The Great Resignation is having a significant impact on retail: Retailers are feeling pressure to boost pay and benefits for both corporate workers and store employees.
The banks knocked Block and PayPal down to third and fourth place thanks to a stronger digital focus.
Google’s EU antitrust woes multiply: Sweden’s PriceRunner sues Google for skewing search results toward its own shopping service. The move could prompt more legal action from European shopping services.
Ecommerce sales in Canada will reach $79.80 billion in 2022, up 10.4% year over year (YoY).
Cyber Week was the biggest ecommerce week of the US holiday season in 2021, accounting for 23% of the online gross merchandise value (GMV) from that period. The week of December 12 was the second biggest, contributing a much smaller share, with 13% of ecommerce GMV.
On today's episode, we discuss the reasons the metaverse will get held back and why it might not end up being the next version of the internet. Then for "In Other News," we talk about the main reason shoppers abandon their carts and why people buy things on Amazon. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Andrew Lipsman.
Snap and Pinterest reported profits, sidestepping other social platforms’ woes: Both companies are banking on augmented reality and social commerce to lift them above competitors.
Property developer Simon hopes to make malls into dining destinations: As consumers prioritize flexibility and convenience, mall operators are having to rethink the physical retail experience.
PayPal said the accounts were linked to user acquisition campaigns—here’s what our forecasts say about the firm’s user base.
Amazon lifts the veil over its advertising business: The retailer’s 2021 ad revenues outpaced YouTube’s and are poised for continued growth.
The expansion of Zelle’s bank-backed platform as well as the launch of Chuck may spell trouble for Venmo.
On today's episode, we discuss what the next big augmented reality (AR) experience might be, the Trojan horse of self-service retail, whether podcasting has a "hit" problem, the NFL's 2021 regular season ratings, a possible delivery drone milestone, an unpopular opinion about consumer choice, robot referees, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our analysts Oscar Orozco, Peter Vahle, and Blake Droesch.