Karen Herman

Disruptive Retail: Smart Delivery Robots

By |2022-10-03T13:05:53-04:00October 3rd, 2022|Categories: Blog, business growth, Disruptive Retail|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

A new type of food delivery service has landed in local restaurants, and it is not the Uber Eats or DoorDash that may come to mind. Ah, this new type of restaurant delivery service is sleek and efficient, plays music and changes facial expressions as it glides from table to table, carrying freshly prepared dishes for your server to set in front of you. It’s a smart delivery robot that is full of cutting edge technology and operates on an algorithm that maps the restaurant floorplan. And it's a disruptive retail solution. I [...]

Collaboration, Co-Creation and the New Consumer

By |2022-08-01T21:50:11-04:00August 1st, 2022|Categories: Blog, co-creation, collaboration, Solutions for Disrupting Disruption|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Collaboration, Co-Creation and the New Consumer; Insights with Deanna Lawrence COVID-19 has permanently transformed the way we use technology to connect with others in a visual way. Most consumers likely never heard of Zoom or Team chats prior to the pandemic, perhaps other than as novel business applications that you hoped the person that you were interacting with also used. Now, technology and visual connection are indispensable to the way we work, communicate, celebrate, visit a doctor, go to school, perform, collaborate, and shop. Just as we do with [...]

Trending in 2022, Disruptive Retail is Thriving

By |2021-12-22T23:38:40-05:00December 22nd, 2021|Categories: Blog, brick and mortar, business growth, covid-19, Disruptive Retail, Gustie Creative, Online-to-Offline Retail, retail strategy, Virtual-to-Physical Design|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Disruptive Retail Trends in 2022 If you are like me, you probably cannot wait to get 2021 behind you! We are already looking toward the New Year of 2022 here at Gustie Creative and to wrap up this year, I'm delighted to share the holiday issue of Simply The Best magazine. This is always a fantastic issue to read, with interesting celebrity interviews and rich insight on the South Florida lifestyle. This issue features my latest Good Advice article, "Trending in 2022; Disruptive Retail is Thriving." Due to the lasting effects of the coronavirus pandemic on consumer behavior, it is estimated [...]

Today’s Consumer and Technology

By |2022-08-01T15:48:24-04:00March 3rd, 2021|Categories: Blog, covid-19, COVID-19 Handbook, Gustie Creative|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Today's Consumer and Technology, The Impact of COVID-19 In my latest book, Solutions for Disrupting Disruption, COVID-19 Handbook, The Essential Guide for Brands and Businesses, I talk about the fact that COVID-19 has had a dramatic impact on American consumers. One is economic, with a widening income gap that is leading to dual growth in discount shopping and luxury spending. And another is technological empowerment. Today’s consumers like grab-and-go, scan-and-go, curbside pickup and frictionless checkout. They are exploring mobile apps with AR to try cosmetics and they go to Virtual Stores to buy products in the real and virtual [...]

Gustie COVID-19 Handbook for Brands and Businesses, Launch Updates

By |2020-12-15T15:13:14-05:00December 2nd, 2020|Categories: Blog, COVID-19 Handbook, Disruptive Retail|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Gustie COVID-19 Handbook for Brands and Businesses, Launch Updates Solutions for Disrupting Disruption, COVID-19 Handbook, The Essential Guide for Brands and Businesses, 2021 Edition is a highly visual handbook that delves into the impact of the novel coronavirus on our lives and society. It gives real life examples of innovative brands and the personal journeys of the people behind them. These innovative founders are stepping up to disrupt disruption and create unique shopping experiences or launch new digital products for individuals, educators, companies and retailers. Solutions for Disrupting Disruption, COVID-19 Handbook, The Essential Guide for Brands [...]

Retail Tech in the Spotlight

By |2020-11-30T13:25:51-05:00November 25th, 2020|Categories: Blog, covid-19, Disruptive Retail, Entrepreneur, retail strategy|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Retail Tech in the Spotlight Recently, I celebrated National Entrepreneurs Day by hosting a BrainTrust LIVE on RetailWire with founders of South Florida based retail technology startups. It was a pleasure to talk with Haniff Brown, founder of FIT:MATCH and Melodie van der Baan, co-founder of SwapRetail. These founders are hard at work, around the clock, pushing retail forward as we all navigate the coronavirus and our changing retail experience. As retail technology startups, they are using AI and the latest technologies to create seamless online and offline experiences for customers. Click on the video above to watch [...]

Gustie COVID-19 Handbook is Coming Soon

By |2020-12-15T19:08:12-05:00October 30th, 2020|Categories: Blog, business growth, covid-19, Disruptive Retail, Gustie Creative|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Gustie COVID-19 Handbook is Coming Soon At Gustie, we are putting the finishing touches on Solutions for Disrupting Disruption, COVID-19 Handbook, The Essential Guide for Brands and Businesses, 2021 Edition and I'm taking a little bit of a break here to share a 3D photo from Facebook. Solutions for Disrupting Disruption, COVID-19 Handbook, The Essential Guide for Brands and Businesses, 2021 Edition is a highly visual handbook that delves into the impact of the novel coronavirus on our lives and society. It gives examples of innovative brands and the personal journeys of the people behind them who are [...]

Digital Reads on Disruptive Retail

By |2020-10-24T13:57:28-04:00September 24th, 2020|Categories: Blog, brick and mortar, business growth, covid-19, Disruptive Retail, Disruptive Retail Workbooks, Mainstreet Retail, Online-to-Offline Retail|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

  We are pleased to partner with Simply The Best Magazine and share digital reads of the 2020 magazines. Click here for the digital reads and search for Gustie Creative to read our articles on Disruptive Retail, Design, Strategy, Technology and Shopping. Disruptive Retail is a design solution that bridges online-to-offline retailing. The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we are shopping and brands and businesses need to adapt. Disruptive Retail is a bridge to new solutions. Check out our articles and feel free to share your comments below. We would love to hear from you! Be well and stay safe. Karen

Our “Experiences” Disruptive Retail Workbook is Here

By |2019-11-13T15:52:24-05:00May 15th, 2019|Categories: Create Disruptive Retail, Disruptive Retail, Disruptive Retail Workbooks, Gustie Creative, retail design, retail strategy|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

  May 2019 Update - Our first workbook, The Definitive Guide to Disruptive Retail - Experiences is currently in-stock.  This workbook is a step-by-step guide that offers detailed and useful information on our Experiences marketing strategies and design paths. This workbook is ideal for brands, businesses, agencies and non-profit organizations. In Spring 2020, we will make available for purchase at the Create Disruptive Retail Store a series of workbooks called The Definitive Guides to Disruptive Retail.  Each workbook is based on one of our five pillars of strategy - Experiences, Destinations, Structures, Vehicles and Altered Realities. Our workbooks are designed to [...]

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