The Indicator | May 8, 2026
The Lead’s weekly signal for brand and retail leaders. Subscribe Below! The Indicator | May 8th, 2026 By Sonal Gandhi & Kim Fox The Lead THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS Skechers and Balenciaga are participating in the sports economy which is projected to reach $3.7 trillion by 2030. Big brands are embracing TikTok Shops and Amazon Supply […]
The Indicator | May 1, 2026
The Lead’s weekly signal for brand and retail leaders. Subscribe Below! The Indicator | May 1st, 2026 By Sonal Gandhi & Kim FoxThe Lead THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS Amazon joins Google’s UCP council while Whatnot partners with Shopify. Learn how Boll & Branch scaled premium fulfillment with speed and accuracy. OLAPLEX VP shares her blueprint for […]
The Indicator | April 24, 2026
The Lead’s weekly signal for brand and retail leaders. Subscribe Below! The Indicator | April 24th, 2026 By Sonal Gandhi & Kim Fox The Lead THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS Ulta Beauty is the latest to announce partnership with Google Gemini. Brand/Retail partnerships are evolving in the post-Saks-bankruptcy era. Learn how Marquee Brands CMO scales Martha Stewart, […]
The Indicator | April 17, 2026
The Lead’s weekly signal for brand and retail leaders. Subscribe Below! The Indicator | April 17th, 2026 By Sonal Gandhi, Chief Content OfficerThe Lead THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS AI agents are increasing ad spend while Sol De Janiero chases “non-followers”. See how Harry’s scaled subscriptions by modernizing its tech stack. Mike Jacobs of Consortium Brands is […]
The Indicator | April 10, 2026
The Lead’s weekly signal for brand and retail leaders. Subscribe Below! The Indicator | April 10th, 2026 By Sonal Gandhi, Chief Content OfficerThe Lead THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS Brands are back at Coachella with updated strategies and Google’s AI-powered ad tools are delivering results. MoonBrew scaled its post-purchase strategy and unlocked new revenue. See how. Elie […]
The Indicator | April 3, 2026
The Lead’s weekly signal for brand and retail leaders. Subscribe Below! The Indicator | April 3rd, 2026 By Sonal Gandhi, Chief Content OfficerThe Lead THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS In beauty news, Fenty launches an AI Advisor on WhatsApp and MAC Cosmetics is launching on TikTok Shop. War in Iran is causing headaches for brands with supply […]
The Indicator | March 27, 2026
The Lead’s weekly signal for brand and retail leaders. Subscribe Below! The Indicator | March 27th, 2026 By Sonal Gandhi, Chief Content Officer The Lead THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHTS The beauty industry is seeing major M&A and brand launches, while Gap partners with Gemini. Dive deep into how Sephora is redefining loyalty beyond coupons and points. […]
The Indicator | March 20, 2026
The Indicator | March 20th, 2026 By Sonal GandhiThe Lead According to latest research, retail investment in AI is shifting significantly from backend tasks alone to customer-facing tools. Meanwhile, L’Oréal and Nvidia will collaborate on formulation discovery and Singapore is becoming a rapid growth market for ecommerce. ‘INNOVATION MOVES’ L’Oréal and Nvidia have expanded their […]
The Indicator | March 13, 2026
The Indicator | March 13th, 2026 By Sonal Gandhi The Lead In this week’s news, Clinique is betting on a creator/athlete-led campaign, Every Man Jack is launching a sports-driven push featuring Baker Mayfield, and Shopify is rolling out “agentic storefronts” to surface products inside AI platforms. Meanwhile, Quince raised a $500M Series E at a […]
The Indicator | March 6, 2026
The Indicator | March 6th, 2026 By Sonal Gandhi The Lead In this week’s news, OpenAI canceled its “Instant Checkout” feature, AI-driven return fraud is on the rise and Target is investing $2B in a turnaround strategy. Meanwhile Kim Kardashian gets in on the energy drink craze and fragrances got savory. ‘INNOVATION MOVES’ OpenAI has canceled […]