the notion that companies cannot anticipate the future in these times. The shopper and retail trends WSL identified and has been tracking for 4 – 5 years are now clearly redefining the retail landscape. They discuss: How powerful shopper movements and new shopper ... Read more

Building Shopper Loyalty in a Digital World with Peter V.S. Bond | EP26

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In this episode: Wendy Liebmann talks with Peter V.S. Bond, VP of CPG Strategy and Development for Fetch Rewards, about whether it is possible to build shopper loyalty today, and how important it is to understand where shoppers are on their loyalty journey. They discuss: The critical components retailers and brands need to build loyalty ... Read more

The New Shopper Truths with Candace Corlett | EP23

“Spontaneous” Shopping is the New Efficiency with Candace Corlett | EP20

In this episode: Wendy Liebmann and Candace Corlett provide a preview of What’s Up in WSL’s latest How America Shops® research. You will learn: Why retailers’ efforts to differentiate are not working. How spontaneous shopping is impacting traffic, both in-store and online. What categories are most susceptible – and most opportune -- to the spontaneous ... Read more

Retail After the Splurge with Steve Sadove | EP19

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In this episode: Wendy Liebmann discusses how retailers have the opportunity to reintroduce themselves to shoppers as they move out of their COVID-cocoons with Steve Sadove, retired Chairman & CEO of Saks Incorporated, and current board member of Colgate-Palmolive and advisor to Mastercard and private equity. They discuss: The new foundation for retail How to ... Read more

Shopping Next: Myths, Realities and What Will Endure | EP15

In this episode: Our own Wendy Liebmann and Candace Corlett (WSL’s dynamic leadership duo) discuss the new realities of the emerging retail world and challenge whether or not new shopping patterns formed during the pandemic will endure. Wendy and Candace discuss: Whether physical stores will remain viable How time is now the focus of every ... Read more

Shopper-Centricity is More Critical than Ever Before | EP11

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In this episode: In this episode, Wendy Liebmann interviews Andy Murray, CEO of BigQUEST, and Founder and Chair, Customer Centric Leadership Initiative at the University of Arkansas’ Walton College of Business, and formerly head of customer experience at Walmart and ASDA UK. Wendy and Andy discuss: Why being a shopper-centric organization is more important than ... Read more

There is No Going Back | EP08

Wendy Liebmann and Candace Corlett, WSL Strategic Retail’s managing partners, continue the previous discussion and talk bluntly about the fact that there is no going back. That longing for the past days of retail – pre-pandemic – is irrelevant and dangerous. They discuss how retail has not been “a happy place” for shoppers for a ... Read more

Will Shoppers Ever Go Back to the Store? | EP07

In this episode: Wendy Liebmann and Candace Corlett, WSL Strategic Retail’s managing partners, discuss key shopper insights from the first six months of the pandemic, surprises and new realities, and how retailers and brands must now move forward. In this first segment of a three-part discussion, they answer the burning question: Will shoppers ever go back ... Read more

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