What changed in discount & value for retail teams in 2026
Consumer Trends deep dive: What changed in discount & value for retail teams in 2026.
Elena Rossi
Department store loyalty and store card economics
Department store loyalty programs and store cards run on two different engines. Here is the unit economics, the breakage math, and how to measure incremental margin.
Concession models reviving department store floors
Concessions turned empty department store floors into a revenue engine again. Here is the margin math, the deal terms, and the operating discipline that separate a profitable shop-in-shop program from a glorified flea market.
AliExpress shipping options and what they really mean
E-commerce deep dive: AliExpress shipping options and what they really mean.
The psychology of perceived value at the checkout line
Consumer Trends deep dive: The psychology of perceived value at the checkout line.
Clienteling in 2026: turning store associates into a channel
Clienteling turns store associates into a measurable sales channel. Here is the 2026 stack, comp model, metrics and attribution that make it pay off.
Store layout science: how floor flow lifts basket size
Floor flow, not price, sets the ceiling on basket size. A retail breakdown of decompression zones, the right-turn bias, adjacency, and the metrics that make layout testable.
Choosing a pop-up location in a major US city
Retail deep dive: Choosing a pop-up location in a major US city.
Costs and revenue benchmarks for a 30-day pop-up
Retail deep dive: Costs and revenue benchmarks for a 30-day pop-up.
Pop-up retail economics: what a 30-day space really costs
Most pop-up budgets die on the line items nobody quotes upfront. Here is the full 30-day cost stack, a worked example, and the breakeven math that decides it.