Albertsons gets squeezed from all sides as Walmart wins on price, Amazon on convenience, Costco on value.

A Senate probe could push the retailer to strengthen governance as concerns about manipulation grow.

What Q2 earnings say about the future of advertising

More than half (51%) of US digital buyers purchased food or beverage on Amazon in the past 30 days, including from AmazonFresh and Whole Foods, according to a May survey from Bizrate Insights and EMARKETER.

More frequent shopping strengthens retail and advertising.

AI shopping lifts retail media clicks: Marketers may have opportunities to influence shoppers as purchase decisions take shape via retailers’ AI features.

Third-party marketplaces concentrate most of the world's online shopping, and the model keeps expanding: social platforms now run marketplaces, US retailers are opening their marketplaces to international shoppers, and Latin America has become the most contested battleground. This FAQ covers how marketplace power is distributed, where the growth is, and what sellers should do about it in 2026.

Retail media networks (RMNs) are moving beyond traditional return on ad spend metrics to prove business impact through closed-loop attribution that connects media exposure to actual purchases, both online and in-store.

Wayfair and QVC set “Christmas in July” events, but frequent promotions risk shopper fatigue and weaker returns.

US programmatic advertising is consolidating around video, CTV, walled gardens, retail media, and agentic AI. Marketers need to balance signal, scale, transparency, and control as automated buying enters its next phase.

Consumer spending will come under greater pressure during the 2026 holiday season, slowing retail and ecommerce sales growth compared with the rest of the year.

AI research has moved from novelty to habit in the shopping journey, and it's changing more than where consumers start looking. It's changing who wins.

The race to build AI infrastructure has triggered an unprecedented rush for capital and spending, reshaping capital markets and creating new pricing, platform, and vendor risks for marketers.

Amazon Prime Day 2026 set record sales, but the headline number hides a value shift: shoppers spent less per household, leaned into everyday essentials, and grew harder to satisfy. Amazon's first members-only same-day grocery Prime Day, and its widening membership lead, reshaped the event. Analysts read the results as a bellwether for the holiday season. This FAQ covers what Prime Day is, how the 2026 event actually performed, what shoppers bought, and how brands and rival retailers should respond.

Commerce media is no longer synonymous with retail, as delivery platforms, financial services, and travel companies build sophisticated advertising networks that rival traditional retailers in scale and effectiveness.

In June 2026, we analyzed 4,010 ChatGPT recommendations across 13 categories in the tech hardware and devices industry to compile the AI Visibility Index.

Hasbro targets adult hobbyists with affordable floral kits and social-first merchandising to encourage repeat purchases.

Netflix seeks new viewing habits: Live channels and bundles aim to lift viewing time as originals lose staying power and engagement cools.

As social networks lean into the roles they play in the ecommerce journey, they are flooding their pipes with commerce content they hope will help them in the emerging agentic era.

Amazon Prime Day 2026 generated record-breaking sales, but the real story lies beneath the headlines: behaviors that signal what retailers should expect heading into the holiday season.