Retail & Commerce

Retail was never easy, but at least it was simple. Lock up the right locations. Sell the right assortment at the right price. Treat your customers right, and they’ll keep coming back. In this simpler age, innovation in retail meant tweaks in assortment, moving milk to the back, brightening up the lighting, and upgrading the shopping carts. The convergence of... Read More

At Fahrenheit 212, we solve problems across the ever-changing landscape of Innovation from growth strategies and business model innovation to new customer experiences, products and services, across different sectors and geographies. Read More

In the last few years, we’ve witnessed blurring lines that span consumer lifestyles, channel dynamics, and category trends, setting the stage for innovation. Read More

As retail storefronts vacate, we have an opportunity to rethink how to plan for future experiences. The third piece in our "Retail Perspectives" series explores this shifting paradigm. Read More

Translating a retail experience from large- to small-format is about much more than just size. The second piece in our "Retail Perspectives" series explores how to successfully make the move. Read More

As consumer shopping behavior continues to change, so must the way we think about the 'value' of our brick and mortar spaces. The first piece in our "Retail Perspectives" series explores this changing landscape. Read More

The world of Consumer Packaged Goods has seen dramatic changes over the last few years resulting from changing consumer expectations for how they interact with a brand. The shift to direct-to-consumer means that companies must realign practices to keep up. Read More

We sat down with Josh Sultan, CEO of Jetson Bikes to find how he overcomes the challenges of being an entrepreneur Read More

Disruption of the financial services sector is unlike anything the market has ever seen. This shift in market forces is being spearheaded by the acceleration of new technology in dramatic and unprecedented ways. But the real risk of technology is not its proliferation, nor its complexity, nor its uncertainty, but its distraction. Read More

When beauty retail employed the open-sell model, it was a revelation: “Sephora and Ulta have tapped into every little girl’s dream of being able to open up their mom’s makeup bag and just play,” one financial researcher said. These stores pioneered the retail shift from transaction to product discovery and trial. Now we're in the midst of a new retail revolution,... Read More