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Strategy, Design, Testing

How to perform a successful retail product audit for CPG brands.

Success in retail hinges on visibility and impact. A retail product audit dives deeper than standard store audits, exposing hidden opportunities to dominate the retail store. Aligning insights from retail store audit processes ensures your retail execution outpaces the competition.  This isn’t just about checking boxes—it’s about unlocking data-driven strategies that transform shelf presence and…

Innovation, Strategy, Design

Specialty retail product development strategies for 2025.

What makes a product irresistible to specialty retailers and their shoppers? The stakes in specialty retail product development are high—but so are the rewards. From gourmet sauces to artisanal snacks, specialty food brands thrive when they connect deeply with discerning customers.  Influenced by the Specialty Food Association trends, store owners and buyers hunt for food…

Positioning, Innovation, Strategy

Breaking down the top brand repositioning failures.

The margin for repositioning an established brand identity is too thin. Being wrong about brand repositioning isn’t just a misstep—it’s a million-dollar mistake. Brand repositioning failures have derailed promising products, shattered consumer trust, and left companies scrambling to repair their brand identity. Even a well-funded brand strategy can fall flat if it ignores the subtleties…

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