The global beauty market is growing, with shoppers upping their spending on beauty products by 3.6% in 2014. The market is poised to break $400 billion. Even a modest global growth of 3.5%, will bring the market to $412 billion… Continue Reading
I’m really looking forward to speaking at The 13th China Department Store Summit on April 18. We’ll be discussing the changes that are occurring in consumers’ purchasing behaviors. I will be specifically talking about global retail and how technology… Continue Reading
I’m excited to be speaking at Urban Land Institute Asia Pacific’s Retail Real Estate Technology event in Hong Kong Wednesday, April 15, discussing the latest trends in retail tech and their effects on retail real estate. The retail landscape is… Continue Reading
This week, Fung Business Intelligence Center (FBIC) is bringing fourteen innovative retail tech startups to Fung Retailing Group’s “Future of Retail Park” in Hong Kong. With changes in technology quickly affecting the digital landscape—and influencing consumer behavior at a fundamental… Continue Reading
How Technology Is Changing Shopping…Again The convergence of disruptive technologies will drive further changes in how shoppers behave and will place even more information and power in the hands of consumers. The purchasing experience: The old, linear purchase funnel has… Continue Reading
CONTENT EVOLUTION FOR THE MULTIFORM-FACTOR FUTURE In a panel moderated by Jefferson Wang, Partner of Wireless and Mobility Group with IBB Consulting Group, thought leadership discussed how the evolution of new devices and technology are influencing the way consumers both… Continue Reading
How the changing digital landscape is affecting content While traditional software and device companies alike are vying for the eye and consumption dollar of the cutting edge consumer, the broader question on everyone’s mind is that of content. With technology… Continue Reading
In arguably one of the hottest sessions at MAGIC, Melissa Moylan, Creative Director, Womenswear at Fashion Snoops shared insights into what will be the four major trend stories dictating Spring/Summer 2016 fashion. Interestingly, the social awareness that Millennials are known… Continue Reading
A theme we observed sprinkled throughout the MAGIC showcase was a growing awareness of an ever-busier end consumer, for whom less is more. As work lives become more integrated and overlap into social lives, there is a need for simplifying,… Continue Reading
The National Retail Federation’s (NRF’s) Valentine’s Day Consumer Spending Survey, conducted by Prosper Insights and Analytics, tells us that love is indeed not a dying art. If buying gifts is any indication, there will be more love shown this year… Continue Reading