Inflation. Return to work. Supply chain disruptions. War. Recession. It’s been a wild 2022, and larger pressures are disrupting advertising. Here are a few key trends from our recent “Great Realignment” webinar.
Retailers attempt to lure customers to the NFT well: Starbucks and Alo Yoga are the latest to hop on the NFT bandwagon, despite limited public interest.
Qurate looks to new channels to reach cord-cutters: The live shopping company hopes to reverse its decline by bringing HSN and QVC to YouTube TV subscribers.
Nearly 50 million people are still working from home as of July, according to The NPD Group. But many companies are calling their employees back to the office.
A rail strike is the latest threat to the supply chain: Just when things were looking up, a new development could pose issues for retailers in the months ahead.
Macroeconomic challenges lead Shopee to adjust its international strategy: Singapore-based Sea’s ecommerce unit is leaving Argentina and closing most of its operations in Chile, Columbia, and Mexico.
As of August, 65% of US adults said they’d spent more on groceries and less on experiences in the past six months. Meanwhile, 59% agreed they’d spent less on experiences such as travel and dining out. Adults also reported focusing on savings while forgoing big-ticket purchases.
On social media, younger shoppers are far more likely to trust brands and influencers, while older shoppers prefer retailers. Just 9% of baby boomers worldwide follow and buy from accounts run by influencers, compared with more than 40% of Gen Zers and millennials.
Revolut Pay lets customers earn cash back and claims to offer faster merchant payments. But does it stand a chance against the likes of PayPal?
On our premiere episode, we discuss the future of buy now, pay later (BNPL) and if it can still compete with credit cards. In our “Story by Numbers” segment, we dig into some of the recent BNPL headlines and tell the BNPL story with data. In "Inside Baseball," we break down BNPL stakeholders and imagine them in baseball terms: which are in the majors, which are in the minors, and which are past their prime and now playing for their town league. Tune in to the discussion with host Rob Rubin and our vice president of content, financial services Dan Van Dyke.
Consumers plan to get an early start on holiday shopping: That’s good news for retailers as it should help smooth out the traditional late-season shipping bump.
There’s no denying Facebook is a commerce powerhouse. But it also has Facebook Marketplace, which is primarily intended for C2C shopping and buying, though it also allows companies to list their items and place ads.
Ecommerce is a natural format for advertising: Amazon ranked highest among platforms for non-intrusive ads, a sign that consumers don’t mind ads while online shopping.
Insider Intelligence spoke with Rachel Tipograph, the founder and CEO of MikMak, an ecommerce marketing platform for multichannel brands, about retail media in the US market.
Charging for returns is an easy way to lose customer loyalty: Retailers need to think of returns as an extension of the customer experience—and not just a cost to be managed.
Zelle has moved more than 5 billion payments in five years. Looking ahead, it plans to dive deeper into fraud prevention, SMBs, and disbursement