Ecommerce exploded at the onset of the pandemic. Two and a half years later, people have returned to stores, but ecommerce adoption remains high. Retailers are once again asking: What is the future of stores? Here are four red-hot predictions.
B2B ecommerce still plays a limited role in B2B transactions, and the room for growth is enormous.
Alibaba was the world’s No. 1 digital retailer in 2021 with $1.249 trillion in ecommerce gross merchandise value (GMV). Amazon ranked No. 2, with ecommerce GMV of $602.0 billion, while JD.com and Pinduoduo took No. 3 and No. 4, respectively.
Instacart puts its IPO plans on ice: With Wall Street looking for safe bets and consumers adjusting their shopping habits, there’s little appetite for an Instacart IPO right now.
Roe's reversal has had a huge impact on the ad world: The Supreme Court’s decision has eroded trust in brands and kickstarted regulator crackdowns on advertising.
Visa brought its BNPL solution to more Canadian retailers and expanded Visa Direct through a partnership with Thunes.
Uber Eats and Circle K bring marijuana sales into the mainstream: Both companies are lowering the barrier to purchases, but rising inflation could temper customer enthusiasm.
Economic uncertainty puts pressure on meal kit companies: HelloFresh and Blue Apron are cutting costs and looking for new revenue opportunities as demand softens
Over the last couple of years, TikTok has transformed from an app where teens post dance routines to a bona fide social giant, competing with the likes of Facebook and Instagram. And as the platform grows, so does the opportunity for marketers to advertise and sell on it.
On today's episode, we discuss whether Americans are becoming more price-sensitive, how Amazon's second Prime Day went, whether augmented reality is about more than having fun, what to expect from Netflix's "immersive" shopping experience, how delivery robots are kind of already here, an explanation of the holiday shopping trends we are paying the most attention to, where the song “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” came from, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our director of reports editing Rahul Chadha and analysts Blake Droesch and Suzy Davidkhanian.
Walmart+ members score early access to holiday deals: The benefit is just one piece of the Walmart’s efforts to increase its membership numbers.
About a third of US adults said they will definitely travel this holiday season, and another quarter said it’s likely.
Retail media is going to be digital advertising’s “third big wave,” following search and social as “must-haves” for marketers. But some marketers are struggling with how to implement and optimize, shared Nikhil Lai, senior analyst at Forrester, during an Advertising Week session on Tuesday.
Persistent inflation is weighing on foot traffic: Yet many brands continue to see strong growth thanks to their ability to deliver value and a great customer experience.
It’s investigating whether merchants can still route payments to alternative debit card networks when tokenization comes into play.