Retail & Ecommerce

Retailers look to gain incremental sales via resale: eBay UK (via a partnership with ACS) and Archive both look to make it easier for companies to enter the growing space.

Walmart, TalkShopLive, Qurate expand livestream commerce options to bring in holiday shoppers: But celebrity guests may not be enough to overcome limited consumer adoption and awareness.

The American Free Enterprise Chamber of Commerce introduced an ad campaign in opposition of the Credit Card Competition Act.

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.

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.

Ad market growth to slow but not stop in 2023: Connected TV and retail media will drive strength in uncertain economy, per forecasts.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

If Cyber Five trends hint at what to expect from the rest of the holiday season, expect buy now, pay later (BNPL) to be a big hit.