by The Mars Agency | Nov 2, 2023 | Connected Commerce, Customer Development, Retail Intelligence
For years now, Dollar General has almost single-handedly dispelled the notion that brick-and-mortar retail could possibly be declining by opening more than 1,000 new stores each year. The value channel leader won’t quite hit that mark in 2023, after announcing in June...
by The Mars Agency | Oct 23, 2023 | Connected Commerce, Customer Development, Retailer Intelligence
Six tips for building effective strategic partnerships with the nation’s second-largest — and most stylish — mass merchant. Fiscal 2023 has been a mixed bag at Target. The mass merchant experienced its first quarterly sales decline in almost six years this summer due...
by Peter Breen | Oct 10, 2023 | Connected Commerce, Customer Development, Retail Intelligence
Five tips for building effective strategic partnerships with the channel’s two largest retailers. The warehouse club channel has been on a roll lately. Although 2023 sales growth at the channel’s two leading players, Costco (62% market share) and Sam’s Club (31%), has...
by The Mars Agency | May 18, 2023 | Customer Development, Uncategorized
By Meghan Heltne, The Mars Agency America loves Ulta Beauty. That fact was clearly reflected in the record results Ulta posted in 2022 when, for the first time in the specialty retailer’s 33-year history, it delivered over $10 billion in sales. Ulta also just received...
by The Mars Agency | Apr 4, 2023 | Amazon, Customer Development, Retail Intelligence, Walmart
As part of their ongoing mission to help clients stay ahead of the competition in a fast-paced, constantly evolving marketplace, The Mars Agency’s Customer Development teams closely monitor the strategic activity taking place across all key retailers and channels....
by The Mars Agency | Feb 16, 2023 | Customer Development, Retail Media
By Andy Howard, The Mars Agency Ahold Delhaize USA is hoping to make a bigger splash in the retail media world in 2023 by rolling out a more extensive advertising platform that unites its entire U.S. footprint. Called AD Retail Media, the new platform features a host...
