Holiday season creep is here to stay: Half of shoppers plan to start shopping before November.
This year, less than 20% of US adults across all age demographics will purchase a product as planned if they are met with dynamic pricing of products in-store or online, per CivicScience.
Fanatics anchors its live shopping strategy around collectibles, celebrity streams: The company’s newly launched live commerce platform is aiming to attract viewers first, shoppers second.
Shein is losing market share to Temu: That’s fueling the fast-fashion retailer’s fierce battle against Temu as the two fight over everything from talent to suppliers.
Walmart is bullish on India: The retailer increased its stake in local ecommerce player Flipkart, deepening its reliance on the country to drive sales and marketplace growth.
Despite a 24% YoY smartphone shipment decline, Apple increased its US market share to 55% in Q2. Apple's robust service and subscription ecosystem can capture consumer interest.
A more accessible and expansive Walmart+ membership will help the retailer to reach 29 million subscribers this year, while in-store retail media formats could boost ad revenues. A push into B2B, logistics, and international markets may also prove lucrative.
YouTube has a head start in CTV ad spending: Viewers and media companies are pivoting to digital, but spending shows YouTube is well in the lead.
Women's sports ascendant: ESPN's shift to an all-female SportsCenter and growing ad revenues signify a paradigm shift in sports marketing.
Microsoft decides to sit out 2024 political advertising: The company’s ad tech firm, Xandr, will ban campaign ads, along with other categories like alcohol.
Another quarter of silence on Netflix gaming: The streaming service has costly investments in games but has gone eerily silent despite major releases.
Intel's surprising profit is driven by 307% YoY revenue growth in foundry services despite CPU and server sales struggles. An AI-specific chip is forthcoming.
Google’s RT-2 robot signals the AI revolution’s next chapter: The tech giant is creating a symbiotic relationship between robots and AI that could mean AGI is coming sooner than expected.
Why Threads is stumbling to rise above Twitter’s fall: Meta might be succumbing to Twitter’s lower social media standards under Musk. User experience and compelling features are the solutions.
Struggling PacWest sold to Banc of California in rescue deal: The merger of regional rivals reflects the revival of banking M&A as smaller lenders seek greater scale and strength.
The Farage debacle is really about customer relationships: Navigating political risks isn’t easy, but improving communications about account closures ought to be on every bank’s to-do list.
Travel demand boosted both networks’ volume, but the two also face regulatory pressures
It will help the ecommerce giant better compete with Amazon, which offers similar card programs
Activity on X/Twitter suggests a new marketing campaign for Apple Pay is in the works, possibly hinting at an Apple Pay Later rollout or other new features
Netflix wants its ad business to grow faster: Unsatisfied with revenue growth and Microsoft as an ad partner, Netflix is lowering CPMs and seeking other sellers.