Ecommerce & Retail

With no confirmed source for the cyclospora outbreak, clear communication may be key to winning diners back.

Pharma marketers should match the influence of clinical proof, cost details, and patient voices to the values of each audience.

Memberships remove a key friction: Amazon Prime and Walmart+ make free shipping feel included, raising the bar for rivals that still charge delivery and return fees.

Exemptions could soften the impact on shoppers, yet supply chain flexibility remains critical amid policy uncertainty.

In today’s podcast episode, we discuss what would happen if sports viewership declined, if Meta had to pay $1.4 trillion to California, New Jersey, Colorado, and Kentucky in youth safety lawsuits, and if AI turned every product placement in a TV show into ad inventory. Join Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, Senior Analyst Ross Benes, Vice President of Content Suzy Davidkhanian, and Analyst Marisa Jones. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or watch on YouTube or Spotify.

63% of US Gen Z digital audio listeners use YouTube or YouTube Music, making it the top platform for both Gen Z and the total population (53%), according to a March 2026 survey from The Harris Poll and EMARKETER.

High-income shoppers buy private label groceries while booking luxury vacations without hesitation. It looks like a contradiction, but the same psychological decision-making drives both choices, and retailers need to understand it to succeed.

Retail media networks (RMNs) are moving beyond traditional return on ad spend metrics to prove business impact through closed-loop attribution that connects media exposure to actual purchases, both online and in-store.

Third-party marketplaces concentrate most of the world's online shopping, and the model keeps expanding: social platforms now run marketplaces, US retailers are opening their marketplaces to international shoppers, and Latin America has become the most contested battleground. This FAQ covers how marketplace power is distributed, where the growth is, and what sellers should do about it in 2026.

Retail media ad spend will hit $300 billion by 2030: Advertisers are treating RMNs as a full-funnel channel, not just a tool for driving purchases.

Brands long associated with men are treating women as a core business, opening a larger path to sales.

Comps barely grew, but delivery strength and value deals helped it outperform the pizza category and broader QSR market.

In today’s podcast episode, we discuss how much time Americans spend with GenAI, why daily social media use might not have peaked, and why TV, not mobile, still rules the roost.

Nearly half of US digital shoppers (47.1%) have not used AI to shop and aren't interested, according to an April 2026 survey from Bizrate Insights and EMARKETER.

Livestream shopping is finally carving out a role in the US, even as adoption trails well behind China. For years, the format was held up as ecommerce's next frontier. Now it's settling in not as a replacement for traditional ecommerce, but as a different kind of shopping experience.

Affordability drives food purchases more than health, but brands that pair value with nutrition stand to gain.

Reaching patients through insurers and providers could unlock wearable adoption among higher-need cohorts and strengthen long-term loyalty.

Social burnout weakens organic reach: As people delete apps and share less, brands should prioritize standout content over nonstop posting and trend chasing.

TikTok moves shoppers into physical stores: UK shops, cafes, and luxury brands are using creator content to convert views into visits and sales.