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4 Smart Strategies That Are Driving Sales in a Slow-Growth Year
As spending declines from pandemic-fueled highs, the largest retailers are seeking creative solutions and new ways of connecting with consumers that SMBs can adopt, too.
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How Artificial Intelligence (AI) Is Changing How Marketers Sell Everything From Food to Fashion
While apps like ChatGPT and Dall-E get most of the AI attention, AI is quietly changing how we buy and sell goods and services.
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How Slow Fashion Is Creating Opportunities for Startups and Legacy Brands Alike
A movement that started as a backlash to disposable fast fashion has expanded to include made-to-order and made-in-the-U.S. manufacturing.
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Indie Game Companies Seek Growth Opportunities with Social Media Platform
Advances in technology and a consumer craving for heightened communal experiences drive innovation in multiplayer gaming for brands including Rune, Innersloth, and Loftia.
How the Nonalcoholic Beverage Trend is Opening Opportunities for Startups
An emergence of entrepreneurs are redefining adult drinks from high-quality mimics to canned cocktails to flavor-forward botanical alternatives.
Digital Shelf Labels Light Up Big and Small Retailers' Bottom Lines
Technology facilitates faster price changes and aids online order pickers for merchants ranging from mega-retailer Walmart to local Tennessee grocery Tate Family Foods.
Mushrooms Emerge as Growth Opportunity Across the Grocery Landscape
Startups including Pan's, Meati, and Renude create products that tap into the fungi's healthy attributes amid consumer demand for plant-based food options.
How 4 Entrepreneurs Are Making Millions on Amazon as Third-Party Sellers
Becoming a third-party seller on Amazon takes savvy, but the potential rewards can be huge. Here’s a look at small businesses that watched their sales soar on the platform.
The Opportunities (and Challenges) Weight-Loss Drugs Hold for Brands Selling Everything From Food and Fitness to Fashion
Brands from Noom to Nestlé lean into shifting consumer habits with rollouts like curated fitness programs and smaller-sized meals, as peoples’ use of GLP-1 weight loss drugs takes off.
Demand for Restaurant-Style Meals at Home Drives Grocery Opportunities
Supermarkets are elevating their food offerings to replicate outside dining experiences, including via full-service, in-store restaurants, executives told CO—.
Back-To-School: 5 Key Lessons for Businesses Based on Shopping Trends
Consumers are more value- and cost-conscious than ever, but they still have enough spending power to reward businesses that know how to reach them.
3 Businesses Get Creative to Counter Mounting Customer Acquisition Obstacles — And Win
From votive candle holder makers to online auction sites, an increasing number of companies are landing on new tactics to get customers interested in—and committed to—their brand.
Inside the Big (Specialty Market) Growth Opportunity in the $88.9 Billion U.S. Coffee Industry
Yes, it’s a drink, but it’s so much more. Consumers are insisting on it. That’s why premium roasts, novel flavors, and immersive settings are driving sales for boutique coffee businesses.