Physical stores remain a priority for retailers: Off-price, fast-fashion, and digitally native brands are ramping up expansion to capitalize on renewed demand for in-store shopping.
Pinterest and LinkedIn get top marks on social media trust report card: Research reveals users have low confidence overall in platforms’ ability to safeguard their information.
Next year, for the first time, more than half of US social network users will buy via social platforms.
Nike and Apple eye opportunities in the metaverse: Nike is opening an online store and trading platform for digital sneakers, while Apple is reportedly working on its own virtual environment.
The company’s gross merchandise volume surged 62% YoY thanks to a boost in active customers and merchants.
The early results are in: Foot traffic saw increases week over week between September 19 and October 16, suggesting the holiday season may have kicked off earlier in-store, per Placer.ai.
On today's episode, we discuss what to make of the apparent turnaround in Amazon's online store sales growth, why Amazon's ad business stands out, and what to expect from the ecommerce giant in Q4. "In Other News," we talk about the secret to returns convenience and how much people will be shopping in stores this holiday season. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Andrew Lipsman.
Retailers focus on delivery certainty rather than speed: Saks Off Fifth is the latest retailer to offer shoppers a specific delivery date.
Denied credit due to low credit scores, many UK consumers are turning to more expensive options to weather the cost of living crisis.
A new tax rule, which requires digital payment apps to report business payments over $600 to the IRS, doesn't apply to Zelle.
As ecommerce growth slows, Shopify hedges its bets: The ecommerce platform is enhancing its lending services, seller tools, and enterprise solutions as part of its “everything but the kitchen sink” growth strategy.
Retail media is one of the hottest advertising and retail topics of 2022. Why? For starters, it’s growing—and fast.
Popularity with Gen Z isn’t enough to stop a US reorg at TikTok: With ad sales slowdown looming, the company is shuffling leadership and hoping social commerce moves pay off.
Many US companies are cutting their investments in China: The country’s COVID-related lockdowns have led many retailers and brands to shift manufacturing elsewhere to avoid disruptions.
Amazon and Walmart adopt varying tactics to juice subscriber growth: Amazon is going after college students with its beefed-up music offering while Walmart doubles down on value.
It launched Ant Bank PayLater, which will let AlipayHK users spread purchases across three-month installment plans.
Marketers have their hearts set on capturing holiday dollars from Gen Z this season, but they shouldn’t run the same old marketing playbook if they want to succeed.
Our research validates that Klarna is at the cutting edge of BNPL innovation, offering 35 of 49 features selected by our analysts based on their ability to differentiate BNPL providers.
China’s Singles’ Day continues to top the charts, but the vitality of the world’s biggest shopping event is being called into question amid lukewarm recovery of retail sales. As a result, participating brands are focusing on building sustainable customer loyalty with innovative shopping experiences.
On today's episode, in our "Retail Me This, Retail Me That" segment, we discuss the total market for US retail social commerce sales, whether Instagram is in trouble when it comes to social commerce, and what kind of a threat TikTok poses. Then for "Red-Hot Retail," our analysts give us four of their very specific—and potentially risky—predictions about the future of TikTok’s US retail strategy. Join our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts analysts Sky Canaves and Jasmine Enberg.