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Retail & Ecommerce

Lowe’s teams up with Yahoo to enhance retail media network: The partnership lets advertisers run off-site omnichannel campaigns and improves measurement and attribution.

During last week’s Prime Early Access Sale, households spent about 40% less than Amazon’s Prime Day event in July, noted data analysis from Klover.

Insider Intelligence spoke with Riy Edoo, senior director of product management at Pacvue, an enterprise software that works with brands, sellers, and agencies to manage their ecommerce businesses. Edoo shared insight into Pacvue’s recent partnership with Sam’s Club and the future of retail media networks.

As the cost of living rises, the range of different industries accepting BNPL is diversifying.

Among US adults, 16% pay for a Walmart+ membership. Those subscribers skew younger: 23% of 18- to 34-year-olds pay for the premium, versus just 10% of those ages 55 to 65.

Consumers kept pace with inflation in September: But there are signs that they may not be able to do so much longer.

Amazon is at a grocery inflection point, battling Walmart and Instacart for ecommerce dominance in the US. While each has its own strengths, Amazon’s ecommerce background gives it a leg up in tech.

TikTok enters the streaming music arena: TikTok is timing its streaming super app and services takeover at a time when key player Spotify’s value is declining and ByteDance is on the rise.

On today's episode, we discuss what podcast platforms besides Spotify are doing, how many dollars are being spent on ads, and the main issues facing the podcast world. "In Other News," we talk about the significance of Netflix's new ad measurement partners and what to make of marketers prioritizing promotions over ads this holiday season. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Daniel Konstantinovic.

Inflation drives high-income consumers to trade down—and up: Affluent shoppers are spending more at Walmart and Aldi, but a strong dollar is keeping luxury demand robust.

Venture-capital-backed fintechs raised less cash in Q3, hitting a nine-quarter low.

Share2Pay lets teen shoppers send their shopping carts to their parents to check out, reducing cart abandonment.

Starbucks and Delta team up on loyalty: Starbucks customers can now earn Delta miles as both companies look to broaden the reach and stickiness of their rewards programs.

On today's episode, we discuss whether anyone can help Twitter regardless of who owns it, why physical stores could be the next major media channel, how companies are marketing around this year's World Cup, the significance of Google closing its gaming offering Stadia, how to sell a moment, an explanation of how digital grocery buyers are changing, how far an electric vehicle can go on one charge, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our director of forecasting Oscar Orozco and analysts Ross Benes and Blake Droesch.

Kroger and Albertsons look to merge: A deal would create a supermarket giant that would be better able to compete against Walmart.

Last week, Goodwill launched GoodwillFinds, an ecommerce platform for thrifters across the US.

In response to market uncertainty, PayPal is pushing further into checkout to grow its in-store traction.

TikTok intends to build its own product fulfillment centers in the US, as evidenced by new job postings on LinkedIn, first discovered by Axios.

TikTok bets on social commerce to deliver significant revenues: The platform is reportedly planning to build its own network of fulfillment centers.