In Latin America in 2022, digital payments will make gains, consumer expectations around ecommerce will shift, corporate sustainability and social issues will come to the fore, SMBs will bank on social commerce, and retail media networks will make their presence felt.

On the third episode of this brand new Behind the Numbers show, Reimagining Retail, co-hosts and eMarketer principal analysts at Insider Intelligence Suzy Davidkhanian and Andrew Lipsman discuss the rise of sustainability in retail and share a ranking of their top five under-the-radar retail stories for 2022. Plus, a bonus discussion of a couple of overhyped retail trends.

Sustainability, no longer merely a buzzword, will be critical to how brands and retailers respond to changing consumer expectations about product sourcing, packaging, and delivery.

On today's episode, we discuss when cable households will dip below 50%, an alternative search engine to Google, clickable podcast ads on Spotify, what the "superest" super app is in the West, the biggest takeaways from CES 2022, some uncommon knowledge about sustainability, where sunglasses originally came from, and more. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer principal analyst Paul Verna, analyst Blake Droesch, and director of reports editing at Insider Intelligence Rahul Chadha.

Two fintechs powering circularity and resale of fashion and luxury items pitch sustainability while also edging their users into a tokenized economy.

Sustainability is a hot topic, especially in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. In 2021, most ecommerce buyers, sellers, and logistics firms are taking steps to be more eco-friendly. But commitment and progress are patchy.

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.

On today's special edition episode of Brand Anatomy, we get an exclusive look inside three leading brands as eMarketer Briefing director Jeremy Goldman hits the showroom floor of Web Summit 2021 in Lisbon. At the annual technology conference, Jeremy speaks with chief information officer at Siemens Hanna Hennig, chief AI and strategy officer at Levi's Katia Walsh, and president of thredUP Anthony Marino about how their brands are approaching digital transformation and sustainability.

Green neobank talks the talk, but does it walk the walk? Aspiration’s actual performance lags its promotion of itself as environmentally friendly. The reputational risk it’s facing is a warning to banking players that market ESG heavily.

Big Tech invests heavily in sustainability as consumer and regulator concerns ramp up: Apple and Amazon announced progress toward their environmental initiatives ahead of a United Nations climate change conference.

Allbirds’ shares soar in its stock market debut: The success shows that consumers increasingly want to transact with environmentally responsible and sustainable companies.

Gorillas’ $1 billion raise underscores the market opportunity for last-mile and fast grocery services: The US and EU markets are both heating up, putting pressure on Amazon and Instacart—but is the category sustainable?

The return of live sports produced a flurry of licensing activity from broadcast networks and streaming services—including digital video, social, and ecommerce platforms. It also reignited concerns about the sustainability of pricing models for sports video and TV.

Walmart’s GoLocal delivery service will need smaller customers to be sustainable: The Home Depot is a good start, but it’s big enough that it’s likely to take delivery in-house in the near future.

Fluid customer journey, scorecarding sustainability, and marketplaces