--- title: News from Pan-Oston for its retail partners | shoppers description: shoppers | Pan-Oston Blog --- [![panoston](https://blog.panoston.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Panoston-jan2016_Theme/images/mylogo.png?width=221&name=mylogo.png "panoston")](http://www.panoston.com/) ![Pan-Oston | Phone Number | Contact Us](https://blog.panoston.com/hubfs/Panoston-jan2016_Theme/images/phone_btn_secnav.png) - [HOME](http://www.panoston.com/) - [OUR CAPABILITIES](http://www.panoston.com/custom-manufacturing-capablilites/) - [GROCERY SUPERMARKETS](http://www.panoston.com/grocery-supermarket/) - [SELF CHECKOUT UTOPIA](http://www.panoston.com/self-checkout-utopia/) - [CONVENIENCE STORE](http://www.panoston.com/convenience-store/) - [CUSTOM RETAIL FIXTURES](http://www.panoston.com/retail-fixtures/) - [CIGARETTE DISPLAYS](http://www.panoston.com/grocery-supermarket/cigarette-displays/) # Pan-Oston Blog ## [What do today’s shoppers need?](https://blog.panoston.com/what-do-todays-shoppers-need) Posted by [Pan Oston](https://blog.panoston.com/author/pan-oston) on 5/2/17 8:55 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.panoston.com/hubfs/SalesladyShopperShutterstock.jpg)](https://blog.panoston.com/what-do-todays-shoppers-need) The mindset of today’s retail shopper has changed. It used to be, people defined themselves by the things they acquired-the best, the most expensive and the latest greatest trends. Today, we are what we experience, not just what we own. We spend much of our time searching for social media content instead of purchasing. How good will this look on my Instagram feed? It seems we are only as good as the sum of our Instagram pictures and online persona. While a picture is worth a thousand words, there needs to be more motivation to drive shoppers to enjoy the in-store experience.   [Read More](https://blog.panoston.com/what-do-todays-shoppers-need) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.panoston.com/what-do-todays-shoppers-need#comments-listing) Topics: [Retail](https://blog.panoston.com/topic/retail), [shoppers](https://blog.panoston.com/topic/shoppers), [consumer experience](https://blog.panoston.com/topic/consumer-experience), [social media](https://blog.panoston.com/topic/social-media), [customer](https://blog.panoston.com/topic/customer) ## [5 Trends for Improved Loyalty And Informed Shoppers](https://blog.panoston.com/5-trends-for-improved-loyalty-and-informed-shoppers) Posted by [Pan Oston](https://blog.panoston.com/author/pan-oston) on 3/30/17 8:59 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://blog.panoston.com/hubfs/Grocery%20bag.jpg)](https://blog.panoston.com/5-trends-for-improved-loyalty-and-informed-shoppers) Trends for 2017 are: [Read More](https://blog.panoston.com/5-trends-for-improved-loyalty-and-informed-shoppers) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.panoston.com/5-trends-for-improved-loyalty-and-informed-shoppers#comments-listing) Topics: [Grocery](https://blog.panoston.com/topic/grocery), [supermarket](https://blog.panoston.com/topic/supermarket), [trends](https://blog.panoston.com/topic/trends), [loyalty](https://blog.panoston.com/topic/loyalty), [shoppers](https://blog.panoston.com/topic/shoppers) [All posts](https://blog.panoston.com/all) ### Subscribe to Email Updates ### Recent Posts ### Posts by Topic - 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