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      "body": "{Stash Edge — Community Play}\n◆ PAPER · Generational consumer research partnership · Ulta Beauty (Gen Alpha Research)\n\nUlta Beauty surveyed 500+ Gen Alpha consumers to map purchase intent and preference, per Glossy.\n\nif you sell beauty, apparel, or any category where generational shifts happen over 5–10 years, run a small cohort study (200–300 surveys) on the next-youngest demo now — before your competitors do their first playbook. Ulta's advantage is not the data; it's the timing. They have 5 years to test messaging, product format, and shelf placement against a generation that does not yet make up their sales. Start now: survey 100 Gen Z parents on what beauty products their Gen Alpha kids ask for, what formats work (stick vs. liquid), and what messaging moves them. Run a small test SKU or placement based on those insights before the cohort ages into the buyer. You'll be 2–3 years ahead of retail consensus.\n\nMy Stash Take on what it means for the rest of us →\nhttps://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/t/li/ulta-beauty-gen-alpha-research-2026-07-04t09-7\n→ Your Stash Room — your logo, live pricing, ships blind: https://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/r/li/ulta-beauty-gen-alpha-research-2026-07-04t09-7\n→ Proper imprints, done right at POPS4: https://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/s/li/ulta-beauty-gen-alpha-research-2026-07-04t09-7",
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      "title": "Ulta Beauty surveyed 500+ Gen Alpha consumers to map purchase intent and preference, per Glossy.",
      "body": "✍️ YOUR NOTE — write 2–3 lines to ONE person so they feel: \"this is about me… I could actually do this… I could make money from this.\" Energize them, make it yours. (This is the part that gets the opens.)\n[ your take… ]\n———\nHere is a real one you can run this week 👇\nUlta Beauty partnered with NielsenIQ to survey Gen Alpha children and teens on beauty preferences and shopping behavior — documenting how the youngest cohort approaches product selection and brand loyalty.\nHere's the cool part — the lever almost everyone misses (and you don't have to): if you sell beauty, apparel, or any category where generational shifts happen over 5–10 years, run a small cohort study (200–300 surveys) on the next-youngest demo now — before your competitors do their first playbook. Ulta's advantage is not the data; it's the timing. They have 5 years to test messaging, product format, and shelf placement against a generation that does not yet make up their sales. Start now: survey 100 Gen Z parents on what beauty products their Gen Alpha kids ask for, what formats work (stick vs. liquid), and what messaging moves them. Run a small test SKU or placement based on those insights before the cohort ages into the buyer. You'll be 2–3 years ahead of retail consensus.\nWhat that means for you: if you sell beauty, apparel, or any category where generational shifts happen over 5–10 years, run a small cohort study (200–300 surveys) on the next-youngest demo now — before your competitors do their first playbook. Ulta's advantage is not the data; it's the timing. They have 5 years to test messaging, product format, and shelf placement against a generation that does not yet make up their sales. Start now: survey 100 Gen Z parents on what beauty products their Gen Alpha kids ask for, what formats work (stick vs. liquid), and what messaging moves them. Run a small test SKU or placement based on those insights before the cohort ages into the buyer. You'll be 2–3 years ahead of retail consensus.\nIf you make, sell, or gift anything with your name on it — this is yours to run. You can do this.\n(Real, not theory — Glossy: https://www.glossy.co/beauty/ulta-beauty-strategies-what-ulta-is-learning-about-gen-alpha-consumers/?utm_campaign=glossydis&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=general-rss.)\n———\nOr — want it built FOR you? Your logo, your products, your own private room, priced and ready, in about five minutes. That's literally what we do →\nhttps://www.pops4.com/vip?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=stash",
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