Walmart is the most popular online alternative to Amazon, with nearly 63% of US Amazon buyers picking up products there when not doing so on Amazon.

Insider Intelligence spoke with Martha Welsh, who leads strategy, operations and go-to-market initiatives for Google Commerce, which includes Google Shopping, Travel, Payments, and Next Billion Users.

Brick-and-mortar retailers will bank on digital technology to ease shopper friction points and drive in-store sales.

On today's episode, we discuss Amazon's role in the trend of retail media advertising and some of the new advertising features we can expect to see from the online shopping giant. We then talk about Walmart's readiness to take on Amazon and whether America's internet is turning into a QVC-like shopping channel. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Andrew Lipsman.

On the inaugural episode of this brand new Behind the Numbers show, Reimagining Retail, we sent our analysts out holiday shopping to see how things looked and felt to them. Co-hosts and principal analysts at Insider Intelligence Suzy Davidkhanian and Andrew Lipsman discuss how the holiday shopping season is going so far, what their personal experiences were like, and what they found to be the good, the bad, and the surprising of in-store shopping this year.

Nearly three-quarters of US adults will likely use standard delivery for their purchases this holiday season.

Issuers can leverage the mobile apps that drive credit card account engagement, adapt to shopping behavior and security threats posed by digital commerce growth, and confront the meteoric rise of buy now, pay later (BNPL) alternatives. Methodology at a Glance.

The trends: Consumers spent $10.7 billion on Cyber Monday, 1.4% less than in 2020 but still making it the year’s biggest online shopping day. Here are top trends to watch this holiday season with some takeaways below the graphic. The big takeaway:. Consumers are looking for deals and spacing out their purchases—often shopping early. Retailers offering relevant promotions stand to win.

On today's episode, we discuss which shopping channel will make the biggest splash in 2022, where augmented reality will be, and how much online shopping will grow next year. We then talk about Heinz's limited edition plantable labels and whether people will pay $700 for an A&W jacket. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Suzy Davidkhanian.

Single’s Day—China’s annual shopping extravaganza in November—is the world’s biggest shopping event, with an estimated RMB 965.1 billion ($139.83 billion) in sales in 2021, according to the China e-Business Research Center. It is also changing the way consumers shop by showcasing new retail concepts such as the metaverse, nonfungible tokens, sustainability, and agile commerce.

A shopping holiday in transition: Part of the drop in in-store traffic compared to 2019 is likely related to more of overall spending moving online. Consumers are also spreading their spending over a greater length of time. Part of that reflects supply chain issues and inflation—likely short-term challenges—and consumers becoming more savvy about bargain-hunting wherever those deals may be found.

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) ascendant: Another reason some shoppers might be sitting out this year: Of the US adults who had bought holiday gifts on credit last year, 29% said they haven’t paid off those purchases yet, per a NerdWallet study from September. That could be why more shoppers are turning to services like Klarna, Affirm, and Afterpay.