Global Consumer Insights – China

The projected doubling in China’s apparel market will be driven by its upper middle class. The upper middle class in China is projected to grow from 8% of the population…

Global Consumer Insights – India

By 2030, India is expected to become the world’s third largest apparel market with spending on clothes projected to more than double. Brands such as H&M, Gap, and Juicy Couture…

Global Consumer Insights – Turkey

Due to intense retail development over the past fifteen years, Turkish shoppers have shifted away from unorganized outlets such as independent stores and street markets towards specialty retailers. Contrary to…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…