Retail & Ecommerce

Winter is coming for European retailers (both literally and figuratively): With economic conditions worsening, retail sales in the UK and throughout continental Europe are poised to slow this holiday season.

Don’t be fooled by strong airline earnings: Travel interest is on the decline, which will contribute to lower ad spend from airlines at the end of the year.

The Shopper Cash Rewards card lets users earn 6% cash back at their two favorite retailers and 3% on a category of their choice.

The super app model’s biggest vulnerability: A complete shutdown is the worst-case scenario for monolithic apps loaded with services like payments, messaging, e-commerce, ride-hailing, and maps.

The rumors of rapid grocery’s demise are exaggerated—but not by much: While startups struggle to make the model profitable, Uber Eats and DoorDash see an opportunity.

Uber’s new ad ambitions are a risky proposition: Company envisions revenue of $1B, but promo deluge could have riders seeing red.

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