Retail & Ecommerce

Despite declining revenues in Q3, RH goes deeper on its luxury mission: The home furnishings business acquired two companies and refused to discount as it tries to establish itself as a top-tier luxury brand.

Amazon struggles to rein in its corporate headcount: The retail giant is delaying new hires’ start dates in its latest attempt to reduce costs.

Shipt’s delivery orders rose 11% this year: The Target-owned service has had to adjust to consumers returning to in-store shopping this year.

The retailer’s reported plans to launch its own BNPL product through its fintech, ONE, could help boost customer spending.

Commerce isn’t driving revenues for social media platforms the way the platforms once hoped. That’s what our analyst Jasmine Enberg predicted during the keynote session of our “Attention! Trends and Predictions for 2023” event.

Amazon is the latest company to copy TikTok: The retailer is adding a continuous, shoppable feed to its app to enhance product discovery and grow sales.

Lululemon is in a great position this holiday season: The retailer reported record Black Friday sales and strong Q3 growth as it continues to dominate the athleisure category.

Shein may soon directly compete with Alibaba and Amazon: The fast-growing fashion retailer is reportedly exploring evolving into an online marketplace that enables other merchants to sell on its platform.

As the data privacy landscape shifts, it’s become increasingly difficult for retailers to collect and manage customer data.

The expanded partnership with Mastercard can help Paysend serve more customers and compete more aggressively.

Carvana and Bed Bath & Beyond teeter closer to bankruptcy: Both retailers are facing serious money problems as decisions made during the pandemic come back to haunt them.

Digitally native D2C brands’ strategies shift: There are some promising signs over the holiday season, but as brands look ahead they need to ensure they’re protecting their bottom lines.

It isn’t only large retailers eyeing retail media revenues: Cannabis tech startup Fyllo is betting that there are dollars to be made helping brands reach consumers.

It will use Mastercard’s Track Instant Pay solution, which automates B2B payments, to attract new business.