As new voice tech has emerged, functions normally embedded in phones have begun shifting to smart headphones, aka hearables.

In 2019, 5.8 million people in Canada will use a smart speaker at least once a month. That's a 51.2% increase from 2018, according to eMarketer estimates.

In the past few years, some key ecommerce players—including Amazon, China’s Alibaba, and eBay—have rolled out visual search tools that allow users to submit images as queries instead of text.

The numbers aren't in yet, but Walmart might have overtaken Amazon as the largest digital grocery player in the US.

Consumers in the market for a smart speaker have more options than ever, and Amazon will lose some of its majority share as a result.

The number of smart speaker users in the UK is set to grow by almost one-third in 2019, after doubling this year. And the speaker of choice is decidedly the Amazon Echo, according to eMarketer’s latest forecast. But how long will Amazon be able to hold on to the lead?

Amazon already has a major stake in India's fast-growing ecommerce market. Here's how we know the country is one of its big targets for 2019.

In the annual Digital Trends report, eMarketer predicts what will matter to marketers in 2019, in areas ranging from voice technology to digital video to the “ad tech tax.” It also notes some buzzed-about topics that won’t achieve trend status next year.

Previewing three trends that will impact how brands engage consumers in Canada next year.

With more content available than ever before, the number of Germans watching digital video is surpassing expectations. YouTube, along with Amazon and Netflix, are driving growth by offering more original content for the German market.

While a gap in ecommerce adoption between retailers and brand manufacturers used to be quite prevalent, it’s now common practice for brands to sell online, a trend that will continue to increase in 2019.

Retail is in the midst of a transformation, at both physical stores and online. This report examines 10 trends that will most shape retail in the year ahead.

As baby boomers age and the 65-plus population expands, the need for healthcare services will increase rapidly. Heidi Culbertson, CEO of Marvee—a tech company that builds Alexa skills for aging adults—is among a group of healthcare providers and entrepreneurs betting that voice assistants can fill this need.

In the latest episode of “Behind the Numbers,” retail analyst Andrew Lipsman joins us in the studio to dig into some of the shopping data from Thanksgiving weekend. What’s selling? Who’s buying? And where are they buying?

Online retail sales—outside of the top 10 companies analyzed—will see a decline in ecommerce sales growth, by roughly 3.8% this year, according to a new eMarketer forecast.

Amazon’s influence over the US ecommerce market is undeniable. Prime, Amazon’s customer loyalty program, has been a major driver behind its success in the US.

In the latest episode of "Behind the Numbers," eMarketer Bill Fisher discusses the evolving UK retail market and the growing impact of mobile shopping.

In a special holiday episode of eMarketer's "Behind the Numbers," hosts Marcus Johnson and Ezra Palmer consider some of the year's key digital developments—GDPR, e-sports, Amazon Go stores and more—and ask a simple question: "Should we be thankful for this?"

Jason Goldberg, senior vice president of commerce at Publicis.Sapient, digs into the strategy behind Amazon Go and tells eMarketer how the ecommerce giant will further disrupt retail's competitive landscape.

Every week on eMarketer’s “Behind the Numbers” podcast, we take a few minutes to discuss some of the most intriguing headlines of the past seven days. This week, we're chatting about Amazon's controversial HQ2 (er, 3) decision. Plus: Juul's move to quit social, and the rise of the nanoinfluencer.