by Jim Cusson | Apr 19, 2017 | Retail trends
Our president Jim Cusson quoted in the Wall Street Journal. Whole Foods Aims to Cut Prices but Keep Its Cachet Investors are pushing the organic food pioneer to boost profit by operating more like a big-box grocer By Annie Gasparro and Heather Haddon Whole Foods...
by Jim Cusson | Mar 2, 2017 | Retail trends
The following is reposted from eMarketer Retail Why Do Digital Players Beat Brick-and-Mortar Retailers at Their Own Game? Many of the biggest disruptors in brick-and-mortar retail are e-commerce brands that are opening physical stores—not the legacy retailers that...
by Jim Cusson | May 6, 2015 | Inspiration, Retail trends
Will shopping be different 5 years from now? How will retail evolve? This interesting article from Fast Company starts to explore the future of shopping, looking at how we will shop in 2020. A few interesting concepts to note: Brick and mortar has the opportunity to...
by Jim Cusson | Jul 18, 2014 | Retail trends, Theory House Team
A few members of the Theory House team just returned from Chicago where our VP of Retail Brands, Christopher Durham (left below), hosted a panel on private brands at the Shopper Insights in Action Conference with (L-R) Liz Berman, Director of Portfolio Strategy at...
by Jim Cusson | Jun 19, 2014 | Graphic design, Retail trends, Theory House Team
Gas stations and grocery stores have a lot in common in terms of how consumers shop them. The most critical selection criteria is locational convenience. Think about the grocery store you shop. Do you travel across town for it? Or is it right around the corner? Where...
by Jim Cusson | Jun 13, 2014 | Client of Theory House, Retail trends
Food Lion, a grocer that Theory House is proud to call a client, this month pledged to donate 500 million meals to families in need by the end of 2020 through its new community relations platform, Food Lion Feeds, which will focus on hunger relief. To mark the launch...