Walmart will net $2.22 billion in US digital ad revenues this year, per our forecast.
The Cyber Five will not see much US sales growth from last year. Cyber Monday will be the biggest day of this promotional period with ecommerce sales growing 3.8% year over year to $11.84 billion.
In a year of shrinking margins and pulled-back consumer spending, luxury sales have remained relatively immune to the headwinds plaguing other retailers. Here are five charts that break down why the bubble hasn’t burst yet.
On today's episode, in our "Retail Me This, Retail Me That" segment, we discuss what kind of a holiday season we are expecting, how shopping behaviors are changing, and how retailers and brands can win over consumers. Then for "Pop-Up Rankings," we rank the top four holiday ads you need to watch. Join our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts analysts Andrew Lipsman and Carina Perkins.
Walmart takes a shot across the bow at Amazon: The retailer’s latest holiday marketing campaign aims to go after Amazon’s dominance of online shopping holidays.
It brought several digital payment solutions—like facial recognition and contactless payments tech—to Qatar. Here are three opportunities in the region.
Steve Delpy said there could be opportunities in the payments industry slowdown in a conversation with Insider Intelligence.
Steve Delpy said there could be opportunities in the payments industry slowdown in a conversation with Insider Intelligence.
Profits slid 63% YoY in the three months ending in June as the government clamped down on the firm. Overseas Alipay expansion may help reinvigorate growth.
Macy’s strong quarter underscores the difficulties facing Kohl’s: While the former is making a name for itself as a one-stop shop ahead of the holidays, Kohl’s lack of brand identity is hurting its chances of recovery.
Meta wants to transform WhatsApp into a super app: It is rolling out the ability to search businesses by category, browse their catalogs, and buy without leaving the app.
Product discovery is the top reason Gen Zers in the US buy through social media, with 45% saying they did so because they found items they liked. A comparatively low 22% cited influencers and creators, while just 16% were swayed by the company or brand name.
Kroger Precision Marketing has added Snapchat to its retail media offerings, enabling advertisers to use Kroger’s first-party data to target consumers with Snap or Story ad campaigns.
For almost two years, consumers and businesses have battled the effects of inflation. Let’s rewind to see how we got here … and take a peek at what’s ahead.
Some 40 million people will use Klarna in the US next year, marking a 15.6% increase for the buy now, pay later (BNPL) service. Over the coming years, growth will slip into the single digits, a far cry from the 115.0% surge back in 2020.
The card, issued by Celtic Bank and powered by i2c, will be Square’s first foray into small-business credit cards.
With Black Friday just a week and a half away, the holiday shopping season is upon us. And for every perfect gift that consumers cross off their lists, there’s bound to be one or two that miss the mark. Retailers are already preparing for the inevitable pile up of returns, which is good because those costs can swell quickly.
Things are looking up for Walmart: The retailer made headway on its inventory glut and gained grocery share in Q3, but discretionary categories struggled.
Retail sales rose 1.3% in October: That suggests retailers were successful in pulling the holidays forward. However, Target’s Q3 earnings show what consumers are buying is changing.
Here’s what Apple, Google, Amazon, and Twitter are doing to build out a space in financial services—and how Big Tech’s expansion into banking will impact the industry.