Furniture and home furnishing companies are struggling: Amazon and Target supplier Noble House filed for bankruptcy, Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams shuttered its doors, and RH sees more challenges ahead.
Amazon expands last-mile fulfillment capabilities in Mexico: The retailer’s ecommerce sales in the country will grow twice as fast as its US ecommerce business this year.
Temu overtook Target in US unique website visitors in January, but Walmart and Amazon remain on top (by a wide margin, in Amazon’s case), per Comscore Inc.
Flexport is in trouble: The logistics startup’s revenues fell 70% in the first half of 2023, while falling freight rates and growing competition from Amazon are weighing on its growth prospects.
Amazon looks to improve its seller and customer experiences: The retailer embraces technology that aims to make its platform easier to use.
US buyers’ most valuable metric when assessing campaign performance on retail media networks isn’t return on ad spend (ROAS) or ROI. It’s incrementality, according to May 2022 data from Criteo.
US consumers kept spending in August: But there are signs that how and where they’re willing to open their wallets is changing.
Lidl, Aldi see UK market share gains stall as competitors cut prices: Both discounters will continue their aggressive expansion strategies in a bid to reach shoppers still struggling with the cost-of-living crisis.
TikTok and Pinterest have different approaches to social commerce: While Pinterest leans into shoppable ads, TikTok spends big on building an end-to-end ecommerce ecosystem.
Holiday retail sales will grow by approximately 4.5% in 2023, a slight increase from the previous year’s 3.9% growth, according to our June forecast. While this growth may not seem significant, it would represent the sixth-fastest growth rate in holiday sales in the past 15 years, according to our forecast.
Disputes have blown past pandemic-era highs, leading to more overall fraud
The card will benefit from the popularity of gaming but is entering a precarious credit card market
Credit cards are enjoying a volume boost from growing travel demand
On today's podcast episode, in our "Retail Me This, Retail Me That" segment, we discuss how standardization can unlock retail media spend, when we are likely to see it, and where the future of targeting is headed. Then for "Red-Hot Retail," our analysts give us some spicy predictions about the future of retail media ad buying. Join our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts analyst Max Willens and vice president of business intelligence at Advertiser Perceptions Nicole Perrin.
Indonesia mulls social media sales ban: Platforms like TikTok and Meta may need strategy shifts.
The IAB and MRC propose retail media guidelines to help solve the industry’s measurement problem: The framework is meant to improve transparency and ensure consistency across RMNs.
TikTok is rolling out its Shop feature to all 100 million US users (per our May forecast), using a tab on the home screen to drive users to the marketplace and allowing videos directly containing purchase links, in order to drive in-app ecommerce traffic.
The US consumer remains resilient: While there are a host of reasons to expect spending to fall off a cliff, there are also many reasons to expect growth to continue.
Walmart rolls out late-night express delivery: The retailer’s relentless focus on offering more convenient ways to shop is winning it more customers and market share.
Brands must balance personalization with privacy considerations and ensure product pages are comprehensive and complete. Lower-funnel ad tactics and easily accessible shipping and returns info also help to encourage purchases. Here are four strategies to boost online conversion rates.