Shop Talk news and trends

Shop Talk: Social Media Creates Roadmap for Pop & Bottle Brand
Retail // July 31, 2024

As early-stage brands look for digital tools to build and grow their following, Pop & Bottle has seen social media point the way forward for its geographic expansion. In an interview with PYMNTS for the Shop Talk series, Jash Mehta, co-founder of the latte brand,...

Shop Talk: High-End Consumers Swap Fancy Threads for Fancy Sweets
Retail // July 24, 2024

As consumers cut back on many premium products in the face of ongoing economic challenges, luxury chocolate brand MarieBelle New York is benefitting from shoppers’ desire to enjoy high-end experiences without breaking the bank. In an interview with PYMNTS for this week’s Shop Talk, Maribel...

Shop Talk: Grubhub’s Grocery VP Says ‘We’ll Catch Up Very Quickly’
Retail // July 17, 2024

At a time when its competitors were announcing new grocery options by the hundreds, Grubhub appeared to be hanging back. Still, as it enters the fray, the aggregator sees a path to quickly regain its competitive footing. In an interview with PYMNTS, Craig Whitmer, vice...

Shop Talk: Pair CEO Says Direct to Consumer Model Frees Brands to Get Personal
eCommerce // July 10, 2024

Without the limits of physical shelf space, direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands can offer a wider range of products that may be more niche or less universally appealing, allowing for greater personalization. Sophia Edelstein, co-CEO and co-founder of D2C customizable glasses brand Pair Eyewear, discussed in a...

Interviews & Exclusives
Spirits Distilleries Say Rising Delivery Costs Have Consumers Cautious About Buying Booze Online

August 07, 2024
As consumers seek to balance convenience and cost, alcoholic beverage brands are seeing current economic pressures hamper enthusiasm for beer, wine and spirits delivery. In an interview with PYMNTS for this week’s Shop Talk, Peyton Mason, CFO at craft distillery Laws Whiskey House, which was founded in 2011 and began selling in 2014, discussed how […]

Shop Talk: High-End Consumers Swap Fancy Threads for Fancy Sweets

July 24, 2024
As consumers cut back on many premium products in the face of ongoing economic challenges, luxury chocolate brand MarieBelle New York is benefitting from shoppers’ desire to enjoy high-end experiences...

Shop Talk: Grubhub’s Grocery VP Says ‘We’ll Catch Up Very Quickly’

July 17, 2024
At a time when its competitors were announcing new grocery options by the hundreds, Grubhub appeared to be hanging back. Still, as it enters the fray, the aggregator sees a...

Solo Brands CEO Seeks to Separate Rising Sales From Slumping Stock

December 28, 2022
By most measures, the four core businesses of newly listed Solo Brands are growing sales in a sluggish economy and enjoying solid customer retention and return rates. Compare that to...

Quick Reads
Disney+ Bundles Early Access to Branded Products With Streaming Service

November 01, 2022
Disney is offering American subscribers to its Disney+ streaming service early access to merchandise, letting them shop for products a week ahead of the public. The offering is a limited-time test, letting members get “special access” to the Shop Disney website to find products related to Star Wars, Marvel and the company’s flagship animated titles […]

What Kohl’s Can Do For ALDI

March 02, 2018
The announcement that Kohl’s would be pairing off with discount grocery retailer ALDI drew everyone’s attention — mostly because the news caught so many people by surprise. In retrospect, perhaps the...

Puretta And Disrupting The Toothbrush

September 07, 2017
Generally speaking, the merits of brushing teeth are not a hard sell for must humans and have not been for the last 5,000 or so years. Because yes, brushing one’s...