--- title: | Retail description: Retail | image: https://www.hubspot.com/hubfs/assets/hubspot.com/buzz/HubSpotOpenGraph.png --- # Trends Articles Filter by tag All Articles Membership Required Interviews profile Marketing featured industry deep dive eCommerce health and wellness Database how to Technology Entertainment and Media food and beverage Software Analysis DTC Health homepage q and a COVID-19 Uncategorized Business Food Finance and Investing Media Retail Entertainment Transportation Markets environment Guides My First Million Podcast global Beauty Finance Apparel B2B saas sports and fitness Education Real Estate Signals Vice hr service Property travel Design Guide No Paywall medical Diversity HustleCon Newsletters Video Weekly diversity and Inclusion energy hardware & electronics legal pets Posts about ## Retail [ Read more ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/articles/high-margins-laundry-detergent) [ Articles ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/articles) [ health and wellness ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/health-and-wellness) [ Retail ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/retail) [ environment ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/environment) ## [High Margin Breakdowns: Laundry Detergent Edition](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/articles/high-margins-laundry-detergent) ***Source: P&G and Unilever annual reports, 2019*** [ Amy McMillen ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/author/amy-mcmillen) Dec 15, 2020 3:02:35 AM [ Read more ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/articles/12-niche-business-ideas-from-our-small-business-database) [ Business ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/business) [ Articles ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/articles) [ eCommerce ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/ecommerce) [ Retail ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/retail) [ No Paywall ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/no-paywall) ## [12+ Niche Business Ideas from Our Small Business Database](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/articles/12-niche-business-ideas-from-our-small-business-database) The Trends SMB Database offers a snapshot of the financials, insights, and lessons learned by 200+ founders across a range of industries. We ask business owners and operators a number of questions, including: [ Aja Frost @ajavuu ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/author/aja-frost-ajavuu) Aug 3, 2020 2:27:29 PM [ Read more ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/articles/widen-the-moat-with-community) [ Business ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/business) [ Articles ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/articles) [ Retail ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/retail) [ Technology ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/technology) ## [Widen the Moat: How and Why to Build a Strong Brand Community](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/articles/widen-the-moat-with-community) Think about the biggest sports fan you know. Has that person ever bought a different brand of dish soap because it was on sale? Probably. [ Aja Frost @ajavuu ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/author/aja-frost-ajavuu) Jul 6, 2020 1:23:47 PM [ Read more ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/articles/pr-strategy-guide-for-the-solo-founder) Marketing [ Articles ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/articles) [ eCommerce ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/ecommerce) [ Retail ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/retail) [ Guide ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/guide) ## [PR Strategy Guide For the Solo Founder](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/articles/pr-strategy-guide-for-the-solo-founder) Now more than ever, it’s important to understand how PR works — and how you can use it to your advantage. So we put together a brief PR Strategy guide to show you the way. [ Aja Frost @ajavuu ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/author/aja-frost-ajavuu) May 26, 2020 5:29:37 AM [ Read more ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/articles/simon-malls-the-big-business-of-future-retail-trends) [ Business ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/business) [ Articles ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/articles) [ Retail ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/retail) ## [Simon Malls & The Big Business of Future Retail Trends](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/articles/simon-malls-the-big-business-of-future-retail-trends) Brick ‘n mortar retail had a bumpy 2019. A number of [notable retailers](https://www.cbinsights.com/research/retail-apocalypse-timeline-infographic/) — including Gymboree, Payless Shoes, Forever 21, Sugarfina, and Destination Maternity — declared bankruptcy and, collectively, closed thousands of stores. While the transition to ecommerce (“Amazon effect”) is often cited as the death knell for physical retail, in-store sales still account for [~90% of the multi-trillion dollar US retail sector](https://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/www/data/pdf/ec_current.pdf). [ Aja Frost @ajavuu ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/author/aja-frost-ajavuu) Jan 7, 2020 7:49:00 AM [ Read more ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/articles/step-by-step-how-an-mba-student-turned-a-problem-with-tumblers-into-a-new-business-in-less-than-a-year) [ how to ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/how-to) [ Membership Required ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/membership-required) [ Articles ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/articles) [ Retail ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/retail) [ Analysis ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/analysis) [ profile ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/profile) [ Guides ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/guides) ## [Step-by-Step: How an MBA Student Turned a Problem With Tumblers Into a New Business in Less Than a Year](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/articles/step-by-step-how-an-mba-student-turned-a-problem-with-tumblers-into-a-new-business-in-less-than-a-year) Stainless steel blenders and tumblers are everywhere. People get them as free giveaways at conventions or as corporate gifts. But they’re not always easy to carry around, often having no lids or requiring a lid that won’t fit exactly right on another model of tumbler.  [ test ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/author/test) Dec 10, 2019 12:52:59 PM [ Read more ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/articles/tiny-things-honey-i-shrunk-everything) [ Membership Required ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/membership-required) [ Articles ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/articles) [ DTC ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/dtc) [ Retail ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/retail) [ industry deep dive ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/industry-deep-dive) ## [Tiny Things: Honey, I shrunk everything](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/articles/tiny-things-honey-i-shrunk-everything) We started exploring tiny things by sharing a single [Signal](https://trends.co/articles/trends-signals): [miniature cooking sets](https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=miniature%20cooking%20set). We’ve now gone all-in on the tiny business, and found that it’s not just the miniature cooking set–it’s tiny 🏡, tiny 🎂, tiny 🌵, and just about tiny everything. We teased out over 50 tiny products and whether they’re on the 👍 or 👎. [ Aja Frost @ajavuu ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/author/aja-frost-ajavuu) Oct 23, 2019 1:18:23 PM [ Read more ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/articles/james-reinhart-on-turning-trash-into-treasure-in-the-resale-industry) [ Interviews ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/interviews) [ Membership Required ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/membership-required) [ Articles ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/articles) [ Retail ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/retail) [ Apparel ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/apparel) ## [James Reinhart on Turning Trash into Treasure in the Resale Industry](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/articles/james-reinhart-on-turning-trash-into-treasure-in-the-resale-industry) In 2009, long before the “resale market” had picked up steam, thredUP incorporated. Now, 10 years later, they’ve raised over $300m in funding, including a new $175m round announced in August. They also introduced a new platform powering apparel resale for retailers and brands. [ Aja Frost @ajavuu ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/author/aja-frost-ajavuu) Sep 10, 2019 7:05:37 PM [ Read more ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/articles/dollar-stores-struggle-to-adapt-to-the-e-commerce-age) [ Membership Required ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/membership-required) [ Articles ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/articles) [ eCommerce ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/ecommerce) [ Retail ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/retail) ## [Dollar Stores Struggle to Adapt to the E-Commerce Age](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/articles/dollar-stores-struggle-to-adapt-to-the-e-commerce-age) What You Need To Know: [ Aja Frost @ajavuu ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/author/aja-frost-ajavuu) Jul 30, 2019 4:11:25 PM [ Read more ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/articles/cashing-in-on-canvas) [ featured ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/featured) [ Membership Required ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/membership-required) [ Articles ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/articles) [ Retail ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/retail) [ industry deep dive ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/industry-deep-dive) [ Apparel ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/tag/apparel) ## [Cashing in on Canvas](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/articles/cashing-in-on-canvas) [ Aja Frost @ajavuu ](https://www.nlopchantamang.com/trends/author/aja-frost-ajavuu) Jul 9, 2019 2:16:44 PM