Amazon was once again the big winner of this year’s Prime Day: But inflation took its toll as shoppers focused on household essentials over big-ticket purchases.
The updated version offers more generous rewards for purchases at US gas stations and online purchases. We weigh whether that’s enough to capture consumers’ attention.
Amazon throws antitrust regulators a bone: The retailer is drastically reducing how many items it sells under its own brands, which may help alleviate government scrutiny into its business practices.
CTV and upper-funnel campaigns see the biggest cuts: Economic uncertainty is causing advertisers to pull back their spending.
As the online BNPL space saturates, Afterpay and Klarna are turning to in-store partners to fuel growth.
Instagram has its priorities in focus: Platform looks to draw advertisers to Reels, sees shopping wins in home goods and electronics as well as fashion and beauty, executive says.
The neobank launched its BNPL product in Ireland ahead of a wider continental rollout.
Economic uncertainty is driving retailers to lay off staff: Victoria’s Secret, GameStop, Tonal, and Spring are among the companies that have cut staff in recent weeks.
Kroger finds an ideal time to expand its membership program: Boost by Kroger targets time-stressed shoppers who are also feeling the pinch of rising inflation.
On today's episode, we discuss whether Pinterest can become the definitive online shopping mall, what a virtual convenience store looks like, how marketing budgets are changing, the promise of food delivered to your fridge, an unpopular opinion about Prime Day, where the baseball term "bullpen" came from, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our analysts Suzy Davidkhanian and Blake Droesch and director of forecasting Oscar Orozco.
The rapid delivery dream is fading: Gopuff is the latest startup to scale back operations.
Cable is dead. Long live cable: YouTube TV surpasses five million users at a time when cable subscriptions are on the decline.
Social issues can pose opportunities and hurdles for marketers: Brands must exercise care when taking a stand on social issues, recognizing that insincerity can alienate consumers.
On today's episode, in our "Retail Me This, Retail Me That" segment, we discuss how retailers build a sense of urgency and the goals of retailer-specific holidays beyond just sales. Then for "Pop-Up Rankings," we rank the top three examples of effective retail holiday marketing and discuss a miss. Join our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts analyst Suzy Davidkhanian and Briefings director Jeremy Goldman.
Insider Intelligence spoke with Stacey Howe, vice president of ecommerce at Cotopaxi, about running an outdoor gear brand with human sustainability and its approach to retail expansion.
Not all venture funding has dried up: Former Snap executive Imran Khan’s luxury ecommerce site Verishop raised $40 million in a Series B funding round.