Amazon’s fashion expansion continues with forays into luxury and physical retail: The company’s high-end ambitions are at odds with its emphasis on value and low prices.
This year, 64% of consumers worldwide—or as many as 1.70 billion digital buyers of the 2.65 billion we forecast—will regularly buy directly from a brand, up 15 percentage points from 2019.
Soaring food prices are causing consumers to rethink their spending: Consumers are changing both where and how they shop for groceries, as well as what else they buy.
Values are important, but just one of many drivers. Consumer behavior is also influenced by factors such as price, convenience, and availability of products.
PayPal users can send cryptos to other users free of charge—and to external wallets and exchanges, but they’ll need to pay network fees.
Shoppers are as enthusiastic about Zara as ever: Parent company Inditex reported strong Q1 sales and profit growth as consumers returned to stores in droves.
Target takes aggressive measures to shift unsold inventory: The retailer’s decision to offer steep discounts and cancel orders could signal a larger retail slowdown as demand cools.
There’s no end in sight for service workers’ unionization pushes: Employees at a Trader Joe’s in western Massachusetts aim to create the company’s first union.
Fanatics aims to capture the college athlete trading card market: News of the launch comes about a year after the NCAA ruled athletes could be compensated for marketing agreements.
Walmart tests alternative fuel trucks, as well as autonomous vehicles: The efforts aim to ensure the retailer is ahead of the curve when it comes to the next wave of transportation.
Klarna is the most popular buy now, pay later (BNPL) service in the US, with 34.8 million users ages 14 and older. Afterpay takes the No. 2 spot with 20.0 million, and Affirm comes in third with 14.0 million.
Insider Intelligence spoke with Rachel Jarrett, president and COO of Zola, an online wedding registry, planner, and retailer, about how couples are gearing up—and changing up—the way they say, “I do.”
On today's episode, in our "Retail Me This, Retail Me That" segment, we discuss what buy now, pay later (BNPL) means to fintechs, retailers, and consumers. Then for "Pop-Up Rankings," we rank the top four questions swirling around BNPL. Join our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts analysts Suzy Davidkhanian and David Morris.
Western Union will use Marqeta’s issuing capabilities to offer customers cards through its new digital banking platform.