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When unexpected market trends put more focus on health and wellness, The Vitamin Shoppe placed their customers center stage. Watch Industry Voices: Spotlight on CPG with Nadina Guglielmetti, marketing executive at The Vitamin Shoppe, to hear how precise investments in the customer journey can lead to big payoffs—in awareness, engagement, and credibility.

More on this: While the used EV market’s popularity might be a surprise, it’s an extension of what’s happening in the used car market overall, with walls closing in on all sides from chip scarcity, supply chain snarls, battery mineral shortages, inflation, and wallet-busting gas prices. Overall, new car prices ticked down slightly by 0.3% from February to March, per Wired.

In turn, a reduced need for batteries to power devices in remote areas could lead to less environmentally destructive mineral mining. With an estimated 770 million people in the world without electric grid access, a nocturnal solar panel upgrade could provide vital lighting produced from renewable energy.

The Vitamin Shoppe balances the needs of in-store shoppers with its growing online base from Nadina Guglielmetti, vice president and general manager, marketing. Cafe Spice penetrates new channels and markets alongside consumer demand with Sameer Malhotra, CEO and co-founder. Nirvana Water Sciences encourages that pivotal “second trial” purchase with Alex Matos, managing director.

Higher costs of minerals, production, and logistics will inevitably be passed on to consumers. For example, new cars and trucks—already up in prices due to high demand resulting from the pandemic— are expected to become even more expensive. Palladium, aluminum, and steel are up 61%, 25%, and 40% respectively, per Time. What’s next?

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The energy sector is most susceptible, and Germany is particularly exposed: “55% of the natural gas, 52% of the coal and 34% of mineral oil used in the country comes from Russia,” per a March 2022 report by The Guardian. Moreover, crude oil and natural gas accounted for 59% of Germany’s imports from Russia in 2021, according to February 2022 data from Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis).

These include items like coffee, bottled water, packaged snack foods, workout supplements, vitamins, toiletries, paper products, laundry detergent, and pet food. Retailers Should Embrace Recurring Orders, and Free Delivery Should Be Table Stakes.

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The Vitamin Shoppe’s Nadina Guglielmetti. Episodes from our Spotlight on Financial Services series:. M&T Bank’s Francesco Lagutaine. Visa’s Frederique Covington Corbett. TD Bank's Lee Lai. Toggle, a Farmers’ Insurance Company's Josh LaRoche. Episodes from our Spotlight on Holiday Preparedness series:. Boston Red Sox's Adam Grossman. Norwegian Cruise Line’s Isis Ruiz. Banana Republic’s Jen Mullen.

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The Vitamin Shoppe’s Nadina Guglielmetti. Episodes from our Spotlight on Holiday Preparedness series:. Boston Red Sox's Adam Grossman. Norwegian Cruise Line’s Isis Ruiz. Banana Republic’s Jen Mullen. Guitar Center’s Jeannine D’Addario. Episodes from our Spotlight on Travel series:. Las Vegas Convention and Visitor Authority’s Kate Wik. Hilton’s Amy Martin-Ziegenfuss.

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Supply chain dynamics, like mineral shortages and factory labor scarcity, as well as geopolitical issues are the main drivers of the shortage. As a result, many US automakers have announced significant rollbacks in production. While a full recovery is anticipated, the shortage is expected to remain over the next year.

The Vitamin Shoppe’s Nadina Guglielmetti. Episodes from our Spotlight on Financial Services series:. Visa’s Frederique Covington Corbett. TD Bank's Lee Lai. Toggle, a Farmers’ Insurance Company's Josh LaRoche. Episodes from our Spotlight on Holiday Preparedness series:. Boston Red Sox's Adam Grossman. Norwegian Cruise Line’s Isis Ruiz. Banana Republic’s Jen Mullen. Guitar Center’s Jeannine D’Addario.

The Vitamin Shoppe’s Nadina Guglielmetti. Episodes from our Spotlight on Financial Services series:. Visa’s Frederique Covington Corbett. TD Bank's Lee Lai. Toggle, a Farmers’ Insurance Company's Josh LaRoche. Episodes from our Spotlight on Holiday Preparedness series:. Boston Red Sox's Adam Grossman. Norwegian Cruise Line’s Isis Ruiz. Banana Republic’s Jen Mullen. Guitar Center’s Jeannine D’Addario.

The Vitamin Shoppe’s Nadina Guglielmetti. Episodes from our Spotlight on Financial Services series:. Visa’s Frederique Covington Corbett. TD Bank's Lee Lai. Toggle, a Farmers’ Insurance Company's Josh LaRoche. Episodes from our Spotlight on Holiday Preparedness series:. Boston Red Sox's Adam Grossman. Norwegian Cruise Line’s Isis Ruiz. Banana Republic’s Jen Mullen. Guitar Center’s Jeannine D’Addario.

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