Malls are becoming less relevant to the overall retail landscape: While top players like Simon continue to thrive, other developers struggle to stay alive.
China’s COVID strategy continues to hurt retail sales: Estée Lauder and Canada Goose are among the high-end brands pointing to China’s policy as a reason they’re lowering their outlooks.
Instagram is latest to suffer outage: Instagram users are suspended in the latest service outage. Meta’s platforms are becoming unmanageable as users experience weekly outages that are taking longer to resolve.
Most retailers aren’t doing enough to optimize returns: Instead of a one-size-fits-all approach, companies need to make the process more flexible and personalized.
The feature lets users pay with crypto via their Revolut card. Here’s why it may struggle with adoption.
Pinduoduo, ByteDance pose threat to Amazon: China-based companies are getting into international ecommerce for an expanded customer base. If the prices are right, they could give Amazon more Q4 worries.
The party’s not over for cashierless tech: Israeli startup Trigo raised $100 million for its solutions as retailers expand their use of self-checkouts.
Europe is teetering on the brink of recession: The outlook is bleak as inflation reached record levels in October.
We forecast that total retail holiday sales will total $1.297 trillion this year. Brands looking for a piece of the pie need to maximize their social media presence, which, of course, includes TikTok.
On today's episode, in our "Retail Me This, Retail Me That" segment, we discuss the retail media implications of a Kroger-Albertsons pairing, why in-store retail media is such a big deal, and the likelihood of this merger going through. Then for "Red-Hot Retail," our analysts give us their very specific—and potentially risky—predictions about three potential big deals in retail media. Join our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts analysts Andrew Lipsman and Zak Stambor.
Victoria’s Secret turns to acquisition to bolster its inclusivity push: The lingerie retailer plans to buy Adore Me, a D2C intimates brand known for inclusive sizing and body positivity.
Made.com nears collapse: While the D2C furniture retailer’s sales soared early in the pandemic, it couldn’t overcome the challenges posed by rising inflation and ongoing supply chain issues.
Balances returned to pre-pandemic levels in September. Card issuers should keep an eye on spending as economic storm clouds form.