US digital retail media ad spending will reach $61.15 billion by the end of our forecast period in 2024. This is nearly triple the 2020 figure of $20.81 billion and represents a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 30.9% in that four-year span.

In December 2021, Insider Intelligence analysts published their top five retail trends for 2022, detailing our predictions for the upcoming year. But 2022 has been anything but predictable. In this Analyst Take, we revisit those trends to find out what’s changed, what’s stayed the same, and how we’re thinking about five of retail's biggest trends amid this era of uncertainty.

On today's episode, we discuss how a person's health is driven by social determinants and some examples of investments in health programs and their outcomes. "In Other News," we talk about why Amazon bought One Medical and why CVS is interested in acquiring Signify Health. Tune in to the discussion with our analysts Lisa Phillips and Rajiv Leventhal.

On today's episode, we discuss the most interesting thing about Amazon's recent performance, how its ad business is fairing, and why the retail giant bought a robotics company. "In Other News," we talk about why Facebook is moving away from live shopping and what to make of the new Nike Style store. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Andrew Lipsman.

For the love of bots: Economic uncertainty and continued supply chain angst aren’t stopping the robotics sector from making science fiction a reality. With bots permeating society, ethics battles will follow.

Building on momentum from a significant pandemic bounce, mcommerce sales continue to grow, albeit at the lowest rate in years.

Amazon’s Roomba acquisition is a data privacy nightmare: Regulators are worried that Amazon, which already has eyes and ears in consumers’ homes, will now be able to map and monitor those homes.

When it comes to online shopping, 61% of US consumers begin their product hunt on Amazon, close to half on a search engine like Google, and 32% on Walmart.com.

Mcommerce sales will continue to rise, growing to over 40% of total ecommerce sales. But the market is slowing down overall, and the days of high double-digit growth are coming to an end.

In the US, digital retail media and the ecommerce channel are growing faster than any other major ad format except connected TV. This report analyzes our latest retail media forecast and examines the role market uncertainty could play in this space.

Nike wants Big Tech’s layoffs: In a shift to direct sales, Nike is spending big to lure technologists. It’s a trend that could diminish the tech sector’s pull on workers.

Record-low warehouse vacancy rates add to retailers’ woes: Companies face an inventory pileup as they struggle to offload existing items before holiday shipments come in.

As digital fitness goes mainstream, leading brands Nike, lululemon athletica, Peloton, and Apple are trailblazing a path for lifestyle brands toward a more profitable future.

Nearly every modern consumer has at least some concern about the environment, but its influence on shopping behavior is far more nuanced.

Amazon lets shoppers get products delivered from nearby stores: The new program offers another benefit to Prime members at the same time it weaves other retailers into the Amazon ecosystem.

This year is like no other. Retailers of all sizes will need to react to supply chain woes to get a better handle on their cost of goods and therefore margins.

Even an ecommerce slowdown isn’t enough to break Amazon’s stride: The company reported strong sales and ad growth as it leans harder on Prime Day to drive momentum.

Canada’s consumers are slowly but surely shifting to online shopping, with ecommerce more than doubling its share of total retail sales since 2019. In this report, we look at the various retail milestones Canada will reach in 2022, as well as our first-ever breakdown of the country’s ecommerce sales by product category.

Big Tech earnings buoyed by cloud: Microsoft and Alphabet’s quarterly earnings weren’t as bad as expected, boosting market confidence. But continued strength hinges on cloud divisions that aren’t recession-proof.

A guide to the retail mobile app features consumers value the most, and a ranking of how 10 leading US multicategory retailers stack up.