Retail & Ecommerce

Who wants subscription healthcare? We dive into recent Morning Consult data to see which demographic groups would sign up.

While social commerce is on the rise in the US, livestream commerce has yet to take off. In addition, advances in technology (like ChatGPT) may help jumpstart voice commerce adoption. Here’s what marketers need to know to take advantage of the increase in physical and digital shopping channels.

Diversity in video ads is waning amid wider DEI drop: Some states seek DEI curbs, but consumers are willing to tie their purchases to inclusion.

ChatGPT will transform formulaic tasks like product descriptions and inventory management. As OpenAI makes more integrations available, adoption will become increasingly common. Here’s how major retailers are already using ChatGPT.

Visa and Mastercard are among the firms vying for cloud-based payments and banking platform Pismo, and Ingenico bought softPOS startup Phos. 

Consumers dislike dynamic pricing: But that hasn’t stopped retailers and restaurants from implementing it to grow profits.

High prices aren’t deterring shoppers from shopping sustainably: Sustainable products grew market share in 2022, defying market challenges.

Consumer spending remains constrained even as inflation eases: Nearly half of US consumers plan to spend less in the next three months, while half of households say they’re worse off now than a year ago.

Splitting into six companies makes each business unit more competitive while reducing regulatory oversight, which could help increase profits.

“Everybody’s talking about generative AI,” said our analyst Suzy Davidkhanian. “The underlying question is, will it last? Or will it be the next metaverse?” (Spoiler alert: She thinks it’s here to stay.) Davidkhanian shares her thoughts on some of the overarching trends from this week’s event.

Apple’s product strength and established wallet reach will make the solution a prime competitor in a crowded market.

Alibaba will divide itself into six businesses to unlock growth opportunities: The breakup could rejuvenate the company’s fortunes as its ecommerce market share shrinks.

British retailers and consumers are feeling more optimistic about the economy: But shoppers’ price sensitivity will continue to weigh on sales growth.

Lululemon keeps growing, at the expense of other athleisure players: The company’s Q4 revenues smashed expectations, contributing to market share gains and a bullish 2023 outlook.