As Amazon aggregators struggle, emerging players turn to Shopify: OpenStore, Everstores, and Una Brands—and their backers—see better opportunities to drive growth beyond Amazon’s ecosystem.
Nike’s inventory troubles dent profits: But the brand’s D2C push and strong brand equity put it in a good position to recoup losses after excess stock clears.
Mastercard will help Inswitch offer payment solutions and issuing programs to businesses in the region.
Insider Intelligence spoke with Evelyn Krasnow, CMO of Fernish, about furniture rental and how the company has succeeded in targeting younger consumers.
The majority of US adults are not interested in or familiar with buying via livestream or video. Just 17% have made a purchase this way, and only 6% do so regularly. Those shoppers are more likely to be young and male.
LinkedIn aims for incremental B2B ad dollars: Multiple ad upgrades should help the social platform cement its dominant market position.
Tencent’s stock value crumbles: The gaming giant loses its leadership position as regulators clamp down on new game releases and advertising revenues plummet. The outlook remains bleak for China’s Big Tech sector.
Omnipresent Amazon craves omniscience: The company’s latest products show it wants to get even closer to customers in the real world. But with concerns over privacy and security, there could be trouble ahead.
Dissecting the metaverse in the metaverse: A VentureBeat event on the metaverse showed the tech has a long way to go. But proactive organizations can already adopt its building blocks.
Amazon uses the metaverse, celebrity livestreams to grow market share in India: The retailer hopes the buzz will extend its reach into underserved communities and drive lasting sales growth.
On today's episode, we discuss the details of Netflix's advertising push, which video streaming service has the most impressive content strategy, and how many Americans still have cable. "In Other News," we talk about what to make of Netflix's plans to launch its own video game studio and which is the dark-horse video streaming platform. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Ross Benes.
Podcast listener growth ebbs as pandemic fades: Our new forecast finds Spotify’s fortunes to be increasingly linked to that of podcasting in general.
Retail workers have unionized at a rapid pace: But that momentum may slow as companies like Chipotle and Amazon push back aggressively and consumers grow concerned about an economic downturn.
Amazon’s $1 billion-a-year Thursday Night Football bet appears to be paying off, drawing record Prime sign-ups and reinforcing advertisers’ confidence in Amazon’s streaming tech. Once a pillar of pay TV, live sports have become the next big thing in streaming.
Twitter accidentally ran ads alongside child sex abuse content
Despite slowing sales growth, US ecommerce sales will top $1 trillion for the first time this year. Our “Reimagining Retail” podcast team spoke about the latest ways retailers are trying to streamline their ecommerce operations.