Until last year, worldwide ecommerce sales growth had always exceeded 20% per annum.
YouTube is the most trusted US platform for social commerce.
On today's episode, in our "Retail Me This, Retail Me That" segment, we discuss the state of consumer spending, inflationary pressures, and other numbers to keep an eye on. Then for "Pop-Up Rankings," we rank the top three companies that will ride out this time of economic uncertainty smoothly—and discuss one we think will have a tougher time. Join our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts analysts Suzy Davidkhanian and Andrew Lipsman.
While others are struggling, luxury brands are taking a victory lap.
Walmart aims to build buzz around Walmart+: The retailer is taking an aggressive approach to signing up associates for free memberships to get them talking up the program.
Regional athletic goods retailer Olympia Sports is closing its doors: The move demonstrates the challenges smaller retailers face and could be a harbinger of more stores closing.
As privacy regulations and third-party cookie deprecation change the digital landscape, brands are seeing poor performance from what were once primary growth channels. Now, in a swing back in time, brands are re-evaluating top-of-the-funnel forms of marketing like TV to drive performance. In this video, Marketing Architects' Angela Voss shares how recent progress in automatic content recognition technology, programmatic buying, and more has helped brand marketers see the impact of TV and the benefits of sticking with it.
Mastercard’s gross dollar volume increased 14% YoY in Q2. The firm said it’s ramping up value-added services and investing in innovation to sustain growth.
Like Amazon, Etsy’s growth strategy relies on advertising: As sales decline, the online marketplace is turning to ads and fee hikes to keep profits flowing.
Saks Off Fifth and Rent the Runway turn resale interest into a retail opportunity: Both retailers are betting that consumers’ desire to save money and growing interest in sustainability will boost pre-owned fashion sales.
This year is like no other. Retailers of all sizes will need to react to supply chain woes to get a better handle on their cost of goods and therefore margins.
Here’s a snapshot of the retail licensing market.
Amazon lets shoppers get products delivered from nearby stores: The new program offers another benefit to Prime members at the same time it weaves other retailers into the Amazon ecosystem.
Ariel Kaye, founder and CEO at Parachute, spoke with Insider Intelligence about creating a lifestyle brand within the competitive home market category.
Dick Durbin and Roger Marshall have drafted a bill that will let merchants route Visa and Mastercard credit card transactions to alternative networks.