In this week’s Video Forum, Pano Anthos, founder and managing director of XRC Ventures, talks about the investment firm’s work in the retailing, health care technology and CPG industries. He discusses XRC’s investment strategy, the criteria it uses to decide which start-up and early-stage companies to work with, and the sectors that he sees as ripe for innovation.
NACDS Leaders: Pharmacy is a catalyst for change and innovation, and NACDS TSE is where it happens.
Walmart commissioned Morning Consult to conduct a survey of more than 2,200 U.S. shoppers.
WASHINGTON – Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau shows modest retail sales gains in June despite an uneven pace of spending in recent months, National Retail Federation chief economist Jack Kleinhenz said. “The path of household spending remains difficult to read,” Kleinhenz said.
U.S. online retail sales will reach $1.2 trillion in 2024, up nearly 10% from last year, according to FTI Consulting’s 2024 Online Retail Report. The firm’s Retail & Consumer Products practice, which conducted analysis for the report, expects U.S. e-commerce sales to account for 22.
“For us going forward it’s about personalizing much more to consumers, getting to know our consumers better, and AI helping us to generate far more impact in terms of what we’re offering customers.”
"If you had a pill that could make you less depressed, make more money, less inclined to end up incarcerated, would you want to take that pill?"
"How well have you created an environment where you are taking that empathy and you’re meeting your people where they are?”
"Challenger brands tap into values like sustainability or empowerment, which consumers now expect and traditional brands will not necessarily be able to address.”
