Why Most PE-Backed App Launches Stall in the First 90 Days

Marketing advisors who work across a handful of PE-backed portfolio companies see the same failure pattern on repeat: leadership greenlights an app or platform launch, engineering ships on time, and the go-to-market plan gets built in the final six weeks before launch instead of the first six. The result is a spike in downloads during […]
Why 93% of Cannabis Loyalty Members Never Redeem a Reward

Cannabis ad bans made loyalty the main acquisition channel, but 93% of members never redeem a reward. Here’s the activation gap and how to close it.
Arizona Cannabis Retail: Where the Wallet Leaks

Key takeaways Are Arizona cannabis shoppers loyal to one brand? Not really, and June data makes that clear. The top-ranked brand holds just 5.3% of tracked market share, with Oz Cannabis and Vortex close behind at 4.7% and 4.4%. Stack up the five highest-share brands and they still only account for 22.8% of tracked spend […]
Florida Cannabis Wallet Share: Winners and Losers

Florida’s cannabis chains are no longer moving together. June 2026 data shows some retailers compounding wallet-share gains month after month, while others with comparable loyalty fundamentals are bleeding customers to competitors. Here is what the numbers say, chain by chain. Key takeaways Which Florida cannabis chains are gaining wallet share fastest? Two chains are pulling […]
Pennsylvania Cannabis Brand Market Share: No Clear Leader

No single brand owns Pennsylvania’s cannabis shoppers. June’s HighRewards retail intelligence shows a state where the top brand barely clears a tenth of tracked sales, flower still rules the shelf, and loyalty enrollment is lagging well behind how often shoppers actually come back. Key takeaways Which brand leads Pennsylvania’s cannabis market? Supply tops the June […]
Missouri Cannabis Retail: Growth Without Loyalty

Missouri’s cannabis retail market grew across the board in June, but that growth wasn’t evenly built on loyalty. HighRewards’ latest market report shows the state’s fastest-growing chain barely registers on the loyalty scale, while a slower grower quietly holds the deepest repeat rate in the state. Key stats According to HighRewards purchase data, flora Farms […]
Cannabis Pre-Roll Sales: 30% of Purchases, 12% of the Money

Pre-rolls made up 30.2% of items sold across US cannabis retail in June but just 11.6% of product spend. Here is the full category mix and what the gap means for dispensary operators and brands.
Michigan Cannabis Retail: The Wallet Share Battleground

Michigan is the busiest market in the HighRewards network, and June’s receipts show why it is also the hardest one to defend. Spending grew faster than the national average, pre-rolls closed in on flower, and wallet share across the top ten chains stretched from under half to nearly 95%. Here is where the money moved. […]
Ohio Cannabis Retail: A Market Still Up for Grabs

Ohio Cannabis Retail: A Market Still Up for Grabs Key takeaways Who leads Ohio cannabis retail right now? No one runs away with it. RISE topped the Ohio chain rankings last month, commanding a 93.3% share of wallet among its shoppers, but it slid 47.3% versus the prior month. Zen Leaf ranked second and was […]
Missouri cannabis retail: where the wallet goes

Missouri retail cannabis spend dipped 2.8% last month. See which chains win share of wallet, who is growing and what shoppers are buying.