Despite rapid digitization, providers shouldn’t close their retail doors just yet
What’s next for retail media? The rapidly expanding ad channel is facing growing pains as the majority of RMNs struggle to keep pace with Amazon and Walmart.
Ä¢¹½AV clients' top 10 '24 topics : CTV led ad growth, AI drove innovation, and retail media surged, while TikTok and Gen Z reshaped the landscape.
The minimum wage will rise in 23 states next year: That will eat into retailer and restaurant margins, leading some to hike prices at a time when consumers are incredibly price sensitive.
A bad in-store experience will drive many shoppers online: Consumers are frustrated by how many items are locked up and how difficult it can be to find help.
Amazon strengthened its grip on ecommerce in 2024: The retailer warded off growing competition from Temu and Walmart by improving delivery speeds, offering deals, and enhancing Prime benefits.
Shoppers were willing and able to spend this holiday season: Even as consumers focused on value, sales rose 3.8% YoY from November 1 to December 24.
In 2024, retail media and CTV converged: First-party data enables precise targeting, while connected TV enhances ad personalization and tracks purchase behavior.
Green shoots emerge in the restaurant industry: After a challenging 2024, executives have reason for optimism in the year ahead.
Luxury ecommerce gets a boost from wealthy shoppers: Our Industry KPIs data shows that spending from top-tier consumers offset softening aspirational demand.
Value was the name of the game in 2024 as retailers scrambled to keep consumers shopping. But that wasn’t the only thing on retailers’ minds this year.
Over half (54%) of US holiday shoppers expect to give clothing or accessories as gifts this year, the most popular gift category, according to a November 2024 survey from the National Retail Federation (NRF) conducted by Prosper Insights and Analytics.
Digital wallets are solving this with passwordless checkout, which will likely become the industry norm
Word-of-mouth marketing is critical to the customer acquisition process for credit cards
Retailers are forging closer relationships with creators. Retail media networks (RMNs) have partnered with creator networks and social platforms to satisfy advertiser demands for incrementality and stay relevant as shopping becomes more social.
Back in January, the Retail Daily newsletter editors made some retail predictions for 2024. While we were right about Amazon opening fulfillment centers out of physical stores, we were wrong about more digitally native brands partnering with Amazon. Want the full rundown? Here’s how we did.
Delinquencies, co-brand movement, and the biggest mega-merger yet are just some of the things that will shape the new year.
From a slew of major partnerships to our forecasts for slower user growth, we look at the biggest BNPL trends of 2024—and what they mean for 2025.
One-third of consumers drank more nonalcoholic beverages this year: Nonalcoholic beer is the fastest-growing sector of the sluggish beer market.
TikTok is driving social commerce sales and buyer growth: The platform’s popularity and influence with Gen Zers contributed to its 2024 successes. We look at how that could change in 2025.