Cyber Monday will generate $13.93 billion in US ecommerce sales this year, the highest of any Cyber Five day, according to a July 2024 EMARKETER forecast.
Kohl’s is in trouble: The struggling department store hopes a new CEO will rescue it from a series of missteps that weighed heavily on its Q3 performance.
In Q3, retailers struggled with shopping trends upended by extreme summer weather along with a threat of incoming tariffs. Here’s how they addressed these challenges in their Q3 earnings calls and what it could mean for the industry heading into 2025.
Despite Google Wallet and Apple Wallet’s investments in travel and ID features, adoption has been tepid
They’re still well below the overall average but could impede the already sluggish credit card recovery.
Walmart Connect attracts marketers, gaining ground over Amazon: Digiday data shows that marketers are enticed by Walmart’s growth and unique ad space.
Offering a seamless returns process can help merchants win repeat shoppers.
Temu and Shein’s ad bidding war drove spending away from search: CPCs spiked after the two retailers claimed in-demand search ad space.
Social media's new battleground: Messaging apps innovate with features like location-sharing and group chats to capture younger audiences.
TikTok Shop gears up for busy holiday season in the US, UK: The platform expects hefty ecommerce and ad growth this year as shoppers get used to transacting on the app
On today's podcast episode, we discuss the unofficial list of the most interesting retailers for the month of November. Each month, our analysts Arielle Feger, Becky Schilling, and Sara Lebow (aka The Committee) put together a very unofficial list of the top eight retailers they're watching based on which are making the most interesting moves: Who's launching new initiatives? Which partnerships are moving the needle? Which standout marketing campaigns are being created? In this month's episode, Committee members Analyst Arielle Feger and Senior Analyst Sara Lebow will defend their list against Vice President of Content Suzy Davidkhanian and Senior Director of Briefings Jeremy Goldman, who will dispute the power rankings by attempting to move retailers up, down, on, or off the list.
Cybersecurity is a major issue for retailers this holiday season: A surge of transactions combined with over-extended, undertrained employees creates opportunities for fraudsters.
Although the Cyber Five will hit record ecommerce sales in the US this year at $41.43 billion, the retail event’s share of total retail ecommerce holiday season sales will continue to shrink, per our July 2024 forecast.
As the US population diversifies, retailers like Kroger and Save A Lot are opening new stores catering to Hispanic and Asian consumers for a more personalized and engaging shopping experience.
The average age of new mothers was 27.4 in 2022, meaning they are digitally native, per the CDC. They are more familiar with the internet and digital devices than previous generations. They’ve embraced these tools to help navigate motherhood.
While it still faces hurdles, the company’s finances have improved markedly—setting it up for a strong IPO in 2025
The point-of-sale installment offering will face adoption hurdles given growing competition in the country
The mobile wallet’s scaled-back rollout has been slow. But wero should be able to overcome that thanks to its transformative nature
It’s a divergent retail environment: While Dick’s Sporting Goods and Abercrombie & Fitch expect shoppers to spend freely this holiday season, Best Buy’s sales were softer than expected.
Trump risks trade war with planned 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada: Besides triggering retaliatory policies, the move would also lead to higher grocery, energy, and auto prices.