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Winning At The Shelf
How Strategic CDT Thinking Is Used To Guide Shoppers and Leverage Brand Strength... In today’s competitive retail landscape, visibility...

Roderik Sorbi
Sep 302 min read


Rethink Packaging Design: What Private Labels Teach Us
In today’s fiercely competitive grocery retail landscape, packaging is more than just a wrapper — it’s a shopper communication tool at...

Roderik Sorbi
Aug 293 min read


Winning At Shelf Is Just The Start
Two Big Moments of Truth Mike Tyson said it best. Everyone has a plan until they get hit . The same goes for packaging. You liked the design. So did the team. It looked sharp on the board and even better on a white background. Then it hit the shelf. Next to a wall of yellow. Buried below eye level. Outshouted by a louder pack in a crowded category. The problem wasn’t the design. The problem was pretending the shelf would be kind. If it lands the hit and makes it into the bask

Adrian Sanger
Aug 114 min read


AI see you: Enhancing shelf visibility
When there are so many choices and options in choosing a brand in-store, it’s good for researchers to get a little help to understand what gets seen. AI fills in the blanks In grocery, shoppers are bombarded with visual information every time they enter a store or shop online. Cognitive overload is a well-documented phenomenon where the brain’s ability to process information is overwhelmed by excessive stimuli. The notion that a shopper can accurately recall all the details o

Adrian Sanger
Jul 214 min read


System 1 Sees The Pack, But System 2 Pays For It
The Pack That Thinks Fast and Slow Most packs are built for speed. Flash of colour. Hint of brand. Maybe a benefit if you're lucky. That works well enough when shoppers are rushing, which they usually are. Still, sometimes they stop. And when they do, the pack that got them to pause can just as easily talk them out of it. What looked bold from a distance falls apart up close. It’s loud but empty. Eye-catching but not convincing.

Adrian Sanger
Jun 163 min read


The Best Pack on the Shelf
Is the One They See First In every aisle, the pack is the first thing a shopper notices. It’s what catches the eye, starts the decision and shapes the choice. While it doesn’t get media spend, it still speaks every day to every buyer in every store.

Adrian Sanger
May 285 min read


The Polarisation of Nordic Grocery Shopping
An Ever-Changing Way to Shop Nordic grocery shopping used to be predictable. Not anymore One minute customers are filling their baskets...

Adrian Sanger
Apr 233 min read


Every Step to the Sale
Decisions Decisions Buying the usual is easy. It’s autopilot. But buying something new? That’s work. You’re in the chilled drinks aisle, staring at a lineup of probiotic potions. You’ve heard they’re good for gut health maybe from a friend, a podcast, or some influencer who looks suspiciously well-lit. But which one? You don’t know the brands. One screams ‘science,’ another looks like a children’s yoghurt. Some promise immunity, others talk about ‘live cultures’ as if they’re

Adrian Sanger
Mar 103 min read


From Browsers to online buyers
Reducing Friction in Online Shopping Shopping online should be easy. You find what you want, click a few buttons, and it’s on its way to your home. So why does it go wrong so often? For many shoppers, the journey from browsing to buying is riddled with obstacles. Confusing menus, missing product details and clunky checkout processes frequently derail purchases.

Adrian Sanger
Feb 194 min read


The Great Retail Reset
New Year, All Change? Philip Kotler has long been a guiding voice in marketing, and his latest book, Redefining Retail, brings fresh...

Adrian Sanger
Jan 154 min read


The Answer is in the Data!
AI in retail. It’s the shiny new toy every marketer is desperate to flaunt. Today, algorithms and predictive analytics promise to...

Adrian Sanger
Dec 10, 20244 min read


AI on the aisle
You know that moment when you’re in the supermarket, staring at a sea of cereal boxes, and—without fail—you grab the same one every time?...

Adrian Sanger
Oct 8, 20246 min read


Click, shop, repeat
We’ve all noticed it—whether managing finances or shopping for the latest fashion, the convenience of digital channels has become hard to...

Adrian Sanger
Aug 27, 20244 min read


Promotion addiction: will we ever break the habit?
We hosted the 8th edition of our annual Brand Growth event recently. This year’s Brand Growth Event was a big success, sharing...

Adrian Sanger
Jul 18, 20243 min read


The unstoppable growth of in-store media in retail
Retail media is a big business. Within the very wide definition of what’s called Retail Media, leveraging the opportunity in the physical...

Adrian Sanger
Jul 2, 20244 min read


Unpacking success: Opportunities in pack testing in 2024
Pack testing is a vital tool for companies in the packaged goods sector, serving as a crucial step in understanding how consumers will...

Adrian Sanger
Jun 20, 20244 min read


The ripeness of ideas: Introducing too early or too late
Blog Roderik Sorbi – Account Director Every year DVJ Insights conducts expert interviews and questionnaires among CMOs and top marketers...
DVJ Research Group
Feb 21, 20243 min read


Mental availability as a tool for growth
Learnings from a practice-academic cooperation Authors: Irina Aleksandrova, Tamara Fiorelli, Antonia Sophie Wirth, Eline Kortum, Sven...
DVJ Research Group
Dec 8, 20236 min read


Going beyond business: How German supermarkets make a difference
CSR BRAND GROWTH STUDY AMONG MARKETERS AND CONSUMERS IN GERMANY CSR can be a powerful tool to establish the position of your brand in the...
DVJ Research Group
Oct 9, 20232 min read


New opportunities for brands through CEPs
Aim of the project: Many known brands are looking for ways to develop their brand and generate more market share. Often, the physical...
DVJ Research Group
Feb 20, 20237 min read
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