Retailers turn to gamification to encourage loyalty, boost sales: Lego, Under Armour, and Hudson’s Bay Company are hoping to keep users engaged and their brands top-of-mind.
Retailers face a tough terrain: We dissect why some retailers appeared immune to Q2’s slowdown in discretionary spending, while others fell flat.
Key stat: US digital commerce platform gross payment value growth will slow down this year, increasing only 9.0% compared with last year’s 25.0%, per our forecast.
Digitally native vertical brands (DNVBs) have a long way to go to catch up to established brands. While established brands will make up $134.55 billion in D2C ecommerce sales in 2023, digitally native brands will make up just $34.84 billion, according to our March 2023 forecast.
Indian startup Zepto bucks rapid grocery skepticism with $200 million funding round: But it’s proving to be an outlier in the quick-commerce space, as Getir and Gopuff both struggle to find a sustainable model.
The battle between Epic Games and Valve takes its next step: In an attempt to become the dominant digital gaming storefront, Epic is letting developers keep a huge cut of revenues.
Digital therapeutics are still popular with Big Pharma: Bayer’s Consumer Health division partnered with Mahana Therapeutics to bring DTx solutions to consumers worldwide. It’s the first of many deals to come.
Patients expect digital communications from providers: A deal between NextGen Healthcare and Luma Health aims to boost patient engagement for ambulatory care providers. Here’s why that’s still important.
Employers aren’t sold on telehealth: We explore how and why their opinions of virtual care have been getting worse since the start of the pandemic.
The Digital Services Act enforces new rules on 19 large platforms, affecting content moderation and ads. Noncompliance could result in hefty fines or bans.
Inflation forces judicious consumers to get more judicious with streamers: Netflix thrives with strategic moves, while others invest heavily in content.
Tech giants compete for creators’ loyalty: Spotify, YouTube, and Apple introduce major features for podcasters and listeners.
Rolex is buying 135-year-old watch retailer Bucherer: The deal marks a significant shift for the luxury watchmaker, which has long operated a single store in Geneva.
AT&T's launch of "Internet Air" enters the booming fixed-wireless access market, joining rivals T-Mobile and Verizon, and promises to heighten competition in service and pricing.
CoreWeave’s rise challenges Big Tech dominance: The startup is riding the AI wave thanks to a GPU stockpile and Nvidia funding. It still has to contend with tech giants’ wealth advantage.
Google's new "Notes" allows users to comment on search results: The company steps toward a more community-driven search experience, despite past social platform challenges.
Snapchat's India strategy: With Pulkit Trivedi's appointment, Snap emphasizes the country's role in global plans amid monetization challenges.
The partnership brings the Llama 2 language model to billions of future smartphones. On-device AI could enable wider adoption and reduce cloud costs.
Brand safety scandals prompt worries about Meta and YouTube’s size: Ads promoting illegal content and targeting children raise concerns about the ad duopoly’s ability to self-moderate.
On today's podcast episode, we discuss whether the way people watch sports has changed, if Uber and Lyft will ever be able to turn a profit, whether Peacock can keep its head above water, what happened to the TikTok ban, what The Walt Disney Co. should do with ESPN, who's not on the internet, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our forecasting writer Ethan Cramer-Flood and analysts Bill Fisher and Max Willens.