Most of us can probably remember hearing the ice cream truck jingle from down the street and running over to order from a selection of Chipwiches, Blue Bunny ice cream cups and snow cones. However, that same jingle that used to spark joy in the hearts of hungry kids, “Turkey in the Straw,” has racist…
Key Insights: Retailers want to reduce consumers’ psychological resistance to shopping during the pandemic, even if it means implementing potentially unnecessary safety measures. It’s a balance of creating a safe shopping environment and maintaining the customer experience. Across the country–even in states where Covid-19 case counts are rising–retailers have, by and large, reopened their doors….
SoulCycle, the cult stationary cycling phenomenon that swept the nation in the late-2000s, has always preached a mission of bringing “soul” to all people. When the company faced backlash in August 2019 after consumers discovered that investor Stephen Ross was planning a major fundraiser for Donald Trump’s reelection campaign, parent company Equinox Group released a…
There are a lot of things to get used to during a pandemic. One of them is trying to make yourself heard while wearing a face mask, which can often feel like a soundproof barrier. Taking it off to talk obviously renders the safety precaution useless, so quieter talkers have had to get used to…
In an upbeat new ad, Lowe’s offers a playful, behind-the-scenes perspective on the satisfaction and joy that home improvement projects can create. The scene opens with a woman standing in her dark bathroom, looking around thoughtfully. A metaphorical lightbulb flicks on, and she jumps into action–painting over the deep orange with a greenish hue that’s…
Key Insight: The clean beauty brand is seeing skyrocketing scales aligning with increased consumer interest in sustainable products. Clean beauty brand Versed Skincare, which debuted exclusively in Target stores before embracing a DTC model, is launching a new Backup Plan acne control body mist with the help of three female athletes: WNBA’s L.A. Sparks power…
Brooks Brothers, which filed for Chapter 11 on July 8, has zeroed in on a buyer and will seek court approval of its sale to stalking horse bidder Sparc Group at an Aug. 14 court hearing, the apparel retailer said Tuesday. The acquirer, which is controlled by brand management firm Authentic Brands Group and real…
Egerton, Eliot, Fleming and Sand may have all been the “men” behind some of the most widely celebrated works in the Western literary canon, but not a single George authored these texts. In fact, the writers of Keynotes, Middlemarch, The Head of Medusa and Indiana were all women who chose to adopt pseudonyms during a…
Beauty is one of the most popular categories on Pinterest, and the app is giving users more and more reasons to flock to it to try and buy products. The augmented reality Try On feature, added in January, allows users to see what a shade of makeup would look like on them in real-time. And…
Andre Gray, a creative leader in Amsterdam with TBWANeboko, is leaving his post to join San Francisco agency Eleven as executive creative director. Gray, who served as global creative director at TBWANeboko for Adidas and Gatorade, rose to the top after a nine-month search, according to the agency. “As the agency continues to expand into…
Amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, the New York retail landscape isn’t seeing many new store openings. But thanks to Sour Patch Kids, there’s a new business on the block. The block in question is at Bond Street and Broadway, where candy brand Sour Patch Kids is opening its first-ever store to celebrate its 35-year anniversary….
As we’re all well aware, 2020 has been something like 21 years long so far. To ease our collective fatigue, Dunkin’ is taking pity on us by bringing America’s favorite fall flavor back early this year. Next week, on Aug. 19, everything pumpkin spice (plus some other new fall treats, including an autumnal twist on…
Before they were given more than $25 billion in March, airline executives warned Congress that if it didn’t act quickly, the industry would see unprecedented layoffs as travel restrictions sent demand plummeting. “Time is running out,” they wrote roughly 10 days after the NBA suspended its season and more than 1,000 Americans tested positive for…
Adweek Radio is back with a new episode about space: how we share space in this time of social distancing and what kind of space will be there after the pandemic. This week we’re talking with Shaunah Margaret and Ash Ramirez, the co-founders of Women Who Create, about creating a space for women of color…
Tory and Michael Waxman are the kind of professional power couple that you might read about in The New York Times and be suitably envious of. She is a successful veterinarian with degrees from Cornell and University of Pennsylvania. He is a Yale-bred software engineer whose enterprises include Grouper, the dating app funded by Y…
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In 2014, Japanese automobile gargantuan Subaru relied on special effects and bizarre super-sized monsters from popular manga series Attack on Titan to advertise the company’s compact crossover five-door SUV, the Forester. Six years later, the automaker didn’t need to rely on fiction to showcase the Forester’s hardiness in the face of extreme situations. Instead, it…
There’s a new gadget that can correct your vision problems in the comfort of your own home, for a fraction of the cost of laser surgery at a specialist’s office. Same for those pesky broken bones and crooked teeth, with a remedy-in-a-box delivered right to your door. Wanna try them out? In a series of…
As a thank you to its community for supporting the store throughout the pandemic, Blockbuster’s last location is offering up its space on Sept. 18, 19 and 20 to four friends for just $4 per night. The booking is available on Airbnb, and the night will be complete with an unlimited movie marathon in a…
Key Insights: Ecommerce is way up, and it’s creating more loyal consumers than brick-and-mortar sales. Targeted mobile advertising tailored to specific audiences is proving most effective. From Covid-19 to the resurgent Black Lives Matter movement and concerns regarding sustainability, 2020 has brought big changes for businesses and their customers. These events have propelled a shift…
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