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February 3, 2021 In Innovation

Trends Spotlight from RI 2021: How Leaders are Surviving and Thriving by Offering Extreme Experience

For almost two decades, McMillanDoolittle has been tracking cutting edge concepts from around the world. Retail Innovations 2021 includes 50 cases from 15 countries categorized into the following four trends: omni-integration, extreme convenience, extreme experience, and sustainable practices. The next trend we spotlight in Retail…

January 28, 2021 In Financial

Gambling on GameStop

Huge Stock Market Winner in January Not to Be Confused with Successful Long Term Retail Format Earlier this week, GameStop Corp. (GME) was the most traded stock on Fidelity’s trading platform. Everyday traders, driven by Reddit and social media hype, have been piling into the…

January 25, 2021 In Innovation

Trends Spotlight from RI 2021: How Leaders are Surviving and Thriving by Offering Extreme Convenience

For almost two decades, McMillanDoolittle has been tracking cutting edge concepts from around the world. Retail Innovations 2021 includes 50 cases from 15 countries around the world categorized into the following four trends: omni-integration, extreme convenience, extreme experience, and sustainable practices. The second trend we…

January 22, 2021 In Innovation

Trends Spotlight from RI 2021: How Leaders are Surviving and Thriving by Unlocking Omni-Integrations

January 18, 2021 In Trends

Looking Back on Retail in 2020 to Predict What’s Next

Last year, we commented on macrotrends we predicted would shape the coming decade. Some of the nascent trends we pointed to then have now risen to the forefront of retail in a matter of months. As we head into the unknown of 2021, we point…

January 15, 2021 In Innovation

Announcing the Release of Retail Innovations 2021

We are pleased to announce the release of Retail Innovations 2021. For almost two decades, McMillanDoolittle has been tracking cutting edge concepts from around the world in collaboration with our global Ebeltoft partners, a consortium of leading retail and brand consulting firms active in 20…

December 31, 2020 In Covid

Six Months Later, Consumer Views on COVID-19 and Shopping Persist

Today’s consumers are prioritizing health and safety in their shopping behavior in powerful ways as we face ongoing change and uncertainty stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, results of our recent consumer tracker suggest consumers’ early pandemic views have had lasting staying power. Last month,…

December 4, 2020 In Innovation

Despite Challenges, Retailers Deliver a Festive Holiday Season

It would be an understatement to say that 2020 has been a challenging year for retail. However, as the saying goes, necessity is the mother of all invention, and as the holiday shopping season kicks into full gear, we are seeing leaders get creative with…

December 3, 2020 In E-commerce

Will Walmart+ Threaten the Dominance of Prime?

Over the last several years, Amazon has boldly entered brick-and-mortar retail through its Go and Fresh stores as well as its highly publicized acquisition of Whole Foods. Walmart has responded in tandem by pursuing omnichannel capabilities and digital acquisitions. This September, Walmart launched its Walmart+…

November 25, 2020 In Covid, Supply Chain

Concerned Consumers and a Very COVID Christmas

Retail industry experts have been predicting an atypical 2020 Holiday shopping season since the early stages of the pandemic. We expect a heavy focus on the E-commerce channel (through home delivery and click-and-collect) as well as on increased money-saving measures as many shoppers are faced…