Retail & Ecommerce

NBCUniversal has a difficult balancing act ahead: The media giant seeks to increase its subscriber base by pulling content from Hulu in favor of Peacock—despite still owning one-third of the former.

The company suffered worse than expected losses, but new partnerships and tie-ups might help it bolster growth this year.

The largest online merchants are getting bigger: We expect all but three of the top 10 ecommerce retailers to accelerate their online sales growth this year.

Price increases hit retailers and consumers hard: As inflation approaches historic highs, retailers have to decide how much of the cost can be passed on without alienating their customer base.

Rapid-delivery companies face challenges turning a profit: Delivery Hero, Just Eat Takeaway, and Jokr are struggling to build a sustainable model.

Amazon Fresh is on a rapid growth curve: Grocery is a key element within Amazon’s offline push.

Metaverse attracts South Korean investments: $200 billion could be used to invest in companies and technologies that build the metaverse and lead to an uptick in startups and further tech investments.

Despite streaming’s ascendancy, there’s nothing like a Super Bowl: The most-watched event in TV history might have just happened, replete with massive ad buys.

The firm’s processed volume surged 72% YoY thanks to growing ecommerce, a rise in business outside of its home market, and loyal customers.

Insider Intelligence spoke with Lulu Ge, founder and CEO of Elix Healing, a femtech product that offers Chinese herbal supplements for people experiencing menstrual pain.

Microsoft meets regulators in the middle as it seeks approval for Activision Blizzard deal: The tech giant published a list of principles in a bid to allay antitrust concerns.

In this Meet the Analyst Webinar, Andrew Lipsman, our principal analyst, will recap the 2021 holiday season and share what he expects will happen in 2022 to help you prepare for what’s to come.

On today's episode, we discuss how concerned everyone should be about Facebook's latest Q4 earnings showing that daily active users were shrinking for the first time ever. Then for "In Other News," we talk about consumers' current feelings about social commerce and the likelihood of social media subscriptions catching on. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Debra Aho Williamson.

Stripe will be the first company to enable contactless payments acceptance on merchant customers’ iPhones.