Unilever plans to cut 7,500 jobs and separate its ice cream unit: Its embrace of a less-is-more approach to drive growth echoes similar efforts by Oatly and Hasbro.
Nordstrom may go private: The move could enable Nordstrom to reimagine its business outside the glare of the public markets.
Temu pursues international growth as US regulatory challenges pile up: The retailer wants to generate 70% of its revenues from non-US markets this year.
Wonder raises $700 million to fund its expansion efforts: The Marc Lore-led food delivery startup is aiming for nearly 100 locations by the end of 2025.
Though the cumulative impact of online channels is undeniable, consumers are still most likely to learn about new brands and products from visiting stores.
OpenAI GPT Store users unhappy with their experience: They’re frustrated by a lack of support and money-making options and low engagement. OpenAI may be taking on too much.
Target wants a bigger piece of the retail media pie: The retailer aims to differentiate its retail media offerings to attract more advertisers' dollars.
Sony’s PS5 Pro coming this holiday season: The PS5 product line could see a slight sales bump this year, but competition and diminishing returns on performance could dull the outlook.
A slip-up shows Amazon ad-buying tools lack basic safeguards: One seller was charged $300,000 in automated ad placements for products consumers couldn’t buy.
We look at the demographic trends driving this and why retailers need to prioritize offering consumers’ preferred payment methods.
A payments license will help it operate even as its partner bank winds down. But it still faces stiff competition.
Delinquencies fell while net charge-offs rise. Here’s what that means for their deal prospects.
Nearly three-quarters (74.2%) of the $59.61 billion in US digital retail media ad spend we forecast for 2024 will go to Amazon. That leaves $15.35 billion going to non-Amazon retailers and $370 million going to in-store formats.That should excite marketers, said EMARKETER’s new principal analyst Sarah Marzano.
Mercado Libre isn’t letting an antitrust investigation hamper its Mexico ambitions: The retailer plans to invest $2.5 billion in the country to broaden its ecommerce footprint.
China’s retail sales picked up in January and February: But consumers’ buoyant spending during the Lunar New Year is unlikely to hold as confidence is slow to recover.
Returns are a challenge for all retailers, including Amazon: That’s why the retail giant reportedly discussed a deal that would enable its customers to return items at FedEx stores.
On today's podcast episode, we discuss what finding products online will look like in 2025, if Target's new membership program can stack up against Amazon Prime and Walmart+, how ads on chatbots will change advertising, how to make stores more fun places to shop, what the world's first "ketchup insurance" offers, how Americans use dating apps, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our vice president of content Suzy Davidkhanian and analysts Evelyn Mitchell-Wolf and Carina Perkins.
As a potential TikTok ban looms, brands are considering what a world without TikTok Shop would look like. I probably won’t look all that different, but there are a few places where TikTok’s absence will be felt more than others.