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Infographic: American Consumer Sentiment and Spending 2018

American consumers are feeling cautiously optimistic about the economy, but more important, they are feeling upbeat about their own financial...

Beyond Skin Deep: Bee Shapiro Opens Up About the Future of Beauty

For almost a decade, Bee Shapiro has had a front-row seat to the beauty industry. As the Skin Deep columnist for The New York Times, she covers the...

A Portrait of the Millennial Luxury Consumer | WMI

Although Millennials may have less disposable income than the generations preceding them, simply profiling this consumer by income may not be the...

Infographic: 2017 Retail Holiday Forecast | WMI

Consumers are feeling cautiously optimistic about the economy and analysts believe that their positive sentiment will translate into an opportunity...

Infographic: Retail Experiences that Win | WMI

As retailers begin to reinvent the store experience for the digital age, they are experimenting with different ways to get consumers excited about...

Millennials Prefer Brand Websites…And How to Get Them on Yours | WMI

We know in-store shopping isn’t dead yet, even as consumers increasingly buy online across most categories. Six out of 10 web shoppers make 21% or...

CEO to CEO: Sugarfina’s Rosie O’Neill Has a Sweet Outlook on Retail

Consumer taste and shopping preferences are changing profoundly, even in the candy and confection category, where Millennials are expecting higher...

Faceted Search and SEO: Effectively Leveraging Faceted Search for SEO

Faceted search used to be pretty rare. Now, it seems to be everywhere! Getting the details wrong on how you wrangle the search-visibility of sites...

Big Changes at Twitter: Quick Promote, Video Recording & Group Messaging

With a recently reported average of 288 million active users a month, Twitter is one of the best opportunities for businesses to reach large, diverse...