On today's episode, in our "Retail Me This, Retail Me That" segment, we discuss how inflation got so high and which metrics retailers should be looking at to determine the economic reality of this moment. Then for "Pop-Up Rankings," we rank the top two companies reacting the best to economic uncertainty—and which two are reacting the worst. Join our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts Briefings director Jeremy Goldman and analyst Zak Stambor.
European antitrust watchdogs put Amazon under the microscope: The fresh scrutiny of the retail giant may drive it to adjust its practices.
Travel tanked in 2020, as the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic shaved US digital travel sales by 50.0%. This is the first year sales will pass what they were in 2019, and the number of digital travel bookers in the US won’t return to what it was in 2019 until 2024.
Since the start of the pandemic, Shopify has emerged as a leading ecommerce platform for merchants large and small.
Klarna is staring down a potential 85% valuation cut—here’s what fintechs will have to contend with in H2.
Connected TV to draw users and time spent in the US: CTV is vying with smartphones and tablets for consumer attention while generating advertiser interest, our forecast shows.
Misfits Market looks to simplify online grocery shopping: The retailer’s new autocart feature leverages proprietary technology to select items for customers based on their previous purchases.
More supply chain disruptions could be coming: West Coast dockworkers’ collective bargaining agreement expired Friday, which means they could walk off the job at any time.
Future of work, focus on CX trends are powering Airbnb success: The travel platform’s growth come as the rest of the travel industry sees mixed results.
Nearly half of global consumers have changed their payment habits as they feel the squeeze of current market conditions, per a Paysafe report.
Digital media formats are poised for growth in US and Canada: Total media consumption will decrease this year as pandemic-inspired habits calm.
On today's episode, we discuss what to expect from Prime Day 2022, Instagram's projected growth, what Americans watch on TV, the latest social commerce moves, movie theater ads 2.0, an unpopular opinion about comparing TV and digital video, how much time we spend doing meaningless work tasks, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our analysts Blake Droesch and Paul Verna and senior director of Briefings Stephanie Taglianetti.