Amazon will dominate, but rivals are poised to draw deal-driven shoppers.
Energy-driven inflation erodes consumers’ purchasing power, clouding H2 demand.
More shoppers are comfortable letting AI assistants filter brand communications and product recommendations.
Wing expansion to 20 markets tests speed as a niche advantage.
Issuers can win back volume on purchases too big for a credit card but too small for a personal loan.
Retail media tightens its grip: 73% of advertisers plan to spend more as RMNs pair scale with closed-loop proof.
The success of its planned autonomous tools for travel depends on maintaining consumer trust.
It’s approved for broader UV protection, which may spur uptake and challenge the high-SPF playbook lauded by popular skincare brands.
AI is accelerating decision-making across programmatic advertising, but better outcomes depend on the quality of the data feeding those systems. As the industry shifts its focus upstream, advertisers are rethinking how supply, identity, and signal integrity shape performance.
Claude Fable 5 draws a line between public and private AI: Elite access to advance may outpace consumer tools and create a performance gap.
Meta turns ad data into AI fuel: The social giant expands off-site activity data to personalize feeds and AI, boosting relevance while testing user trust.
Agentic video replaces the stack: Autonomous agents can now run video production end to end, but brands’ creative guardrails remain essential.
Agentic AI locks in walled gardens: 76% of advertisers report gains as automated tools tilt budgets toward closed ecosystems over the open web.
30.3 million US adults aged 18+ visited Roblox.com in March 2026, each spending an average of 876.6 minutes, or roughly 14.6 hours apiece, according to a March study from Comscore Media Metrix Multi-Platform.
TV’s ROI gap narrows: Comcast-Affinity links ad views to sales, yet privacy gaps and sample bias cloud results
Recent earnings reports from the nation's largest retailers gave a peek behind the curtain for how they aim to improve AI offerings, and where they value it most in their business.
In May 2026, we analyzed 5,600 ChatGPT responses across nine financial services categories to compile the AI Visibility Index.
In May 2026, we analyzed more than 5,200 ChatGPT responses across nine personal care and beauty categories to compile the AI Visibility Index.
Early peak season masks cautious outlook as demand cools.