Consumers embrace sensory-driven fragrance shopping experiences
Implications - As retail brands look to create engaging concepts that compete with e-commerce alternatives, many sensory-driven fragrance shopping experiences have begun to emerge. Often placing an emphasis on scent with a lack of decor, such retail concepts mimic the multi-sensory demands of modern foodies, who gravitate toward multi-level engagement. Implementing this in the brick-and-mortar space creates in-store experiences that recall that of the luxury fashion space.
Workshop Question - When consumers shop for your products/services, how can you engage them by incorporating new sensory immersion?
Trend Themes
1. Sensory-driven Shopping Experiences - Many retail brands are looking to create engaging concepts that compete with e-commerce alternatives and are often implementing sensory-driven fragrance shopping experiences to enhance the brick-and-mortar space.
2. Multi-sensory Engagement - Modern consumers are gravitating towards multi-level engagement, which is reflected in sensory-driven fragrance shopping experiences and scented film screenings.
3. Artful Scent-based Experiences - Many brands are now creating artful scent-based experiences for consumers because the ties between emotion, memory and scent are so strongly linked, as seen in fragrance-themed tea services and experimental perfume pop-ups.
Industry Implications
1. Retail - Sensory-driven shopping experiences are revolutionizing the retail industry by engaging customers in multi-sensory experiences beyond the typical in-store shopping experience.
2. Film and Entertainment - Scented film screenings are revolutionizing the consumer entertainment experience through the incorporation of multi-sensory elements.
3. Hospitality - Fragrance-themed tea services are revolutionizing the traditional afternoon tea experience in the hospitality industry, creating a more memorable and sensory experience for customers.
