The true cost of the CHIPS Act: Chipmakers participating in US incentives need to decide if they can survive the next decade without China. The ultimatum gives other countries an opportunity to attract future factories.
What do you get when you cross a $35 billion ad platform with a 160 million viewer streaming service? A snapshot of Amazon’s US retail media connected TV (CTV) potential. Luxury brand Movado is leveraging that potential to push video campaigns for Amazon Prime and Freevee viewers.
On today's episode, we present our first-ever live recorded podcast segment of "Behind the Numbers Reimagining Retail," recorded during our "Attention!" summit. In the episode, hosts Sara Lebow and Marcus Johnson quiz our vice president of content Suzy Davidkhanian against her retail team—analysts Sky Canaves, Blake Droesch, and Zak Stambor—in a game show focused around consumer shopping behavior, how people perceive resale value, and whether folks want to use AR to shop.
Dick’s Sporting Goods is optimistic about 2023: After a strong 2022, the sporting goods retailer is optimistic it can push past the strong economic headwinds.
Google is building an AI muse: It’s now billing Bard as a creative assistant instead of a search engine. It’s a smart move that balances consumer expectations with AI’s unpredictability.
Twitter tests boundaries like a teenager: It keeps skipping payments on rent, vendors, and most recently its AWS bill. A new CEO could help develop a better business strategy.
Sen. Brown wants the OCC to discuss the consequences of branch closures with affected communities. But that might not be enough to reverse the trend.
Falling big-ticket sales hurt Costco’s ecommerce business in Q2: But the club retailer continues to benefit as shoppers rely on bulk-buying to mitigate inflation.
The government is here to help: A fintech industry body is pushing for changes to UK Open Banking rules, but it shouldn’t hold its breath.
Banks offer poor-fitting digital solutions and forget about SMBs’ physical needs. Those that can seamlessly provide both will win the market.
Its report found that many BNPL users have subprime credit scores and are under economic distress—which could increase the case for regulation.
Latin America’s digital economy powers growth: Region will lead world in digital ad spending and ecommerce sales gains in 2023.
Tighter economic climate forces companies to focus on profitability: The paradigm shift away from long-term bets has driven changes everywhere from Amazon to Wayfair to Sweetgreen.
On today's episode, we discuss why time spent online is falling, how folks use social media, and people's changing search behaviors. "In Other News" we talk about the most interesting developments to come out of this year’s MWC event. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Bill Fisher and Angela Wiesenmüller, vice president of global demand generation at Meltwater.
On today's episode, we discuss the fintech investment trends of 2023. In our “Headlines” segment, we look into why 2022’s fintech investments were lower compared to 2021. In “Story By Numbers,” we question the lack of mega deals in 2022 and consider what they may look like this year. And in “For Argument’s Sake,” we focus on future investment strategies in terms of disruption. Tune in to the conversation between our host Rob Rubin, analyst Eleni Digalaki, and Alex Sion, managing director of Motive Create at Motive Partners.
Worldwide, retail sales growth has rebounded after taking a dive in 2020, per our forecast. Though growth rates won’t return to their pre-pandemic levels, they will stay steady through 2026. Meanwhile, ecommerce sales growth has decelerated after a few banner years, falling to single digits from 2022 through the end of our forecast period.
US gov’t puts onus on Big Tech for cybersecurity strategies: Long-term national cybersecurity is now spread out across Big Tech; civil society; and local governments at a time of heightened ransomware, but lack of oversight threatens to delay progress.