Pinduoduo, ByteDance pose threat to Amazon: China-based companies are getting into international ecommerce for an expanded customer base. If the prices are right, they could give Amazon more Q4 worries.

Apple sets a revenue record: After a bleak week for Big Tech, Apple shows strength in Q3 earnings. Backed by Mac, wearables, and a consumer spending uptick—it’s doing something right.

Amazon’s Q3 earnings are a mixed bag: Strong sales and ad growth helped return the retailer to profitability, but the company’s retail business continues to lose money.

In-store retail media’s power isn’t dependent on personalization: That makes it significantly easier to deploy.

Amazon broadens advertising appeal with latest ad updates: The retailer is adding new formats and expanding the verticals that can advertise on its platform.

Shoppers in India spent enthusiastically ahead of Diwali celebrations: But the outlook for China’s biggest shopping event is much less rosy as Chinese consumers grapple with economic uncertainty.

Are health systems turning to Big Tech for digital health? Healthcare providers have specific software investment priorities for the next year. We explore if Big Tech players’ digital health capabilities are meeting those needs.

Temu bets low prices will be enough to attract shoppers: But the Pinduoduo-owned platform will have to improve the customer experience to turn initial interest into lasting gains

The price tool currently compares just three insurers, but will likely add more in early 2023.

Alibaba was the world’s No. 1 digital retailer in 2021 with $1.249 trillion in ecommerce gross merchandise value (GMV). Amazon ranked No. 2, with ecommerce GMV of $602.0 billion, while JD.com and Pinduoduo took No. 3 and No. 4, respectively.

The FTC and Amazon agree fake reviews are bad: The government agency and the retailer are taking two different routes to combat the growing fake review industry.

On today's episode, we discuss whether Americans are becoming more price-sensitive, how Amazon's second Prime Day went, whether augmented reality is about more than having fun, what to expect from Netflix's "immersive" shopping experience, how delivery robots are kind of already here, an explanation of the holiday shopping trends we are paying the most attention to, where the song “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” came from, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our director of reports editing Rahul Chadha and analysts Blake Droesch and Suzy Davidkhanian.

Just over 10% of B2B product sales—$1.676 trillion—will take place via ecommerce websites in 2022. Growth will remain strong through 2026.

Lowe’s teams up with Yahoo to enhance retail media network: The partnership lets advertisers run off-site omnichannel campaigns and improves measurement and attribution.

The 2022 US holiday season outlook is surprisingly strong amid inflation and economic uncertainty, but revenue growth will be easier to come by than profits.

Amazon is at a grocery inflection point, battling Walmart and Instacart for ecommerce dominance in the US. While each has its own strengths, Amazon’s ecommerce background gives it a leg up in tech.

TikTok enters the streaming music arena: TikTok is timing its streaming super app and services takeover at a time when key player Spotify’s value is declining and ByteDance is on the rise.

Consumers kept pace with inflation in September: But there are signs that they may not be able to do so much longer.

Kroger and Albertsons look to merge: A deal would create a supermarket giant that would be better able to compete against Walmart.

A proposed rule would make it easier to reclassify gig workers as employees: That could have severe repercussions for DoorDash, Amazon, Uber, and countless others that rely on the gig economy.