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Starbucks Turns to Pumpkin Spice Lattes to Perk Up Sales
Starbucks Turns to Pumpkin Spice Lattes to Perk Up Sales
August 24, 2024  |  Retail

As Starbucks struggles with comparable sales declines, the coffeehouse giant is evidently asking, “Maybe the Pumpkin Spice Latte will fix it?” The brand announced this...

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As If: Retail Brands Revive the ’90s With Nostalgic Classics
As If: Retail Brands Revive the ’90s With Nostalgic Classics
August 17, 2024  |  Retail

Seizing on millennials’ nostalgia, retail brands are bringing the ’90s back, reintroducing iconic products and styles that defined a generation. Casio’s Baby-G watch, a highly...

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Gen Z Transforms Workplace Communication by Keeping It Caszh
Gen Z Transforms Workplace Communication by Keeping It Caszh
August 10, 2024  |  Personnel

Generation Z is changing the tone (or the vibe, as it were) of professional communications, with their preference for casual language creating new norms. Anecdotal...

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Chipotle VP: Guacamole-Inspired Makeup Boosts Brand’s Superfans’ Engagement
Chipotle VP: Guacamole-Inspired Makeup Boosts Brand’s Superfans’ Engagement
August 03, 2024  |  Retail

As brands tap partnerships to reach consumers in more parts of their day-to-day lives, Chipotle Mexican Grill is once again getting into the makeup game....

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Doomsday Ready: Costco Aims to Be the Go-To Retailer for Preppers
Doomsday Ready: Costco Aims to Be the Go-To Retailer for Preppers
July 27, 2024  |  Retail

As many consumers look for ways to ease their doomsday anxieties, Costco is positioning itself as the go-to retailer for consumers who are worried about...

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National Ice Cream Day Gets a Sprinkle of Digital Transformation This Sundae
National Ice Cream Day Gets a Sprinkle of Digital Transformation This Sundae
July 20, 2024  |  Retail

Sunday (July 21) is National Ice Cream Day, and as the event has evolved for today’s digital consumers, brands are taking advantage of shoppers’ enthusiasm...

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The Cyborg Shopper: Is It the Future or Just a Blip?
The Cyborg Shopper: Is It the Future or Just a Blip?
July 13, 2024  |  Technology

As a fringe group of consumers gets microchips implanted in their hands to make payments without using any external devices, time will prove whether these...

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Brands and Retailers Summer in the Hamptons With Luxury Pop-Ups
Brands and Retailers Summer in the Hamptons With Luxury Pop-Ups
July 06, 2024  |  Retail

As the summer season heats up, wealthy vacationers from the Northeast are getting in their cars and heading out to the Hamptons for seasonal luxury,...

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A Winning Look: Luxury Designers Go for Gold During the Olympics
A Winning Look: Luxury Designers Go for Gold During the Olympics
June 22, 2024  |  Retail

With eyes around the world glued to the Olympics, luxury fashion designers have a long history of taking advantage of the opportunity to cement their...

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