RETAIL

Apparel … Footwear … Restaurants … Retail

OTR Global's dedicated Retail group researches industries such as athletic footwear/active apparel, luxury retail, specialty retailers and hardlines to snoop out the next big trends and the collapse of the latest trends by building relationships with retail managers and buyers at key retailers. The Retail group also looks at trends in the quick-service, fast-casual and casual dining concepts by looking at same-store sales, transactions and ticket trends as well as consumer response to promotions and new product launches.

• Active Apparel/ Athletic Footwear: Global brands test their marketing prowess across the continents facing region-specific competitive challenges
• Restaurants: Casual dining, fast-casual and quick-service restaurants offer evolved menus and strategies to stay competitive and capture customers.
• Luxury Retail and Specialty Retailers: Aggressive promotions, inventory management, consolidating distribution channels, merchandise differentiation and sell-through trends, as well as customer response to latest fashions
• Hardlines: Home improvement retailers and suppliers streamline operations, improve efficiencies and manage inventory.

Retail sources include wholesalers, buyers for wholesalers, department stores chains and boutiques, suppliers, brokers, franchise owners, distributors, manufacturers, mall executives, store managers, industry experts, individual restaurant managers and in some instances even regular shoppers located in Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States.