A few food trends that caught my eye walking the streets and the aisles of Portland. My main observation was that the food industry continues to innovate on the spectrum of healthy and indulgence, playing off to macro trends.
Portland is one of my favorite places to visit to see what’s happening in food & beverage, the craft/artisan space, and retail innovation. I tend to find more interesting innovation […]
Only 1 in 10 consumers like the idea of smart assistant devices shopping for them. At the beginning of this year, 1 in 6 Americans had a digital assistant in […]
Welcome to Coordinates 09.18 As we pulled together this month’s newsletter, a few themes emerged. The first on Brand for Good, a topic we’ve been promoting and covering for the […]
Driven by Innovation and Entrepreneurship Bias. Every innovation event I attended this year spoke of the importance of diversity in the innovation process, not only to bring divergent thinking to produce better solutions, but also to ensure innovators consider a broader range of consumers in building their solutions. This idea […]
Welcome to Coordinates 08.18 I know this Newsletter is chock full of stuff, and it might be a tad overwhelming. But, I include this much with the hope that you […]
2017 set a record for the number of store closures in the U.S., topping out at almost 7,000 with more closing this year. Yet, new retailers are entering the ring, […]
Welcome to Coordinates 07.18 A newsletter for busy business, brand, and marketing leaders who want to stay in the know and be inspired about ways to make a positive impact […]
Your genes = your food. Just as personalization has been brought to shopping experiences and product categories such as stationery from Shutterfly or customized gifts from Etsy vendors, food innovators are seeking to make our food more attuned to our health through personalized offerings. Using biological data, companies are personalizing […]
1 in 3 consumers agree, “I like to seek out new, small brands rather than buy from known, large brands.”* Brands could see that as a threat (“that could be […]
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