Existing customers show strong purchase intent, while Gen Z makes an active presence especially valuable.
The deal adds underwriting and distribution as the competition for small-business borrowers heats up.
Consumers still pay for convenience and content, but younger users treat services as disposable.
North America is growing, but steep declines in China and weakness at Jordan continue to weigh on the brand.
Users can virtually try on apparel and save products, making discovery more interactive.
Merchants can pair BNPL with promotions, while payment apps can turn saved rewards into more spending.
Most retail audience marketing "starts with false assumptions" about who consumers are and what they want, Black argued. He built that case on an analysis of 5 billion monthly video streams across 10,000 publishers.
On today’s podcast episode, we present our “Unofficial Monthly Retailer Awards” (UMRAs) for September. The awards include “Most Impactful Campaign,” “Best IRL Initiative,” and “Greatest Under-the-Radar Move.” Listen to the discussion with Vice President of Content and host Suzy Davidkhanian; Senior Analysts Arielle Feger and Rachel Wolff; and Senior Director of Content Becky Schilling.
Our survey data highlights how high-income earners (making $150,000 or more) shop across channels and categories.
Marketers should pair stronger engagement with social search, responsive service, and automated ad buying.
Its AI model forecast conversions with 81% accuracy, enabling it to redirect ad spending to assets most likely to deliver results.
The company is trying to own ordering, fulfillment, returns, and merchant workflows.
Online sales will rise 8% as shoppers use events from Amazon, Walmart, and Target to save on essentials and discretionary purchases.
New CEO Roger Lynch inherits a business built to extend Barbie and Hot Wheels into media and gaming.
AI is compressing the path from discovery to conversion, with consumers arriving at brands later and further along in their decisions. That shift is raising a new question for marketers: What should the brand experience look like when the website is no longer the center of the journey?
Roundel’s Shawn McGahee joins EMARKETER’s Arielle Feger to discuss how marketers can identify meaningful consumer signals, turn them into actionable insights, and inform future media investments.
Funding and coverage remain barriers—models that track use and outcomes can support future investment.
Virtual cards can ease expense management, while cash back gives companies an incentive to consolidate spending.
Sellers can now offer box-free, label-free returns through Happy Returns to build shopper trust.