US grocery ecommerce sales will grow 17.4% in 2024 to total $219.04 billion, according to our forecast. Meanwhile, UK grocery ecommerce sales will grow only 5.1% to total $37.06 billion in 2024. “At the end of the day, consumers in the US enjoy the conveniences of delivery, but they’re not necessarily willing to pay an exorbitant fee,” said our analyst Blake Droesch, emphasizing the perceived value of Walmart+ and Amazon Prime memberships to these shoppers.

France will see stronger growth in digital ad spending than both Germany and the UK this year. Most industries aren’t contributing to that growth, though, with only travel and retail seeing any significant investments.

TikTok’s growing Western European user base means it should be an important consideration in the marketing mix. There’s strong advertising potential, too, though adherence to European regulation could be a limiting factor.

Meta rehires laid-off workers: Big Tech competition and economic improvement mean the company needs the employees it cut, calling into question the “year of efficiency” strategy.

Issuers are bracing for a recession to take a toll on charge-off rates, merchant fee revenues, and interest income. But have they fully baked in the economic threats consumers face?

Sales fulfilled via click and collect are growing faster than total ecommerce sales in the UK as cash-strapped consumers avoid delivery costs and retailers race to make their services faster, cheaper, and more efficient.

Nielsen regains key MRC accreditation ahead of 2023 upfronts: This comes as a number of measurement rivals go after the incumbent leader’s turf.

Many of the pandemic-era rewards used to entice credit card spending could prove costly for issuers this year.

US ad spend dropped 8.0% YoY in February, according to a MediaPost analysis of Standard Media Index’s US Ad Market Tracker. That marks eight months of consecutive YoY decline as part of a trend that began in July 2022.

November ad spend shows the pandemic boom is over: The typically lucrative period declined 8% year over year as the market finally stabilized after the pandemic.

Carvana and Bed Bath & Beyond teeter closer to bankruptcy: Both retailers are facing serious money problems as decisions made during the pandemic come back to haunt them.

Here's how the iconic brand pivoted from transactional marketing to brand-building in the long term.

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.

Eight banks and three other FIs will pay a combined $1.8B for their message retention failures, highlighting the need for better tech tools at work.

On today's episode, we discuss why big tech is suddenly interested in digital health, whether the doctor's house call is making a comeback, and what the chess-like moves of CVS Health are all for. "In Other News," we talk about the significance of extending pandemic-era telehealth measures and what to make of a new 'Bugs + Drugs' tool. Tune in to the discussion with our analysts Lisa Phillips and Rajiv Leventhal.

Nearly $2 billion in US out-of-home (OOH) ad spend went to billboards in Q2, accounting for about three-fourths of OOH. That said, billboards’ share decreased by 9 percentage points with that money going to transit as commuters return to buses and trains.

The pandemic upended the conventional process by which pharmaceutical sales reps pitch their drugs to healthcare professionals. Physicians now demand hybrid in-person and virtual meetings. Pharma marketers must assess ways to refine various digital detailing (aka e-detailing) strategies.

Healthcare delivery went digital in 2020, and so did healthcare and pharma ad budgets. In fact, 2020 was the only year in which healthcare and pharma overindexed the overall market digital ad spending growth.

Providers’ and health insurers’ SDOH investments are growing alongside healthcare’s shift to value-based care. Measuring the impact of this work is challenging but will be necessary to improve health outcomes and lower medical spending.

On today's episode, we discuss how B2B content marketing evolved through the pandemic, who does the best job, and some best practices. "In Other News," we talk about how the B2B buyer-seller relationship is changing and what share of US B2B buying will be online. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Kelsey Voss.