by Delaney Consulting | Jun 23, 2020 | Merchandising, Strategy
The following is a lightly edited transcription from the May 14, 2020 live interview with Flora Delaney and Third Haus founders, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga. The full video interview is available here. Customers are saying I don’t need whatever is normally my...
by Delaney Consulting | Jun 11, 2020 | Merchandising
Retailers can miss key flavor trend insights unless they systematically track flavor and scent trends. Most merchants struggle to forecast emerging customer flavor trends. They have the information. But it is locked inside unhelpful data fields. Like “Item...
by Delaney Consulting | Feb 8, 2019 | book, Merchandising
Writing your first book is a daunting task. Not the hours at the keyboard. Not finding a publisher. What’s hard? Something To Say in a Loud World. What is so important in the world that people need to hear another voice? Why add to the racket of the information...
by Delaney Consulting | Apr 6, 2018 | Merchandising
Samples and subscription boxes are a key consumer trend around the globe. Sales come from curated subscription boxes and dollar or value shops inside mass retailers. Customers are increasingly attracted to the value of trying things in small, sample-sized portions....
by Delaney Consulting | Aug 5, 2014 | Merchandising
For retailers who follow a structured category management review, the first step is category definition. The idea of defining a category each year may seem redundant year after year. But customers’ tastes and habits change. Trend reviews catch changing customer...
