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Erin Cabrey

Erin is a senior reporter covering beauty, grocery/food & beverage, and the wider CPG industry, from consumer products giants to challenger brands and the retailers that sell them, and the geopolitical factors, social media trends, and consumer behaviors that challenge or shift their strategies, from marketing to merchandising to supply chain. She also covers areas like retailers’ shifting pricing strategies and the rise of private labels, retailers’ efforts to adapt to Gen Z and Gen Alpha shoppers, and retail executive changes.

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Stores

Consumers are buying more food with natural colors

Sales growth of food with “natural colors” is outpacing those with “artificial dyes,” but an industry-wide shift to these products won’t be easy.

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Consumer Behavior & Trends

Coworking with Blair Ethington

She’s VP of buyer, seller and C2C at eBay.

Beauty mini display in CVS store
Stores

CVS is betting big on beauty minis

Michelle LeBlanc, VP of merchandising, beauty and personal care, and Hispanic Strategy at CVS Health, shares how a beauty strategy shift led to 140% bump in beauty sales.

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Stores

12 retail executive changes to know in July

7-Eleven and Cracker Barrel were among several CEO changes this month.

A portrait of Jenny Penich, global chief revenue officer at creator marketing agency, Influencer
E-Commerce

Coworking with Jenny Penich

She’s global chief revenue officer at Influencer.

Hershey confectionary and salty snacks on grocery store shelf
Marketing

Hershey is going all in on salty snacks

Global chief brand officer Veronica Villasenor shared how the company’s new ONE Hershey strategy is helping drive its salty snack business in retail.

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Consumer Behavior & Trends

Grocery unit sales sink for five straight months

A volume slowdown that began in 2025 has escalated this year, a new Bain report found.

A portait of jay Amburkar, senior vice president and market director at tech consultancy Thoughtworks
E-Commerce

Coworking with Jay Amburkar

She’s SVP and market director of retail, CPG, travel and transportation at Thoughtworks.

Exterior of Colorful Natalie boutique in New York City
Stores

The story behind the pinkest shop in New York City

Colorful Natalie’s NYC-themed apparel and pink exterior has caught the eyes of the city’s shoppers—and the Internet.

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Consumer Behavior & Trends

Consumer prices cool in June

The resumption of the Iran war could mean the downward trend won’t last long.