Articles tagged “retail”

Whole Foods recently launched a food tourism venture, with a built in audience, and this would have the same philosophy behind it: tap the massive following of dedicated, wealthy, and discerning consumers who are likely to become the venture’s first customers.

Locals feel their home brands have turned their back on the struggling country by offering incentives and discounts to foreigners, but stores are doing what they can to keep their businesses afloat.

Food tourism has the potential to be the next big growth market as the hunger for more authentic and local experiences among tourists rise.

Airports are ramping up their retail offerings both to become destinations in their own right and squeeze a profit out of flyers listlessly waiting around. Whether it's as successful as this Times trend piece argues is another matter.

Whole Foods already has a massive following of dedicated, wealthy consumers who are likely to salivate at the news and become the venture’s first customers.

Travelers aren't going to make new friends with locals at Starbucks, but the multi-national coffee chain is a familiar face with standard services practically anywhere you go.