PODCAST / EPISODE 29

Emerging shopping trends: What to watch

With Joe Beier

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From click-and-collect to cross-channel buying, eCommerce shopping has hit new levels while traditional methods have evolved. In this episode, Joe Beier takes us through emerging purchase journey trends and the long-term implications of pandemic brand trial and switching. Tune in to understand the wants and needs of shoppers both this holiday season and as we enter the new year.

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VIDEO: Shoppers in a world of change: How disruption & innovation have transformed the purchase experience and FMCG

In 2020, long-simmering shopping trends boiled over into the mainstream overnight – disrupting brand relationships and purchase patterns. From click-and-collect to cross-channel buying, some consumers went all-in with ecommerce, while others just added a mask and social distancing to their usual shopping routines. In an in-depth learning session featuring insights from GfK’s FutureBuy® and other studies, GfK experts will take on:

  • emerging trends in purchase journeys - and how to meet shoppers halfway in 2021

  •  longterm implications of pandemic-inspired brand switching

  •  generational shifts in online versus in-person shopping

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