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Reviews are embedded in the consumer shopping experience today, and experiential brands are embracing them with open arms. This year, IRL spaces for real opinions, unfiltered reactions and the freedom to speak openly are cropping up. It’s the antitheses of polished, and the antidote for feed fatigue. Let’s explore “the permission” to be honest in […]

Groceryshop 2026, the leading event for the everyday retail ecosystem, brought together more than 4,000 retail leaders at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Sept. 22-24. The expanding “Meetup” program featured more than 30,000 co-matched business meetings. Three themes dominated the event: AI becoming the consumer’s first stop in their shopping journey; value being […]

The first-ever L.A. edition of ComplexCon helped ring in the fan con’s 10-year anniversary in one of the streetwear capitals of the world. And for two days, consumers, pop-culture icons and 300-plus brands celebrated the milestone in style.

In July, California enacted bills that eliminated access to full spectrum hemp products, so Charlotte’s Web jumped into action to get its consumers the non-intoxicating therapeutic hemp products they’ve come to rely on. “We thought to ourselves, ‘Well, if we can’t sell it online or in retail, we’ll sell it across the border,’” says Mindy […]

This week’s hot takes on hot topics in experiential marketing cover crypto lakes, tech-inspired beauty launches and the Boston Coffee Party.