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Getting to Grips with Gen Z

Gen Z consumers are neither easy to define nor predictable in their shopping habits. The consumer cohort born between 1996 or 1997 and 2010 and 2020 (there is no complete…

Executive Viewpoints March 11
Katie Thomas, who leads the Kearney Consumer Institute, reveals the impact of "superfans," and how brands can cultivate fandom.

KCI Survey: Swifties, the BeyHive and BravoCon Demonstrate the Power of Superfans

“Brand fans” are definitely loyal customers, but not all loyal customers are brand fans — and for many marketing and brand teams, driving relevance and impact means activating and leveraging…

Features March 11

How Juxtapose is Shaping Tomorrow’s Brands

Featuring: Ben West, Partner, Juxtapose Juxtapose positions itself as a “creation-oriented investment firm,” which means their investment process is based on businesses that don’t exist yet. Focusing on industries that…

Podcasts March 11

There Goes the Sun: Warby Parker Offers Free Glasses to Safely View Upcoming Solar Eclipse

The Great North American Solar Eclipse on April 8 will be the last total solar eclipse (when the moon comes between us and the sun) that’s visible from the contiguous…

News March 8
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Frasers to Shutter Matchesfashion Just Months After Acquisition

Frasers Group is shutting down luxury ecommerce site Matchesfashion just three months after acquiring the business, saying in a statement that “continued funding requirements would be far in excess of…

News March 8
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Burlington Plans to Open 100 New Stores in 2024

Off-price retailer Burlington Stores beat expectations for Q4 2023 (the 14 weeks ended Feb. 3, 2024), with total sales increasing 10% and comparable store sales growing 2% year over year.…

News March 8

Lidl Names New Chief Commercial Officer and First-Ever Chief Customer Exec

Discount supermarket retailer Lidl U.S. has named four executives with extensive retail experience to top posts, including naming Frank Kerr as the company’s first-ever Chief Customer Officer. Kerr is returning…

News March 8
Karissa Bodnar, Founder and CEO of Thrive Causemetics.

Thrive Causemetics Founder Reveals What it Takes for a Cause-Based Brand to Stay on Mission

Karissa Bodnar, Founder and CEO of clean beauty brand and DTC success story Thrive Causemetics, grew up in a small town in rural Washington state. She lived off a dirt…

Features March 8

2024 Brought New PCI Requirements. Hackers Can Help You Keep Up

As the average cost of a breach hits $4.45 million, regulatory authorities are driving more industrywide requirements to address growing threats. The critical role payment and financial services play in…

Executive Viewpoints March 8
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