Business Insider Intelligence research analyst Daniel Keyes, eMarketer principal analyst Andrew Lipsman, and senior forecasting analyst at Insider Intelligence Cindy Liu discuss the overachieving retailers of Q3—Peloton, Etsy, and Wayfair. They then talk about the EU's antitrust charges filed against Amazon, VF Corp.'s acquisition of Supreme, and Verishop launching a social network within its app.

Business Insider Intelligence research analyst Daniel Keyes and eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Andrew Lipsman discuss what shopping will look like next year: How quickly shoppers will return to stores, which brick-and-mortar stores will be left, and what the most popular payment methods will be. They then talk about consumers losing patience with Peloton, what shoppers want from returns experiences, and Facebook's new live in-app shopping feature.

The pandemic has had all kinds of effects on consumers, and in turn, on how they interact with products and services. eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Nicole Perrin speaks with fellow principal analyst Andrew Lipsman and forecasting analyst Eric Haggstrom about what happens when business metrics go haywire, including at Walmart, Nike, and Peloton. They also talk about Facebook's narrowing attribution window, Prime Day finally happening, and Samsung Ads' new self-serve demand-side platform option.

eMarketer research analyst Daniel Keyes, principal analyst Andrew Lipsman and senior forecasting analyst at Insider Intelligence Cindy Liu discuss the emergent category of "luxury fitness" created by Nike, Peloton, lululemon and Apple. They then talk about Walmart's Prime competitor, Prime Day in the Fall and Amazon's Dash Cart.

The D2C movement launched several startups that are destined to be power brands, if they haven’t achieved that status already: Peloton, Warby Parker, Glossier, Brooklinen, Chewy, and Quip, to name a few.

With the digital fitness and athleisure trends accelerating during the pandemic, brands like Nike, Lululemon, and Peloton are poised for a strong season. Peloton set itself up for a massive holiday quarter by introducing a high-end version of its flagship stationary bike, Bike+, at a $600 price premium. It also cut the price of the original version by 15% to help spur more mass-market adoption.

Peloton Has Rocky $8 Billion IPO: The stationary bike and fitness company known for its legions of cult-like adherents hit the public markets with an $8 billion valuation, but promptly declined 11% on its first day of trading and remains underwater.

Business Insider Intelligence research analyst Daniel Keyes and eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Andrew Lipsman discuss the future of grocery and why Instacart is leading the charge. They then talk about lululemon's magical Q2, what Amazon's latest wearable can do that others can't, and how Peloton's new equipment fits into its overall strategy.

Other aspirational brands Lululemon and Peloton also delivered strong holiday quarters. On January 13 this year, Lululemon raised its current quarter forecast due to stronger-than-anticipated holiday demand, bringing its stock to an all-time peak.

eMarketer principal analysts Nicole Perrin and Andrew Lipsman discuss the viability of Peloton’s business model, the implications of unsafe products being sold on Amazon, and whether consumers really care about brand activism.

eMarketer executive editor Rimma Kats and principal analyst Andrew Lipsman discuss what brick-and-mortar retail 2.0 will look like. They then talk about the implications of a controversial Peloton ad, what's going on with package theft, Away's CEO stepping down and how much returns matter.

eMarketer was pleased to moderate a live Tech-Talk Webinar featuring Anne-Queline Keller, senior solutions marketing manager for retail and manufacturing at Alteryx. She discussed how to use customer sentiment analysis in your next retail campaign, and was joined by Data Meaning’s Andrew Kim, senior manager, and Erik Mitchell, strategic retail consultant.

eMarketer principal analyst Mark Dolliver, junior analyst Blake Droesch and vice president of content studio at Insider Intelligence Paul Verna discuss whether cinemas can survive, TV streaming price hikes, Peloton's Roku app, whether TikTok will be banned in the US, Uber buying Postmates, why airplane food tastes so bad and more.

Brands like Casper, Warby Parker, Peloton, UNTUCKit and Stitch Fix are now household names in part due to their TV campaigns. TV ads broaden awareness and help drive traffic. In the D2C world, that traditionally meant web traffic, but has increasingly come to mean store traffic as opening brick-and-mortar locations becomes a key 2020 focus for high-momentum brands.

In addition to Epic, AT&T and Nestle also pulled their ads, and a spokesperson for Peloton told Wired, “it was working with its media buying agency to investigate why its adverts were being displayed against such videos.”.

Aspirational brands lululemon and Peloton also delivered strong holiday quarters. On January 13, lululemon raised its current quarter forecast due to stronger-than-anticipated holiday demand, bringing its stock to an all-time peak.

Maturing direct-to-consumer brands struggling to scale social channels find a cost-effective solution in TV ads.

They then talk about the implications of a controversial Peloton ad, what's going on with package theft, Away's CEO stepping down and how much returns matter. Facebook's Vision for 'Friction-Free' Retail. In this episode of "Behind the Numbers," we sit down for a conversation with Facebook's Martin Gilliard to discuss innovation at the nexus of commerce and marketing.