Retail & Ecommerce

Delivery intermediaries like DoorDash, Instacart, Shipt, and Uber will see strong US grocery sales through 2025 even as their growth in the category declines.

The pandemic has been a boon for digital grocery adoption. In 2020, the number of digital grocery buyers increased by more than 39 million. While growth won’t be as significant in 2021, it will still be a landmark year, as digital grocery buyers will surpass 142 million, amounting to more than half the US population (51.5%) for the first time.

China’s social commerce market will soon be more accessible: Salesforce and Alibaba’s new partnership will help international brands navigate the country’s highly advanced social commerce market.

The card network introduced rewards from popular brands like Shipt, Skillshare, and Sofar Sounds across all its cards, including its ultra-premium Visa Elite cards.

On today's episode, we discuss some of the best-in-class features of a retail site, what to avoid, and how to get your retail app onto customers' phones. We then talk about whether 30-minute delivery can move the needle, what the first iteration of robot delivery might look like, and if palm-scanning technology will catch on. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Suzy Davidkhanian.

The partnership lets JPMorgan increase revenues and processing volume through Alibaba’s vast business—helping the bank further build out its wholesale payments unit.