Retail sales rose 1.3% in October: That suggests retailers were successful in pulling the holidays forward. However, Target’s Q3 earnings show what consumers are buying is changing.
Here’s what Apple, Google, Amazon, and Twitter are doing to build out a space in financial services—and how Big Tech’s expansion into banking will impact the industry.
It’s Amazon’s turn to cut jobs: Amazon comes to terms with economic realities, cutting 1% of its workforce to better prepare for Q4 headwinds, uncertainty, and earnings slowdowns, which could lead to further layoffs in 2023.
TikTok tests in-app ecommerce in the US: The platform hopes its shopping initiatives will offset lower-than-expected ad revenues, and help it gain ground against Meta.
Amazon is the latest Big Tech company to plan layoffs: The retailer is expected to shed about 10,000 jobs across its devices, retail, and human resources divisions as it prepares for a difficult holiday season.
It rolled out the solution in the UK and in select Nordic countries, which can help boost sales volume, affiliate revenues, and brand engagement.
The retail landscape in China looks grim: The country’s economy faces significant challenges as retail sales unexpectedly contracted in October and Alibaba’s Singles Day sales plateaued.
Third railroad union rejects Biden-brokered labor deal: The challenges involved in ratifying the agreement are just one of many factors that could derail the still-recovering supply chain.
On today's very special holiday episode, host Sara Lebow tees up a conversation between our principal analyst Andrew Lipsman and Dan Hess, global chief product officer of The NPD Group, to unearth the long-lost history of Cyber Monday. Before it became an industrywide phenomenon in 2005, Dan and his team at Comscore were among the first to "discover" the spike in online shopping that happened the Monday after Thanksgiving—as far back as 2002. Find out what caused this phenomenon to take place, why there was so much misinformation about Cyber Monday in the early days, and what the day was originally called.
YouTube dives deeper into social commerce: Amid falling ad revenues, YouTube is adding shopping features to Shorts.
Only 13% of US adults have used augmented reality (AR) or virtual reality (VR) while shopping. Though the overwhelming majority have not, 38% are at least somewhat interested in trying the tech.
The firm’s total processing volume increased 54% in the quarter. It plans to double down on embedded finance to sustain growth.
Physical stores remain a priority for retailers: Off-price, fast-fashion, and digitally native brands are ramping up expansion to capitalize on renewed demand for in-store shopping.
Pinterest and LinkedIn get top marks on social media trust report card: Research reveals users have low confidence overall in platforms’ ability to safeguard their information.