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Evolving performance-based partnerships: What you need from your provider | Sponsored Content

Article
May 09, 2022

In today's evolving partnership ecosystem, brands need partnership automation providers that offer advanced incentive structures, attribution, and measurement solutions.

Amazon dominates retail media ad revenues, but Instacart looms large

Amazon dominates retail media ad revenues, but Instacart looms large

Article
May 05, 2022

In 2021, Amazon’s US average revenue per user (ARPU) for its retail media network was nearly 4 times that of Instacart and close to 9 times that of Walmart.

Fit, quality, and trust among DEI elements important to Black consumers

Fit, quality, and trust among DEI elements important to Black consumers

Article
Apr 29, 2022

A commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is critical to Black shoppers—but there’s more to DEI than hiring and employee-engagement practices.

Retail in the metaverse

Retail in the metaverse

Article
Apr 27, 2022

A growing number of brands and retailers are jumping on the bandwagon.

Performance-driven ad formats dominate Latin American retail media markets

Performance-driven ad formats dominate Latin American retail media markets

Article
Apr 18, 2022

In Latin America, ad buys on ecommerce channels consist of lower-funnel actions like sponsored product ads. Although brands are shifting spending to more upper-funnel formats, such as sponsored display and video, these performance-driven formats will remain the cornerstone of marketers’ retail media strategies in the near term.

3 new things in NFTs: Mastercard, retail, and regulations in China

Article
Apr 13, 2022

Read the latest stories on NFTs from Insider Intelligence.

A not-so-smart rise in smart speaker ownership

A not-so-smart rise in smart speaker ownership

Article
Apr 07, 2022

As of January 2022, 35% of people ages 12 and over in the US own a smart speaker, up just 2 percentage points from the year before. That’s following an increase of 6 percentage points year over year in 2021.

Amazon’s use of seller data for private-label business is under SEC scrutiny

Article
Apr 07, 2022

Amazon faces investigation into use of third-party seller data: As the SEC looks into Amazon business practices, Congress asks the DOJ to investigate the company for obstruction, which could heighten regulatory pressure on Big Tech.

How should media, advertising, and retail strategists think about sustainable technology?

How should media, advertising, and retail strategists think about sustainable technology?

Article
Apr 07, 2022

Tensie Whelan, professor and director at the NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business, suggests several ways to make a real impact, both financially and environmentally, with sustainability policies.

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Private label brands move beyond grocery

Private label brands move beyond grocery

Article
Apr 07, 2022

Store brands have traditionally proliferated when inflation or a recession spurs consumers to spend more conservatively. But as store brands become more premium and fill specific customer needs, price is no longer the only driving factor.

How retail media markets in China and the US compare

How retail media markets in China and the US compare

Article
Apr 06, 2022

In 2022, 40.7% of China’s digital ad spending will go toward the ecommerce channel, for ads offered by retailers like Alibaba and JD.com. This eclipses the share in the US, where 14.5% of digital ad spending will flow to ecommerce channel ads sold by the likes of Amazon, Walmart, and eBay.

War in Ukraine is driving up European prices—and consumer concern

War in Ukraine is driving up European prices—and consumer concern

Article
Apr 06, 2022

European consumers are changing their buying habits vis-à-vis inflation: The war in Ukraine is impacting economic conditions in numerous European markets, driving up prices to near-record levels and reversing recent gains in consumer confidence.

Spotlight: Private Label Brands 2022

Spotlight: Private Label Brands 2022

Report
Apr 05, 2022

Private label brands have taken on increasing importance in retailers’ arsenals on the heels of positive consumer sentiment. This report looks at how retailers can use store brands to bolster their product assortment and thus increase their margins.

For the first time, Amazon workers vote to unionize

Article
Apr 04, 2022

Amazon workers vote to unionize as labor activism remains potent: A historic victory in New York could forever change Amazon’s relationship with its workers.

The future of shopping: Insights from the 2021 holiday season | Sponsored Content

Article
Mar 31, 2022

After a booming holiday shopping season in 2021, privacy-compliant consumer intelligence data offers a great deal of insight into what we can expect to see moving forward.

US Apparel Retail Features Benchmark 2022

US Apparel Retail Features Benchmark 2022

Report
Mar 31, 2022

Here’s a breakdown of the online and in-store features that apparel retail shoppers value the most, and a ranking of how 10 leading retailers stack up.

AI is transforming society but C-suite still hesitant—and for good reason

Article
Mar 28, 2022

People trust their gut, but AI doesn’t have one: Executives are guarded about AI adoption for high-level use. There’s a path forward, but given the risks, C-suite caution is wise.

How the path to purchase is different for younger shoppers

Article
Mar 28, 2022

Younger consumers turn to social media to inform their purchases: 45% of Gen Z shoppers use Instagram for product research, 1.5x more than look to Facebook and TikTok.

What China’s pursuit of fairer AI means for marketers

Article
Mar 24, 2022

A new set of regulations on AI recommendation algorithms went into effect in China on March 1 in an attempt to introduce unprecedented oversight and inject transparency and accountability into an opaque industry. This is the first case of a major economy enforcing such sweeping rules on the machine, and the world is watching.

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