Retail & Ecommerce

MoneyGram app users can now buy, sell, or hold cryptos. Here’s how that can help drive engagement and boost its digital remittance business.

Here’s the bad news: Over half (56%) of consumers say they’re more likely to buy from a brand with a loyalty program even though only 36% redeem their rewards more than once a month, according to a study by Salesforce.

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China’s COVID strategy continues to hurt retail sales: Estée Lauder and Canada Goose are among the high-end brands pointing to China’s policy as a reason they’re lowering their outlooks.

Instagram is latest to suffer outage: Instagram users are suspended in the latest service outage. Meta’s platforms are becoming unmanageable as users experience weekly outages that are taking longer to resolve.

Most retailers aren’t doing enough to optimize returns: Instead of a one-size-fits-all approach, companies need to make the process more flexible and personalized.

The party’s not over for cashierless tech: Israeli startup Trigo raised $100 million for its solutions as retailers expand their use of self-checkouts.

Europe is teetering on the brink of recession: The outlook is bleak as inflation reached record levels in October.

The feature lets users pay with crypto via their Revolut card. Here’s why it may struggle with adoption.

We forecast that total retail holiday sales will total $1.297 trillion this year. Brands looking for a piece of the pie need to maximize their social media presence, which, of course, includes TikTok.

On today's episode, in our "Retail Me This, Retail Me That" segment, we discuss the retail media implications of a Kroger-Albertsons pairing, why in-store retail media is such a big deal, and the likelihood of this merger going through. Then for "Red-Hot Retail," our analysts give us their very specific—and potentially risky—predictions about three potential big deals in retail media. Join our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts analysts Andrew Lipsman and Zak Stambor.

Made.com nears collapse: While the D2C furniture retailer’s sales soared early in the pandemic, it couldn’t overcome the challenges posed by rising inflation and ongoing supply chain issues.