Summer is rapidly approaching. As flights get booked and hotels get confirmed, look for travelmania to have its effect on retail store trends as well. Whether it is luggage brands rolling out new store concepts or even non-luggage retailers intentionally incorporating new “travel” themed interiors, vacation mode has taken over. More
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There is a growing trend in which youth sports complex facilities are becoming coveted anchor spaces for new retail mixed-use development projects. This is an especially compelling concept for more outlying areas in the South and the Midwest that do not already have a major traffic draw. More
There are rumblings of a possible resurgence of carhop services coming to restaurants nationwide. Technomic, the company that tracks consumer and menu trends within the foodservice industry, discovered that in the fourth quarter of 2022, 8% of food orders from fine-dining establishments were eaten in a car. More
The wellness movement is still a dominant force. Last year the Vegetarian Resource Group conducted a survey that revealed 45% of Americans eat either a vegetarian or vegan meal on occasion, and a separate survey done by a research team from Kansas State and Oklahoma State found that the vegetarian demographic tends to be younger-aged, single and highly educated. More
Look for indoor family fun centers that focus on physical movement to be trending with growth. Though the earliest models of these family fitness fun centers were primarily focused solely on trampolines for the younger age set, trampoline parks now offer more features to appeal to a wider range of customers. More
The National Retail Federation (NRF), the Washington D.C.-based retail trade association that advocates on behalf of the industry, in March released its annual retail sales forecast for 2023. The report does not include the restaurant, gasoline station or automobile dealership segments of retail, but instead focuses on the core merchandise sector. More
Casual attire brands, especially those that are oriented in the wellness realm of yoga wear, continue to dominate expansion growth. Yoga is an activity which attracts the younger Gen Z and millennial audience, as well as the older aged Gen X and baby boomer crowd. Therefore, the yoga apparel fashion trend, which is now acceptable attire even outside of a yoga workout session, appeals to all age segments, especially within the aspirational middle-class and higher end affluent consumer. More
In addition to a national trend of maintaining a healthy, holistic lifestyle through fitness and diet, there is also an overload of sweetness taking over retail space. New cookie brands, dessert restaurant concepts, ice cream parlors and candy shops are popping up all over the U.S. “In an increasingly challenging world, the simplicity and light-hearted More
