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TikTok won Gen. Z. It’s influencing how and what they buy, too.
You simply can’t overstate how giant TikTok has become, so quickly, among younger consumers.
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From the Editor
Introducing the
Consumer Trends
2023 Report
The “Covid economy” mostly ended in 2022. But a high level of economic uncertainty continues into 2023.
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Executive Briefing
Supermarket smash!
Thinking through Kroger’s $25 billion deal for Albertsons. Also: A subscription pilot for unlimited (great!) coffee in LA. And a simpler plan for Instagram commerce.
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Online grocery shopping is a pandemic-era behavior that actually stuck
Thrive Market, the Whole Foods of e-commerce, now has 1.2 million members. How does it fit into the future of grocery? Also: Great Jones’ new ‘Pantry Pals’.
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Brands
Foxtrot is the store that every neighborhood deserves
Can Chicago’s upmarket convenience chain scale across the country?
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From the Editor
Introducing the
Consumer Trends
2022 Mid-Year Update
The Covid-19 pandemic is not over. But “economic Covid” is, mostly.
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Executive Briefing
Acid League is swinging for the fences
From sauces and dressings to non-alc wine, the craft vinegar startup is trying to take over the grocery store, several aisles at a time.
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From the Editor
Introducing the
Consumer Trends
2022 report
2020 shocked the system. In 2021, we acclimated. Now what?
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Executive Briefing
Is 15-minute grocery delivery a brand or a feature?
Look out, Safeway. Gorillas is coming.
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From the Editor
Introducing the
Consumer Trends
(Partial-) Reopening Special report
The consumer is back. But it’s back differently.
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Executive Briefing
What will Instacart become?
The online grocery service has a new CEO, with a massive opportunity — and big questions — ahead.
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Why’s everyone talking about tinned fish?
Fishwife, a Los Angeles-based startup, is reinvigorating a grocery category one can at a time.
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New rules for the restaurant business
It’s time to think beyond being chefs and hosts and more like merchants, publishers, creators, and community leaders.
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Executive Briefing
Bring back slogans!
Brand marketing has changed profoundly in the internet era. But I miss a good tagline.
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Executive Briefing
Cities aren’t over
But they’ll be different. It’s like a software update.
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Why Jon & Vinny’s LA restaurant group just bought a tiny grocery chain
In the Instacart era, “we feel that the neighborhood grocery is going to become important again.”
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Unbundling the grocery cart
The pandemic changed the way millions of households shop for food, forever. Especially mine.
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Architect Barbara Bestor on how home designs are changing in the era of coronavirus
And: An ode to the Erewhon beverage case.
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Omsom founders Vanessa and Kim Pham on reinventing meal starters for a new generation
Bringing “proud, loud Asian flavors into American homes.”
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Why Trader Joe’s refuses to sell groceries online
Does that still pass the smell test?
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