Path to Purchase 2026

Physical Stores Remain Central to an Increasingly Digital Shopper Journey

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About This Report
Our fourth annual Path to Purchase survey examines how consumers discover, research, and purchase products across 10 categories, and how traditional and digital media and online and physical channels shape consumer behavior.

Our fourth annual Path to Purchase survey reveals how consumers discover, research, and purchase products across 10 categories, with media and channel influence varying throughout the journey.

This deck covers:

  • Key platforms and mechanisms that drive brand and product awareness.
  • Research tools and channels that consumers use in the mid-funnel consideration phase.
  • Insights into consumer behavior with newly discovered brands and products.

authors

Arielle Feger

Contributors

Suzy Davidkhanian
VP, Content
Blake Droesch
Senior Analyst & Director of Client Value
Na Li
Director, Primary Research
Penelope Lin
Director, Data Visualization
Wendy Malloy
Director, Reports Editor
Emma Noyes
Senior Graphic Designer, Data Visualization
Jennifer Pearson
VP, Research
Matt Torpey
Senior Data Visualization Editor
Jherr Daven Velasco
Data Visualization Editor
Ali Young
Senior Copy Editor and Manager of Content Operations
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