Retail & Ecommerce

Olive Garden inks delivery partnership with Uber following parent Darden Restaurants’ poor quarter: The company missed sales and earnings expectations as consumers cut back on restaurant visits.

69% of US agency and marketing decision-makers measure the success of retail media campaigns through return on ad spend (ROAS) or incremental ROAS, according to July 2024 data by Quartile and NewtonX.

On today's podcast episode, we discuss what people get wrong about Gen Z’s path-to-purchase, their relationship with stores, and how they differ from millennials. Listen to the conversation with our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts analysts Blake Droesch and Paola Flores-Marquez.

Chanel purchases Paris property at 42 Avenue Montaigne: The French designer snapped up the building one block from the Champs-Élysées as luxury competitors race to claim prime real estate.

Entertainment’s multibillion-dollar Hispanic market opportunity: The group’s underrepresentation in TV and films opens a major avenue for engagement and financial growth.

Low- and high-earning consumers are shopping at Walmart, while income groups splinter for off-price fashion retailers. Temu draws households from rural areas, and Amazon shoppers come in all ages. Here are five key stats from Coresight Research’s August 2024 report, “US Consumer Survey Insights Extra,” to help marketers refine their targeting strategies.

Amazon rolls out Supply Chain by Amazon solution to all sellers: The fully managed, end-to-end service enables merchants to get items to shoppers faster and more efficiently—while giving the retailer an opportunity to take a bigger cut of sales.

Livestream shopping gains steam in the US: Twenty-four percent of US consumers have participated in a livestream shopping event, up from 16% last year, which is why Shein and Zara are investing in the channel.

The US economy is approaching the fabled soft landing: The Fed’s decision to cut rates by a half point should boost consumer sentiment and begin the process of unfreezing the housing market.

Retailers are wary of adding too many workers this holiday season: Target and others are adopting conservative hiring plans this year due to the uncertain environment ahead.

The family-led project was light on details, but the debut could signal friendlier crypto regulation if he’s elected

The fintech wants to capitalize on the country’s rapidly digitizing payments market, but competing against both homegrown and other global players won’t be easy

The issuer wants concessions from Apple to protect it from some of the issues Goldman Sachs has dealt with

Commerce video ads drive sales growth: 70% of advertisers use the format, says IAB report, but consumers find the ads too short.

Amazon isn’t wasting time launching its holiday push: The retail giant will host its Big Deal Days on October 8 and 9, while other retailers are similarly looking to drive sales earlier than ever before.

August retail sales data points to consumers’ continued resilience: While spending is healthy, shoppers remain deal-focused as they look ahead to the holiday season.

The quick-commerce space isn’t totally dead: German startup Flink raised $150 million at a nearly $1 billion valuation, as the company finds success in staying local and partnering with food delivery platform Just Eat Takeaway.

“The holiday season really starts October 1,” Megan Gaffey, senior director of publisher partnerships at Rakuten Advertising, said on our Tech-Talk webinar Performance Marketing Playbook for Q4 Holiday Success. “And you see a lot of advertisers launch Black Friday promotions the Tuesday before Thanksgiving to get ahead of the noise.”

25% of US consumers will avoid traveling to cut back and save during the holiday season, according to an August 2024 survey by Censuswide and Invoice Home.

Sophisticated shoppers have long been the lifeblood of the affiliate marketing industry. But as affiliate marketing has grown more visible, many of those shoppers have gotten choosier about the kinds of deals they take, squeezing the margins of both advertisers and publishers.