Retail & Ecommerce

Inflation is creating both opportunities and challenges for sustainable fashion: While price-sensitive consumers are more interested in buying secondhand, they are also less willing to pay a premium for sustainably produced apparel.

Retailers are increasingly turning to robotics to enhance their operations: No longer just for early adopters like Amazon, automation is taking retail by storm, from the warehouse and the fulfillment center to the cashier.

Mcommerce growth is slowing, but mobile’s importance isn’t going anywhere. The channel is vital for commerce on social platforms, retailer apps, and mobile browsers. But as digital tools enter retail spaces, mobile will prove important for more than just mcommerce sales.

On today's episode, we discuss the best time to target your customers with discounts, how to use zero-party data, and how far you should go with personalization. Then for "Pop-Up Rankings," we rank the top five things that drove people to buy this Cyber Five. Join our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts analysts Suzy Davidkhanian and Zak Stambor and CMO of Tealium Heidi Bullock.

Fanatics raises $700 million: Despite market turmoil, investors continue to pour cash into the sports-merchandising giant.

The holiday shopping season has changed for good: While the days of doorbusters driving shoppers into stores are in the rearview mirror, the Cyber Five remain critically important.

As the cost-of-living crisis continues, the British Retail Consortium has warned there may be “more gloom than glitter” this Christmas. With families preoccupied with making ends meet, what can retailers expect from the festive trading period? This Analyst Take will explore how shopping habits might change, what will happen to total spend this holiday season, and how retailers can maintain loyalty and attract new customers amid inflation.

The firm introduced a crypto payments onramp to facilitate purchases for web3 platforms despite recent crypto turmoil.

Reddit looks to get its engaged audiences on advertisers’ radar: Insights director says CES is opportunity to showcase platform’s value.

BJ’s Wholesale Club is the latest retailer to launch a media network: At the same time, Instacart is adding more promotional capabilities to help drive sales among cost-conscious shoppers.

Ulta store traffic exceeded pre-pandemic levels in Q3: The milestone comes as the beauty retailer makes extensive changes to store layouts and reported strong quarterly sales growth.