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Global Consumer Insights – Colombia
Colombian consumers’ love of clothes shopping has remained strong and their shopping frequency has increased over the past fifteen years. However, they have shifted their purchases to lower-priced retail channels.…
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Markets to Watch
It’s hard to forecast the economy 14 months out -- never mind 14 years -- but the current trends are clear: By 2030, the United States will be supplanted as…
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Global Consumer Insights – Thailand
Although Thailand’s apparel market is projected to grow over 60% in the coming 15 years, it remains underdeveloped. Almost 7 in 10 Thai consumers shop for most of their apparel…
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Global Consumer Insights – United Kingdom
Along with shoppers in Europe and the U.S., UK consumers have reduced their shopping frequency, become less impulsive, and are shopping at lower-priced retail channels over the past fifteen years.Realizing…
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Let’s Talk Back-to-School
Summer is kicking into high gear for elementary, high school, and college kids across the country. But stores are gearing up for the 2016 Back-to-School season, and hopes are high…
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Global Consumer Insights – Germany
Over the past fifteen years, German consumers’ shopping frequency and impulse purchases have declined, although they remain more quality-conscious and impulsive than their American counterparts. Brands must be adept at…
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Stay Cool for the Summer
If you're one of the unfortunate who's experienced the triple-digit heat that keeps scorching the Western states, it probably doesn't sound like a stretch to learn last month was the…
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Create a Shopping Experience
When someone needs a new pair of jeans, does she "go shopping" for them, or are they an item thrown in a cart when she "does" her shopping? Industry experts…
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Let’s Hear It For the Home Team
With the country celebrating its birthday next week, there will be plenty of flag waving going on from coast to coast. And in this political year, one of top discussions…
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Active Pursuit
The old adage, “If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em,” may — to some extent — be surfacing in the denim world right now. We’re talking about denim makers looking…