Nearly all Walmart customers, 91%, are aware of rising gas prices and nearly half of those shoppers have changed their behaviors because of those increased costs, wrote Chris Cracchiolo, senior vice president and general manager of Walmart+, in a blog post. “We want Walmart+ to help our customers save time and money, not only when they’re shopping with us, but throughout their day.

Shoppers will return to stores in 2022 with expectations that retailers will offer tools that connect digital and physical shopping experiences, like curbside click and collect or QR code payment options.

As companies reckon with the realities of return-to-work initiatives, they’ll confront arguments from their workforces about the demerits of high-carbon-footprint behaviors like regular commuting and air travel. Noteworthy in Key Industries. Retail and Ecommerce. Sustainable Practices Will Become Table Stakes for Retail Brands.

As UK consumers settle on new ways of shopping and buying post-pandemic, retailers must keep pace and cater to these new habits.

On today's episode, we discuss why retailers and consumers are (and why they're not) excited about livestream shopping in the US. For "In Other News," we talk about when same-day delivery will be the norm and what to expect from direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands in 2022. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Sky Canaves.

High digital expectations could limit some behaviors in younger generations. For example, 43% of Gen Z fashion shoppers said they had shopped mostly or always online in the past six months, according to June 2021 findings from Think with Google and Trinity McQueen. This was the highest proportion across generations.

Retail sales for the 2021 US holiday season will soar as brick-and-mortar shopping returns with a vengeance and ecommerce maintains double-digit growth rates.