Retail & Ecommerce

2023 may present challenges for UK merchants: With more price rises expected, spending will come under increasing pressure. But there may be opportunities across the sector for savvy retailers.

Saving money is a priority for consumers in 2023: Shoppers plan to cut back on unnecessary purchases in anticipation of difficult economic circumstances.

It doesn’t take a CPGenius to understand that consumer packaged goods (CPG) have gone digital. “Winning at the digital shelf is more critical than ever” for CPG brands, according to our analyst Andrew Lipsman. Here are five charts on what retailers, marketers, and logistics professionals need to know about CPG.

Can a new service help Shopify attract more enterprise retailers? Commerce Components by Shopify allows large retailers to integrate Shopify’s tools and services into their online platforms.

Social buyer penetration is climbing rapidly at TikTok. In the US, the app has already outpaced Pinterest by this metric, per our forecast. By the end of 2023, it will beat Instagram and tie with Facebook.

Issuers prioritized payment flexibility, rewards, and digital co-brands. They also capitalized on travel spending and leaned into small-business solutions.

Lenders have advantages oversuper app rivals which they can tap to gain an edge.

On today's episode, we discuss the most important retail trends we're watching in 2023: how frugality and value are hollowing out the middle, why click and collect is so popular, why return policies will make or break retail loyalty, and more. Join our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts analysts Suzy Davidkhanian and Carina Perkins.

We dive into the most important findings from a globally sampled open banking report and detail why more tie-ins could be forthcoming.

What trends will be talking about this year? Economic pressures will push retailers to look for new revenue streams this year.

From tumbling valuations to the arrival of Big Tech firms, we run down the biggest BNPL developments of 2022.

Economic uncertainty caused investors to grow cautious: Even so, there were several significant acquisitions in 2022.

The days of heady growth are over for rapid grocery startups: The once-frothy sector is now down to a handful of players and facing steep competition from Uber and Doordash.