No more blank checks for Amazon India: The retailer is scaling back its ecommerce offerings to cut costs, creating an opportunity for rivals to grow market share.
The Washington Post intensifies its climate coverage: Expansion includes the addition of more journalists and a new account devoted to visual content.
Elon Musk’s erratic tweets continue to scare away advertisers: Apple is the latest brand to halt its Twitter ad spend.
Once again, Cyber Monday has taken the title of the biggest online shopping day of the year. Let’s break down why it may be a sign of a jolly holiday ahead.
TikTok’s downgrade to about $10 billion for 2022 puts revenue estimates more in line with our own, which have TikTok at $9.89 billion in ad revenues this year, up from $3.88 billion in 2021.
Whether shopping online or in physical stores, most US consumers prefer to use mobile devices to engage with loyalty programs, and less than half prefer email, according to Yotpo’s survey.
Washington comes together to prevent a rail strike: Lawmakers plan to pass legislation that would prevent a labor stoppage, preempting a major supply chain disruption during the holiday season.
Warehouse construction pipeline is at an all-time high: Yet the pace of absorption is beginning to slow as retailers’ inventory levels recede.
Amazon Ads fail at the worst possible time: A measurement mishap on Black Friday extended into the weekend and cost some agencies and brands dearly.
On today's episode, in our "Retail Me This, Retail Me That" segment, we talk about some must-discuss companies and what interests us the most about their recent performance. Then for "Pop-Up Rankings: Earnings Awards Edition," we rank the two best and the two most concerning retailer performances of late. Join our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts analysts Suzy Davidkhanian and Blake Droesch.
A record number of US consumers shopped over the Cyber Five: 196.7 million US consumers shopped over the five-day period, which is 7.1 million more than the previous high.
Google Health inks licensing deals for AI models: We unpack Google Health’s efforts to commercialize its AI solutions and examine if the company can secure clinician buy-in.
State AGs push for prolonged virtual opioid use disorder treatment: Telehealth increased the number of patients receiving addiction medications during the pandemic. Will patients lose this access in 2023?
Telemental health consolidation is coming: Amwell makes a second bid for Talkspace. We think it foreshadows a bigger trend for struggling telemental companies in 2023.
China’s protest flashpoint: Citizens are taking to the streets in the most significant protest against the Communist Party’s tightening grip since the Tiananmen crisis. Geopolitical strife could shut down the world’s factory.
Disney wins and loses at holiday box office: Animated film “Strange World” disappoints in debut as “Wakanda Forever” rides high.
A fading internet giant meets a fading ad format: Yahoo acquired a 25% stake in programmatic ad firm Taboola in a harbinger of bigger deals on the horizon.