In this edition of the Modern Retail+ Research Briefing, we look at retailers’ investments in value-added services and technologies like virtual try-on, which are intended to enhance the in-person shopping experience, as well as their plans for future expansion.
U.S. shoppers are rushing to Amazon to stockpile items like baby formula and trade down to cheaper brands before President Donald Trump’s tariffs spur price hikes.
Modern Retail has rounded up the Q1 earnings highlights across 10 areas of retail — from apparel to luxury to pet — to help executives make sense of how consumer behavior is changing, and the trends to watch.
The first installment of Modern Retail+ Research’s 2025 CMO Strategies series looks at how multi-category RMNs like Amazon and Walmart compare to category-specific RMNs like Gopuff and Ulta, as well as how brands are investing in retail media marketing.